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    Here is some pics and vids of the machine i've been building for the last year or so.
    Basic run down,
    Y-Axis dual 2005 ballscrew 8NM (1200oz) drives per side. 1360MM usable area
    X-Axis SIngle 2005 Ballscrew 20nm (2800oz) drive (overkill i know but i had it left over. 1360mm movement
    Z Axis 2505 ballscrew single 8NM direct drive. 205mm movement
    Ethernet MOtion card by XHC (once you work out there bugs its pretty good actually)
    Hanyung VFD communicating via rs485
    A simple 12V automotive Advantech PC, also works surprisingly well
    Optical homing switches
    Z Y and A Z axis all using closed loop. X will be upgraded as funds permit.


    The bed itself will be 1350X 1040Y with a vertical bolting able to use the remaining 320mm in.
    Spindle for now is a 2.2kw Chinese job, till i can afford a ATC spindle

    So far all has been built backwards i build the gantry first and built the machine around that.
    100% tig welded and very square, buet thing about the tig is you can consentrate the heat were you need to pull it be square.
    Awaiting my table top 20mm ALuminium plate over 1700 holes on the top to be drilled and tapped.











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    video of it running



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    Default Re: Router build Australia. Solkid

    And a video of as a unit, cant wait to cut with it. my old mill was just always to small.




    and my welds, there not perfect, but the more you do the better you get i guess!




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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Nice machine! I'm jealous of your welds.

    Is that a drip pan underneath? What will you be cutting?


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    Quote Originally Posted by sybilsurf View Post
    Nice machine! I'm jealous of your welds.

    Is that a drip pan underneath? What will you be cutting?


    Ward
    Thanks Ward, yeah there dual coolant catchment/swarf trays there on a 15deg angle and will have auto flushing hopefully. I learnt from my old machine that Gravity is your friend with coolant!



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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Bit of a walk around video, still needs work.





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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    looks really good.

    Mills: G0704 and G1007
    Lathe: G9036


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    finally got some first cuts in. Rapids were slow, since fixed that .



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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Nice looking machine!



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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    This is an insane build . I watched the second video posted with utter amazement lol, as it just looks and sounds so intimidating.
    Wish I had your knowledge and skills

    I don't actually know anything about CNC router tables , but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night


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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Quote Originally Posted by MajorTendonitis View Post
    This is an insane build . I watched the second video posted with utter amazement lol, as it just looks and sounds so intimidating.
    Wish I had your knowledge and skills
    Thank you for the comments, major tendonitis I wish it was skill, unfortunately with me its persistence that gets me through!



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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    few videos of the table milling





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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    drilling 2766 holes





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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    counter sinking





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    Default Re: Router build Australia. Solkid

    And finally the front vertical table, This is my little show off piece, I've never seen a machine set up this way, its my own idea for adding jobs that are longer or higher than the table





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    Red face Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Awesome build, putting together a build at the moment that's based on this machine



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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Are they 1400mm ballscrews on x+y?



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    Your welds may not be perfect, but you're not trying to hold an aircraft carrier together. Beautiful machine!



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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Did you make that spindle presser foot?



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    Default Re: Router build Australia. Solkid

    Quote Originally Posted by 80gus View Post
    And finally the front vertical table, This is my little show off piece, I've never seen a machine set up this way, its my own idea for adding jobs that are longer or higher than the table

    You mean you just have not seen any with this front mounting, there are lots of router builds that have front horizontal mounting, even some commercial machines have this feature

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    Default Re: Router home build Australia. Solid steel build

    Bump to thread,

    After seeing 80gus's CNC build it really inspired me to create something like it, I loved the strong ally design and the possible versatility of the table, Having very limited tools at hand, It took me around 6 months to build. I mostly used a Makita drop saw with a high tooth blade to create the larger pieces and lots of hand filing. I loved the front design so I can mount work pieces at a later date. I wanted the table to be flexible to work wood and aluminum and be used as a plasma table.

    I'm in the process of welding up a removable water table up and a plasma torch holder for the Z axis, speaking of my Z axis, as you can tell from the pictures I thew it together with what I had, No plans lol, It works great but now that I have a working machine making, upgrading the Z axis will be done in due course, I sourced a little bit thicker ally C channel so it wouldn't flex. I'm in the process of buying a tooling plate for milling when funds allow but plasma cutting is my main concern atm.
    You kind of need a CNC machine to make a good tight CNC machine I'm using an Stepcraft UC300ETH motion controller connected to an Ocean control's bob, which is hard wired to my laptop via Ethernet cable.

    Thanks to 80gus for posting his build, Once I saw his build I couldn't get it out of my head.

    Here's a few pictures and video link, I'm no engineering student so don't be to critical, It's just a hobby machine and works awesome.




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