Brand new to CNC need help!

[debutis]

Hey guys, I assume you get this thing often.. I am brand new to the whole CNC design/building. I'm not really familiar with everything that goes on with them or what they can do. I know they are a very useful and EXTREMELY accurate tool however when used correctly. However, that is the extent of my knowledge on these machines. I do extensive fabrication with acrylic and this would be a huge help to my efforts. Can I build just a small, say 1 foot x 2 foot or 2 foot x 3 foot CNC machine for home use? The only thing I really need to cut is 1/2" or less thick acrylic. Right now all I have is a 1.5hp plunge router I use in a table and it cuts through this material extremely easily. Could any give me some help here on what I would need to do? Can anyone give me some links to more extensive info on these machines? Is it even possible to do what I would like to? Where can I find plans for such a machine? I heard something about klienbaur(sp?) do they offer plans that would fit my needs? Looking to do this as cheap but effectively as possible. What works?
Thanks in advance!

[Mr.Chips]

Welcome Debutis,

Take a look at this site he offers a range of machine plans. Just the thing for the beginner.
http://www.crankorgan.com/index.html

Read through this forum and you'll see a lot of people that have built his design machines.
Good Luck
Hager

[abasir]

The site is www.crankorgan.com but do consider the comments made in the following thread
http://www.cnczone.com/showthread.php?threadid=409

These sites show one of the design built.
http://home.comcast.net/~machinecnc/...nc_router.html
http://chuckknight.bravehost.com/router/router.html

There are several more homemade machine built by the members here with ranging complexity (and price). Sample threads
http://www.cnczone.com/showthread.php?threadid=646
http://www.cnczone.com/showthread.php?threadid=1992

[balsaman]

These sites show one of the design built.
http://home.comcast.net/~machinecnc...cnc_router.html
http://chuckknight.bravehost.com/router/router.html

Technically the first link is one of Johns customers machines but highly modified.

The second machine is not one of his plans or customers, but uses a lot of Johns ideas.

Eric