CNC Darrens Work Log V2

[mvaughn]

Darren, have you made any more progress on your router? It's been a while since you posted. Have you been stalled on your project?

[CNC Darren]

I've been very stalled on it! Many other projects going on right now and dont have time to work on it. My dad who has been running his woodworking biz out of his 800 square foot shop in his backyard signed a lease on a 4000 square foot building and we have been mooving equipment and assembling new stuff. He saw the router I just finished last night and asked me what it would take to build a router that could hold two 4x8' sheets so while the router is cutting one you could take off the previous cut one and load a new sheet, my normal relpy....time and money. My v2 project isnt at a stand still tho alittle more design and building has been done, just not much to post here right now. Updates will come tho as soon as i get back in gear on it.

Darren

[Sanghera]

I know there are a lot of ways to cut the aluminum, but how did you cut the track?
Thanks.

[CNC Darren]

The angles were rough cut on a table saw, i'm going to go back and clean them up with a 45 degree carbide V-bit on a router table.

Darren

[yukonho]

It would have been ideal if you could have made the v track one piece, double edged, so to speak. That would have to be precision made though, since spacing would not be adjustable, thus adding to the cost.
I really like your v rollers. Are they very stiff laterally? Are your v grooves the same profile as the v edge on the track? I would imagine that the V edge would have to be very smooth and consistant or it would bind or jump.
colin

[Jason Marsha]

Darren, Whatever happened to Router #2. I was interested in if the wooden gantry would be rigid enough with such a large span.

Jason

[CNC Darren]

Due to time and money progress has been stalled, I have finished the main track for the side tho. As for the gantry right now I have it sitting on 2 saw horses one on each end, it has been like that for quite awhile now to test for sagging in the middle and so far I cant detect any. It doesnt have the router or z axis mounted to the gantry but this would spend most of its time at the side of the gantry (when its not running ofcoarse) so I dont think it should affect it much.

I have finally got a router table built that should be good enough to do the finisish cut on the rails and I might get to the point of doing that tonight. If i do i'll get a few photos of the completed rails up.

Darren

[lurch]

Darren have you made any further progress on this cnc router?