CNC router build

[ericks]

Well...i was going to make my own vacuum table but like always too busy with other stuff. So my wife said ....honey just buy one, so i did. Shipping from Germany is just crazy expensive though. Hope it works well for the price i paid!! It's just the table so i still need to sort the valves and vacuum pump...

[ericks]

I thought i would give a little feedback on the machine, now that i have been using it a lot. First the spindle motor is working great, the Sako drive is also performing very well. The machine itself is better than i ever expected....i still have to complete some work on the cabling and control panel. Reason for this delay is i am still deciding on e few things. The Aussie made bob is excellent....this is my choice from now on.

[ericks]

My first ever youtube video...only to see how it would look/work

[wmgeorge]

Nice work and nice job on the wiring.

[ericks]

Thank you

[ericks]

Looking at that unfinished/messy control panel it's now about time i finish all the wiring and tidy it up!

[ericks]

Managed to tidy up the panel a bit. Hope to complete everything soon

[ericks]

Made use of some bits of acrylic lying around and made the first terminal box for the x-axis stepper motor. Hope to do the other motors soon...

[ger21]

How is it attached to the motor? Did you drill and tap the back plate?

[davida1234]

I guess high temp double sided tape?

[handlewanker]

Hi, you'll need a 3D printer to make those parts...….there's no end to the fun you can have.....it opens up a complete new World...….I've just been bitten by the plastic bullet so nothing is going to get done now.
Ian.

[ericks]

How is it attached to the motor? Did you drill and tap the back plate?

I used the existing two tapped holes, they had a tiny plastic bit holding the cable in place

[ericks]

Hi, you'll need a 3D printer to make those parts...….there's no end to the fun you can have.....it opens up a complete new World...….I've just been bitten by the plastic bullet so nothing is going to get done now.
Ian.

Hi...rather not, i don't have time to get into that too

[ericks]

A better view of the inside of the boxes...

[ericks]

Next step in the build will be to install brackets for the limits. For now i will add brackets but for version 2 of this machine it will be incorporated in the machine brackets. I have now had two guys asking me for a quote to build them a similar machine. Obviously they will get a neater and improved design....quoting and time to build is the challenge, my plan was to only build control panels for now due to time restraints

[ericks]

Decided to mount the vacuum table today. Hope to have it sorted this week

[nlancaster]

Nice work!

Did you build that vacuum table or buy it? If bought where at and aproximatly how much?

[ericks]

Nice work!

Did you build that vacuum table or buy it? If bought where at and aproximatly how much?

Thanks, i bought it from a supplier in Germany. I will have to check how much and from who i ordered it. I do remember shipping was crazy expensive

[ericks]

The company is called cnc-plus....i honestly cant remember what i paid, it was a while back

[handlewanker]

Hi, what are you using for the vacuum part? …...I just "found" a vacuum cleaner, sans the suction hose, on a nature strip and it still runs.

It's a Piranha Phantom model, 2,400 Watts and sucks like crazy.

The vaccy is so quiet it's almost silent at 3 metres distance.

They retail at about A$124.00 on EBAY.
Ian.