Buzz's Build Of Joe's Machine

[Buzz9075]

Thanks Doug0, but I am not understand this suggestion. I have never pattern cut before or even reviewed it for that matter. What tools do I use to patter cut? And how does the pattern cutting work, especially with the small slits? Is there somewhere I can read up on this method?

I have attached what I believe is the parts list required. Page one is the parts required to cut and the second one is the parts to buy. These are work in progress and comments are welcome.

[joecnc2006]

He is talking about splicing the pieces together and join them with a skin pice glued to the pieces, then use a trim router but which had a bearing on the end usually a 1/4" bit. The bearing will follow the pattern piece and cut the new material to match.

I would do it with the patern on top and the stock material on bottom and use a router table so the bearing is ontop and you will always have a vertical cut.

[Buzz9075]

Now I understand. Thanks. Looks all to easy.

[joecnc2006]

Originally Posted by Buzz9075 Now I understand. Thanks. Looks all to easy.

Good, Now lets see some chips flying... LOL

seriously, hope it does work good for you. I really would like to know the difference in between my machine and the one you have build already.

Joe

[Weldtutor]

Hi Buzz,
The plans for machine #2 seem to be well under way.

Your web site posted earlier (message #4) is an excellent record of the building of the first machine. Thanks for sharing.

Shipping & border brokerage for the Lovejoy couplings was certainly expensive!

Princess Auto (in your hometown I see) has a "flex coupling" that I have successfuly used to join servos to speed reducers. They might be worth checking, to save the extra costs.
See Page 93 of their catalogue.

[Buzz9075]

Princess Auto is one of my Favorite stores... behind Home Depot and Busy Bee. I will drop by this week and see what they got. I was not looking forward to paying the duty to get more of them across the boarder... all the other companies are fine with shipping USPS. But having $20US turn into about $70CDN is not nice. By chance do you have a part number I can reference.

[Weldtutor]

Originally Posted by Buzz9075 By chance do you have a part number I can reference.

Click the catalaoge link added in post #17 above.
They have several sizes & part numbers.

[Buzz9075]

Dooohhhh ... Sorry I did not see the last line. Wow that is great they got exactly what I want.

[Buzz9075]

I ran out at lunch today and scored big. I hit the plastic store first:
1 - 2'*4'*3/4" HDPE
1 - 2"*6"*12" UHMW to try and make some dampeners out of

Then to pricess auto (made me late for work... but it was worth it).
Man right there on the shelf hundreds of the little puppies. $3CND each for each side and $2 for the middle. That make $25 for all 3 sets very similiar to the love joys I already have for 1/4 stuff.
As well I finally found my nice big red panic button they had tons of them. Will be replacing the light switch I have soon with the BRB.

I was really hoping they had the cable management system like David has on his machine but my luck ran out there.

As well I was hoping they had the 1/2" bearings but they only had 12mm bearings. I bought 1 just in case, but think it will be a little small for the 1/2 rod (will check tonight at Home Depot).

[Weldtutor]

Originally Posted by Buzz9075 I ran out at lunch today and scored big. Then to pricess auto (made me late for work... but it was worth it). Man right there on the shelf hundreds of the little puppies. $3CND each for each side and $2 for the middle. I was really hoping they had the cable management system

You sound rather excited Buzz.

Machine #2 should be done rather soon. I'm hoping you'll post pictures for this one also.

I found those flex couplers at Princess Auto last year after Mc Ma**** C**r quit selling to the little guys in Canada & the price is hard to beat.

If you find a good source nearby for the cable management system give me a shout, or put a post in my Weldtutor Plasma table build log.

[Buzz9075]

I was most exicted to find the BRB as I have been looking for one for ever.... and the only ones I have found would have cost me $50 to get it here.... got it today for about $8 with taxes.

Machine #2 I am expecting to be done end of March... Still have a lot of work to get it straight in my head what all the parts are and how everything is put together before I start machining. I want to ensure I have as many adjustments required implemented, for example ready for tool changer, Dust collector connection (or ready for it).

[Buzz9075]

Pipes, just checked the drawings for the pipe support locations for the X and Y axis. They are two different pipes. I was under the impression from previous readings that the pipes where gas lines which are standard and they don't fluctuate this much(i understand the tolerance but the set back are completely different sizes). Can someone advise what pipes I am suppose to be using.

Thanks