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[ahillworks]

OK wow first off to the amount of info I have scanned threw. Some of you people are awesome at what you do. To the point. I need help knowing what I need to make Molds for RC Cars I am going to making using a Vacuum Forming machine I have built. I will go as far as making a CNC machine but need to know how many Axsys I need and ect... All the help would be great. Thanks Anthony.

[awerby]

Originally Posted by ahillworks OK wow first off to the amount of info I have scanned threw. Some of you people are awesome at what you do. To the point. I need help knowing what I need to make Molds for RC Cars I am going to making using a Vacuum Forming machine I have built. I will go as far as making a CNC machine but need to know how many Axsys I need and ect... All the help would be great. Thanks Anthony.

[For this, a 3-axis mill or router should work fine. You can't have any undercuts in your vacuum-forming model anyway, and a 3-axis mill will not produce any, due to its configuration. Figure out the largest part you'll need to make and plan the axis travels accordingly, realizing that you'll need a little extra to reach the edges of your part with a tool.]

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com

[Switcher]

What material (wood, alum. etc...) will you be cutting?

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[neilw20]

How much do you want to (need to, can you) spend?
Any job bigger than a big house brick?

[epineh]

Have a look at the JGRO plans, or even the Joe2006 plans, should be more than enough for what you need. The smaller you can make a machine the easier and cheaper it will be, at least for a first machine. You already have a purpose for it so you would probably be best off catering for that, rather than build a machine that will do everything.

The JGRO and Joe2006 are free downloads from this site and there are heaps of open source stepper drivers around, it will take a little research on your part but well worth it.

Good Luck !!

Russell.

[ahillworks]

Cool thanks for the input was going to use wood or foam to make about 10th scale rc car molds. Any suggestion on premade machines I can buy. Nothing big really since its can be done on a desk if needed. I would say no bigger than 2 x 2 feet square space to work with. I think in this part of my business Id better buy this machine rather than make it unless its easy to make?