My first CNC up and running

[d11rdozer]

Hi all

Firistly many thanks to all here for a great sorse of info, without witch this project would not have worked.

The design is hybrid, a bi from here and there. The biggest challange was getting all the component made using only hand tool and a drill press.

So far the accuracy seem good enough although only using drawer slides and threaded rod.

tets was done using Mach3 on an AMD Duron 900MHz computer with only 132 Mb memory and XP home, surprise ... no missing steps or anything rare.

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Hi d11rdozer,
Your machine looks good to me. I like your power supply. It is good to know a working machine can be made with basic tools, a little money, and a lot of creative intellect. Inspirational!

[CurtisU]

Congratulations, I like the look of your hold down. I've been plagued with problems in that department for some time (think I've got it licked), but your clamp is something I''ll try out.

Curtis

[d11rdozer]

Believe me, getting it done with only hand tools was anightmare.
The power supply and control electronics are my own designs following guidelines from here and some other webs.
The clamp was a quick throw together to test the machine, but works well for holding MDF.
Waiting for a DTI to arrive so I can allign the axis and start cutting some parts, details to follow.

Braam

[walter]

Looking good!

[d11rdozer]

Hi all

Thought I will update with some more pic´s.

First some of my setup for tramming up the axies.
New Kress router fitted with web cam for zeroing.
Some of my firts parts cut, here the problem with drawer slides show up in wavy cuts, especially on the gantry axis.
Lastly my real hobby, I use the CNC to cut parts for building model trucks.