Build Thread- loady builds a cnc machine

[Loadedagain]

thanks for the compliment mate. was a bit of effort to get it the way it is, but i'm quite pleased with the result.

now for hockey pucks! a picture is worth a thousand words! i used a hole saw on the plywood base... 2" i think. the pucks are 3/4" so they sit 1/4" proud from the base. i then drilled 3/4" holes in them for the studs and mounted the mill to the steel base like you would normally.

oh yeah. to seal everything i squirted a bunch of silicone around, then fiberglassed the pucks into the base

[Loadedagain]

while i'm at it here's a pic today of the setup. my *huge* 8" vise seems to fit ok and everything else is holding up well so far. haven't had any difficulties with the machine at all once the motors were tuned properly. i have about 0.004" backlash in one ballscrew, but i'll take it our and reset the preload when i get a chance. i can't say enough about the mill. if you're prepped well and do the cnc conversion correctly it's a very cost effective and reliable machine.



and here is a shot of the parts i ran through yesterday. still a couple ops to do today, then off to the annodizer.