Building JGRO - questions

[pntbllrsprky]

yea I can't wait. I have a few older guys (who have helped me cut the wood) waiting to see it up and running.

I am getting tons of help.

Now what is real fun is using a spade bit to drill the whole in the adjustment blocks on a lathe (HDPE)

Luckly I had enough extra (never scrap) left over to fix my mistakes. About to hit the garage and get building.

[metalman10]

im having a problem finding these plans. im toying with the idea of making a mutirouter type machine and what the heck maybe cnc. thank to anyone that could point me in the right direction.

[pntbllrsprky]

http://www.cnczone.com/modules.php?n...ewarticle&id=4

there is the link to the plans in PDF

Print them off and put them in a 3 ring binder (I used page protectors)

They work very well

But make sure you double check dimensions. The ones in the diagram is what you should use.

gluing the motor mount side of the x axis this afternoon. I hope to finish the large adjustment blocks tomorrow and probably start on the small ones

[pntbllrsprky]

oh man so its been too long away from this project. Every time I go into the garage this things bugs me to be worked on, and I think I finally have some time.

So I finally have some spare money laying around (about 400 bucks) and I still need to purchase motors and stuff

I was thinking a hobby cnc kit with 305 oz steppers (296 or something after shipping)

Is that a good idea?

Also 1/2-10 acme from enco. And antiblacklash nuts from dumpster cnc.

[pntbllrsprky]

hmm so it turns out it is cheaper to order the board kit and the motors seperate then it is to buy a cnc kit on hobbycnc

Kit w/ motors is 280 + 16 shipping and handling
Kit AND motors (seperate) is 214 + 23 for shipping and handling

Thats good to know, so hopefully I will be ordering driver and motors, 1/2-10 acme rod, a pair of metal nibblers (different project, but hey, free shipping), and dumpster CNC clamps, couplers, and antiblacklash nuts some point this week. Also most of the other materials I can buy locally, which is just pipe and angle aluminum

[HobbyCNC]

Originally Posted by pntbllrsprky hmm so it turns out it is cheaper to order the board kit and the motors seperate then it is to buy a cnc kit on hobbycnc Kit w/ motors is 280 + 16 shipping and handling Kit AND motors (seperate) is 214 + 23 for shipping and handling Thats good to know, so hopefully I will be ordering driver and motors, 1/2-10 acme rod, a pair of metal nibblers (different project, but hey, free shipping), and dumpster CNC clamps, couplers, and antiblacklash nuts some point this week. Also most of the other materials I can buy locally, which is just pipe and angle aluminum

You're incorrect!
The $280 is for a "PACKAGE" and the $214 is for driver board and steppers ONLY.

Dave Rigotti
HobbyCNC.com

[pntbllrsprky]

haha seems as I was maybe reading a little too quick. Plus it was pretty late at night when I look at this stuff.

I knew I made a mistake somewhere, I wouldn't think you would mess up on the pricing like that

[pntbllrsprky]

just comign to check in. I am starting to work on my jgro again... I started but had a problem so I had to start over (luckly I had spare mdf to make up for the mistake, but no time). I have a few hours tonight to work on making room to build again, and starting up.

EDIT:

So my mistake when I first started was with the base. I accidently glued and nailed the pieces to wrong way. Well... this time around... I managed to do the same thing AGAIN, but only to one corner... luckly I was able to catch it early and fix it.