A beefed up minimill, ready to gnaw on some aluminum! HG15 linear rails, a thick heavy column, bellows and easy fixturing and tramming.

The idea was to use materials from previuos failed projects into a succesful one. I have build this tiny but powerfull CNC machine mainly using the universal gantry plates for the X and Y axis. Also another innovative part is the fact that I assembled the Z gantry with 2 aluminum sections of 20X40 and one aluminum seccion of the 20X20. I used NEMA 17 stepper motors with GT2 pulleys. This was designed on Fusion360

So Instead of buying a CNC Router which can cost thousands of dollars I ventured on the quest to design and build my own. I have multiple parts to this series. Hopefully all of my information I share helps!

I've learned a lot from building this machine, and had and will continue to enjoy using it. Let The CHIPS FLY!

Used Laguna Swift 4X4 CNC mill with Water-cooled Spindle and RichAuto serial pendant retrofitted with OpenBuilds/Blackbox/Interface

My very first CNC Router build. It's completely scratch built.

Overview of a 700mm x 1000mm machine based on the LEAD design and with the High Z mod from the start. Will have a parts list you can use to build yourself if you like the formfactor

Update a 20-year old bench top milling machine with OpenBuild Ecosystem electronics.

my first cnc build using the lead 1010 to build bigger and better!!

I built the lathe as a dedicated rotary axis, but I soon realized I could have a back up CNC for very little expense.

Fixed Gantry CNC with good accuracy and rigidity but for a higher price than the usual CNC's on the site.

Its alive !

This machine is controlled by a Mach3 BOB. I USED Nema 34 stepper motors and a 3kw, water cooled spindle. I’m in the process of adding a vacuum table with 4 zones. I have an X-carve so I use Easel to create G-code for the large machine. I’m currently looking for a way to stabilize the Y-axis. It wiggles a little, so I want to add another linear rail high on both sides.

I wanted a 5 x 10, Wall mounted CNC, that cost less than $3000. I think Im pretty close.