Another Joe 2006 - Slightly Modified

[mhiggins]

I started buying parts in Nov. 2005 and have been tinkering along ever since. I hope that starting this thread will help keep me on track so I can get this thing finished.

I know that a number of people either ordered kits from Joe or used an existing CNC to cut their own parts from his drawings, both excellent choices. Since I have a reasonably well equipped wood shop I decided to give it a shot without doing either. This is where the "Slightly Modified" part comes in. I could have tried to duplicate Joes design exactly but it would have required a lot of template routing. I stayed with the overall dimensions of the original design but made changes to the way the pipe rails are mounted. It makes for a really clean looking machine with no exposed ribs and seems to be very solid.

I have attached some photos of the gantry torsion box build so you can see what I am talking about. The ribs are glued into 1/8" deep dados on the top and bottom.
Sorry that the pictures aren't larger. I copied these from my website after the originals were lost in a hard drive failure.

[mhiggins]

A few more photos of the modified router after some assembly.

The last one shows it with motors wired and working. Even though the table is not built I couldn't wait to see it move under its own power. And yes, it is sitting in my dining room. Married men don't try this at home!

I'm using an Arcsin controller with Mach3 and 1/2-10 acme lead screws with dumpster nuts. In 1/8 step mode I am getting about 93 ipm.

[DayneInfo]

I like it, does look very clean and slick. Have you even started on the table yet?

Dwayne

[mhiggins]

I haven't done anything on the table yet. I was hoping to have wiring done so I could use my dust collector before the next round of MDF cutting. That hasn't happened so I may have to go on without it.

[DayneInfo]

Does your website have more pictures? What is the web address?

[mhiggins]

http://mikehiggins.home.mchsi.com

The actual construction photos are on the Mechanicals link under CNC. They show a fairly detailed account of building and assembly so far.

[Greolt]

Looking real good Mike.

Now you are on a roll we want to see regular updates.

And lots of pics.

[DayneInfo]

I just checked out the website...really nice work. keep it up and post lots of pictures.

Dwayne

[joecnc2006]

Looks good mike, I like it. Look forward to seeing more.

Joe

[bp092]

Joe's CNC 2006-R2

"I borowed this image from Joe's forum on cnczone.com.
Joe is on his third or fourth CNC router design. He spits these things out like popcorn. "

[ccsparky]

Great job Mike!

Your build and creative design additions are very nice! I was going to ask if you bolted down the pipe but found the answer on your site. Great job on the site as well, very detailed.
Look forward to see more!

[mhiggins]

I tried to go into a fair amount of detail on the website for anyone who might want to try a similar build. I probably should have gone with more detail since I have already forgotten how I did some of it.