Hello Everyone
I have finally finished my "Little Brute" CNC gantry Mill/Router. I am a fabricator but have gathered allot of useful information over the period of the build from this site (Thank you!) so I wanted to share the finished machine with you guys and get some feedback. I made sure it had every option I wanted but could not find in the machines currently offered in a price range I can afford. Here is a quick list of features.
-Gantry style design for maximum stiffness and strength.
-Completely welded using 4x4 and 2x2 3/16" wall steel steel.
-Powder coated to be chemical and impact resistant.
- 80/20 Multi piece Slotted aluminum table for easy maintenance.
- Dual 20mm fully supported hardened steel bearing rails on X-Y Axis, with 4 SBR Linear bearing blocks per side on X.
-2510 Ball screws and Bearing supports.
-Fully enclosed using 3/8" Plexi-Glass on right and left sides (removable) with 3/8" doors on both ends for easy access.
- Aluminum Diamond Plate interior floor, corner caps and gantry detail.
- All stainless hardware and fasteners throughout.
-3HP variable speed spindle with digital control (Hertz made in Turkey).0012mm run out!
-12 Gauge VFD (variable frequency drive) fully shielded Cable.
-3/4" cast aluminum tool plate Z movement, with a full 12" of travel.
-5150 Aluminum return Pan/ flood table for maximum corrosion protection.
This machines offers both air and closed loop liquid coolant for long tool life and the ultimate job flexibility.
- 900 gph stainless coolant pump offering up to 80 psi of pressure.
- 30 Gallon polyurethane coolant tank for maximum mold resistance
- stainless cone filtration.
- adjustable coolant pressure return valve.
- Spindle air supply via 1/2 ID air hose (300psi max)with adjustable nozzles for chip clearing controlled by stainless Illuminated LED switches (1 momentary/1 Latching and electric 3/4" max flow air solenoid valve.
- Custom designed 220 Volt motion control electronics with closed loop "Easy servo" (110v)motors and matched digital drives made by Leadshine USA. All assembled and tested by (KVM Innovations)
-LED table flood lights 2X 930 Lumens for a total of 1860 to make sure you can see your work.
- 2 E-stop bottons for max safety.
-Hard limits on all axis for added safety.
-External 220V breaker
- 6 Axis Hand held Pendant: controls all 3 axis as well as spindle speed, jog speed and emergency stop.
-Hand Held wifi key board with joy stick curses control.
-23" Touch screen LCD Computer for easy viewing and control of Machine, Swivel mounted arm for convince.
I have been thinking about making these and offering them for sale, but have really made my mind up yet.
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