Cnc wood router - Joe's Design

[bp092]

Well I thought I would start my photo log anyways.. still waiting on the kit, but keeping busy in the meantime.. got everything ready..

sorry for the camera phone pics, nikon is fixing my d70 at the moment..



all the nuts and bolts in the box from boltdepot.com, some stuff from home depot, threaded rods, couplers and such from Enco, the love joys are neat little guys, interested to see how they work out..

Also some pics of the rest of my shop, it's a bit messy, but I haven't had the time to work in it lately so I don't really care. Can't wait to move it into a commercial place pretty soon.





My delta lathe, my pride and joy, the thing is in mint shape, got it for like $100, it's almost 60 years old and still runs perfectly with 0 upgrades or mods to help it.



My delta hybrid, an upgrade, it's a tank, about 500 pounds, no storm door, it was a PITA to get in my basement!





Some cherry and african mahog., maple etc.

More pics to come, just thought I would share since I don't have anything else to show pics of

[David Da Costa]

Your first pic looks very familiar

[bp092]

although yours are crystal clear.. my treo photos are no good, can't wait to get my d70 back.. sorta holdin still until the parts arrive, although I have a feeling I'm going to pull an all nighter and get everything assembled in a day or two

[ccsparky]

Nice set up and I like the lathe!

Looking forward to your kit arrival so I can watch your progress, will keep and eye open.

[ccsparky]

bp092,

Just stopped by to see if you've done any prep work prior to your kits arrival.
Any word on a delievery date yet?

Looks like next weekend will be open to get back to my project.

David's moving right along and his work is looking fantastic!

Oh, congradulations... Mr moderator, keep us in line Thanks!
Forums always need good people to make them a great place for all of us!

[bp092]

Originally Posted by ccsparky bp092, Just stopped by to see if you've done any prep work prior to your kits arrival. Any word on a delievery date yet? Looks like next weekend will be open to get back to my project. David's moving right along and his work is looking fantastic! Oh, congradulations... Mr moderator, keep us in line Thanks! Forums always need good people to make them a great place for all of us!

All the linear slides are already done, all the parts are prepped ready, not going to tackle the controller until the kit arrives, once it arrives I will order my xylotex ready kit, a decent desktop and lcd display. Other than that I'm just anxiously waiting. Joe said it might be ready by end of next week or so, so soon enough, maybe just in time for christmas? Yes I'm Mr. Moderator now, figured I'm here enough, might as well do something good with the time. I'm looking forward to seeing your build as well, but I understand the difficulty with spending precious time with family.

[ccsparky]

Originally Posted by bp092 All the linear slides are already done, all the parts are prepped ready, not going to tackle the controller until the kit arrives, once it arrives I will order my xylotex ready kit, a decent desktop and lcd display. Other than that I'm just anxiously waiting. Joe said it might be ready by end of next week or so, so soon enough, maybe just in time for christmas? Yes I'm Mr. Moderator now, figured I'm here enough, might as well do something good with the time. I'm looking forward to seeing your build as well, but I understand the difficulty with spending precious time with family.

Sounds good! You'll be like David up and running before I get paint in the air!

I purchased the xylotex kit a couple of weeks ago and may use it instead of the HobbyCNC kit. I've bought and cut all the plastic for a BigBear project. Which ever controller I don't use on my Joe's kit will go on the BigBear. Once I got my kit from Joe, the BigBear went up on the shelf. I plan on giving it to my son. Will probably post a few picks once I get the kit from Joe completed.
To bad we don't have 48 hours in a day, around the holidays it seem like I end up with 2 hour days

Gotta run, I'll be watching!

[bp092]

Well I just got home from work, no OT today, especially knowing that DHL was coming. Anyhow, apparently my family said that it was a female delivery driver and she had to get two guys at dhl to load it into her truck and when she got here she struggled to get it out. Just a word of advice to joe and I mean this with all respect, you've gotta break down those packages. 4 boxes minimal, make it easy on yourself and the driver. The price difference shouldnt be a whole lot and most couriers will keep the boxes together during shipment atleast within the same day or so. The box was almost destroyed by the time it got here, peanuts attacked my garage like african bees. Sitting down for a few then getting to work, but Joe, thanks for everything. It took a lot of patience and time to wait, but it was most def. worth it. Pics and other stuff to come.

[joecnc2006]

well the driver should have used a dolly, the weight is on the package, and when they pickup from me they use a dolly. This was a bad descision on the driver i would think, no matter if a male or female, they should have a safty standard in place for package weight.

I package the boxes in such a way that they can take a little abuse, and if someone mishandles it my popcorn ninja's will get them. lol

Look forward to your build.

[bp092]

Yeah, I know, they get paid to deliver, not to give excuses! Male or female should have prepared for it. All the parts are scratch/nick free, you did well my friend! Let me know what the total shipping cost was so I can reimburse you. By the way, everythings half inch, assuming its a template kit just full? That's fine, but the pics looked like 3/4, didn't want to start templating out 3/4 when I didn't have to, especially when I'm tired heh. HDPE looks nice, router really mills it nicely. Do you switch tooling for the hdpe vs. the mdf? Thanks again Joe!

[joecnc2006]

Originally Posted by bp092 Yeah, I know, they get paid to deliver, not to give excuses! Male or female should have prepared for it. All the parts are scratch/nick free, you did well my friend! Let me know what the total shipping cost was so I can reimburse you. By the way, everythings half inch, assuming its a template kit just full? That's fine, but the pics looked like 3/4, didn't want to start templating out 3/4 when I didn't have to, especially when I'm tired heh. HDPE looks nice, router really mills it nicely. Do you switch tooling for the hdpe vs. the mdf? Thanks again Joe!

I use the same bit for HDPE and MDF "CMT 2 flute upspiral 1/8 bit and 1/4" bits" just change spindal speed and feed rate, I usually use 80ipm on most all parts, this is a comfortable speed for cutting with the router.

You have a full kit no need to make more parts from templetes. shipping was 75.00 total with packaging and shipping.

joe

[bp092]

Joe, thanks for the info. Just checked your edrawings at the same time and did some dims. lol I will post pics after dinner. Check your paypal account.