And now for something completely rediculous

[spoiledbrat]

Buddy of mine had some extra 3/16" x 6" plate steel, so we built some special forms. They will never be removed; they will serve to keep the concrete from chipping and hold paint a lot better than concrete.

[spoiledbrat]

Frame designed in Rhino, in metric. 1kw AC servos (4 ea). planning on 2 ea watercooled, ATC spindles. And lots of coffee.

Machine is 4000 mm long. Gantry is 2400mm wide. Z travel/clearance will be 300 mm, to allow for rotary fixtures at a later time.

Cheers!

[spoiledbrat]

Some parts collected so far. 4000mm and 2400mm HGR25 rails not depicted. Much, much more is en route.

Main frame will weigh 4500lbs, gantry walls weigh 100 ea, gantry beam weights around 364 lbs.

Cant wait to take some real pics of the frame in 2-3 months. I think it is visiting the orient right now.

Rob

[eloid]

Nice clean design very simlar to mine design im working on.. i was planning for my next cnc

I have a few questions...

1. The side y long rail support.. I noticed you have a bracket on the underside
can you post a picture of it, Also like to see you rack pinion drive setup...
for this machine....

2. I notice 2 spindles, both act.. nice!!! where did you source it.. is it offshore?

3.Do you know what brand name you have if its offshore?
4.Where will your echain be sitting? on back side?
5. Will the frame be all welded ...or some bolt together members for future removal if you need to relocate the unit?
6.what cad package did you model you design in .

very nice build will be watching this build closely , good luck with it!

[EBC]

Looks like a great project...keep posting photos!

[gd.marsh]

Nice - can't wait to watch it come together.

And I thought mine was heavy ..

[spoiledbrat]

My leveling feet just showed up. JG Wenco, M30 x 3.5. Why yes, it will support over six times the routers weight on each foot... lol.

The pad is 6" diameter... cool.

[spoiledbrat]

1. I am rebelliously calling the long axis the X axis.
2. Currently looking at Keling CNC for the 2.2Kw ATC. Have not purchased yet.
3. Definitely offshore. If anyone has used these, please let me know.
4. E Chain will be on the back side. Will be using 2 pieces of angle iron to support it along the length.
5. Frame is all welded. The Gantry walls can be disassembled from the beam, but thats it. 4 pieces total.
6. Design modeled in Rhino 4.0 (my favorite), and converted back and forth between metric and SAE so many times it makes my head hurt.

Nice clean design very simlar to mine design im working on.. i was planning for my next cnc

I have a few questions...

1. The side y long rail support.. I noticed you have a bracket on the underside
can you post a picture of it, Also like to see you rack pinion drive setup...
for this machine....

2. I notice 2 spindles, both act.. nice!!! where did you source it.. is it offshore?

3.Do you know what brand name you have if its offshore?
4.Where will your echain be sitting? on back side?
5. Will the frame be all welded ...or some bolt together members for future removal if you need to relocate the unit?
6.what cad package did you model you design in .

very nice build will be watching this build closely , good luck with it!

[EBC]

1. I am rebelliously calling the long axis the X axis.
2. Currently looking at Keling CNC for the 2.2Kw ATC. Have not purchased yet.
3. Definitely offshore. If anyone has used these, please let me know.
4. E Chain will be on the back side. Will be using 2 pieces of angle iron to support it along the length.
5. Frame is all welded. The Gantry walls can be disassembled from the beam, but thats it. 4 pieces total.
6. Design modeled in Rhino 4.0 (my favorite), and converted back and forth between metric and SAE so many times it makes my head hurt.

RE: #5
...so are you planning on moving the beast, at 4500 lbs...it should take at least 5 of your girlfriends to help

[eloid]

do you have the side view of the r/p set up, is this direct drive if not what the gear ratio... and size of motors

[eloid]

My leveling feet just showed up. JG Wenco, M30 x 3.5. Why yes, it will support over six times the routers weight on each foot... lol.

The pad is 6" diameter... cool.

the pads are for "increase the working hight of the machine from floor"

[ger21]

1. I am rebelliously calling the long axis the X axis.

Or correctly calling it X.