CheapCNC homemade copy

[Hobbiest]

Did you say you finished the whole thing in less than one hour? Wow! Even I am not that fast! Nice job!

[abasir]

Hobbiest,
The whole machine took one weekend. The drilling of the end-plates for the shaft and motor mount took one hour. Nope, I'm no miracle worker

[Hobbiest]

Oh...ok. Its still pretty darn good to build a complete machine in one weekend. It sure helps to have all the parts in the same place already. Thats one tip for anyone out there wondering.

[Big_Brian]

very impressive excellent job

[Kennyl]

Originally Posted by abasir It's used to fix pipes to wall (I don't know its proper name) and I got it from hardware shop. May be photo below is clearer if not I'll send another photo of the unmounted parts.

The clamps are called 2 hole conduit straps. Look like 3/4 or 1" can't tell for sure. You can find the at HD or Lowes in the electrical section.

[beny1949]

wowy!
this is/was quite an enginennering feat! i think im going to start work on my router after looking at this! I have access to a large cnc router at school. should I design the parts and get them cut so I have an accurate machine?

thanks, Ben

[AMiSM]

I just got a book from Lindsay Publications, Lathe Work for Beginners (no. 22962, $15.95). It gives rather sketchy plans for a lathe made from scratch, with steel rod for the bed. It outlines your procedure for keeping the rods parallel. It's encouraging to see that it works well. Thanks!