My CNC Router (Joe's Kit)

[ccsparky]

Got some time to work on the kit. Started by fitting all of the pieces together mostly to get a clear picture in my mind prior to glueing.

Z access carriage layed out


Z access carriage glued - 1/4 - 20 rod installed





Fitted the bottom torsion box together



Gantry top and bottom torsions boxes glued - 1 inch brads


Will work on the bottom torsion box this weekend and try to get all the mdf pieces assembled and ready for paint.

[David Da Costa]

Great to see the pictures! Can't wait to start on the kit myself.

David

[ccsparky]

Some added thoughts as I go,

I was going to lay out all the pieces and show a step by step assembly, however Joe has done a very good job with the information he provides and the design of the kit that it almost puts it's self together, well almost
It's also hard to put the parts down and pick up the camera to snap off a few shots.

By reading the instructions and viewing the many pictures provided it is very easy to assemble. For me it is very helpful to do a pre glue assembly of each section. It allowed me to verify each part location, and get comfortable with the final assembly.

[David Da Costa]

I think that is a very good suggestion and I shall do the same.

[ccsparky]

Originally Posted by David Da Costa Great to see the pictures! Can't wait to start on the kit myself. David

Thanks!

I'll bet, I almost feel bad for posting don't want to get you to excited...
note I said "almost".

Keep up the good work, you have so much done and ready for the kit that you'll be up and running before all of us!

[David Da Costa]

Well that will depend on our friend Joe

[bp092]

Looks great man, howd the pieces fit together with the dados? Tight fits? Have to use any pipe/bar clamps? Keep up the good work

[ccsparky]

Originally Posted by David Da Costa Well that will depend on our friend Joe

Just around the corner...

After reading about the Shuttle in you log I went over to the ArtSoft (Mach 3) forums and noticed you spent some time over there.
I purchased the Shuttle Pro v2 off of ebay the other day, got to the shop today and it had already arrived. It will be a nice addition to the Mach 3 software.

Thanks for the tip!

[bp092]

sparky, btw what's that green machine next to your bench? and what kind of table saw do you have?

[ccsparky]

Originally Posted by bp092 Looks great man, howd the pieces fit together with the dados? Tight fits? Have to use any pipe/bar clamps? Keep up the good work

Thanks!

Everything fit well. Snug would be the word to use not to tight and not to loose! Went together real well. No clamps, glued all the ribs, glued on the 1/4" mdf and then nailed it all together.

Was a little nervous about squaring everything up but once the 1/4" mdf was secured in place everything lined up very nicely!

I have black gas pipe for the rails, however in the picture below you can see that I am using a piece of 3/4" galvanized to check how it all fit together. It laid in place very well and lines up with the gantry side pieces perfectly.

[ccsparky]

Originally Posted by bp092 sparky, btw what's that green machine next to your bench? and what kind of table saw do you have?

Ok let me see if I got all this correct:

The table saw is the G1023SLX 10" Table Saw 3 HP Single-Phase 220V Left-Tilt w/ 7' Rails
http://www.grizzly.com/products/G1023SLX

If you are refering to the equipment in the back corner next to the gas bottle and under the cabinets, its a 4' foot sheer but I can't remember the manufacturer.

The machine in the lower left corner in the picture showing the torsion box is a G5769 48" Pan & Box Brake - 16 Gauge
http://www.grizzly.com/products/G5769

None of the equipment is mine, I'm fortunite to have this shop available to me so I take advantage of it. Let's just say sometimes it's good to be the King

[joecnc2006]

Looks very good so far, I always get excited to see someone building the machine. Have you picked out a color scheme?

joe