kram242 published a new build:

 

Thanks Mopar
Not sure on the plates yet, we used the ROUTY to cut these out of 1/4" thick garolite (amazing because this is tough stuff) so it can be done this way and this way allows the freedom of making your own style or twist on the released parts. However we understand that a lot of folks do not have access to a machine to make their own plates so having them available is something we are considering as we get closer to a release.

 

Good deal thanks for the feedback Mopar, we are excited to get this one up and cutting and can't wait

 

Thanks Franco
The plan is to have a complete build along type of video from start to finish, in fact that is almost completed As for the custom parts the plates (but we are looking into possibly providing them as well) are the only thing that needs to be made.

 

Thanks Franco, will do

 

Thanks guys
@Richard Bell What is spare time? I know just what you mean my friend. Keep picking away at it and you'll get it before you know it, then comes the tweaking, which as you know seems to take as long as the main design itself.

@Sage

That's the idea behind the teaser pics JK But there are still parts that are subject to change and work to be done before we can get into that just yet.

That's going to be a nice build here! Looking forward to seeing it, thank you for sharing.

Thank you for being a part of it and making it happen! Its really a community site so every working together is what makes it work

 

Hello Glenn

We will be adding once we are complete our build which will be after the new year, only because we have a lot of custom parts to finish making for this machine that are not available yet.

Thanks for the feedback we will be looking into making these as well.

 

You could add that option to the plates, but you would need to add even more wheels to support the extra weight on the existing wheels. Delrin is pretty hard stuff but it can compress with enough weight.

 

Thanks for the kind words @Charles Burgess
The Shapeoko is an awesome machine and a lot of the ideas from the forum members upgrades have been added to this design. That's the thing with CNC machines once you have one you just can't help but to keep working up new ways to improve them.

 

@tonkajeep34 Thanks we are too! We have parts on order right now and just waiting for them to come in so we can continue the build video

 

Almost there guys wrapping up the video for the mechanical part of the build-along as well as finishing up a new strong solid V wheel design we want to have available for this build as well as future builds of this style.
These wheels should be avaiable from the OpenBuilds Part Store in the next couple of days.
Sneak peak

 

Thanks @Mopar32985 we had a great Christmas, its always a joy to see the kids dig into their gifts.
This year we did something a little different that I thought was pretty cool. We asked the nieces and nephews what their favorite gifts would be from a list and then bought the gifts for kids around the world the same things. So for instance if one picked a soccer ball for themselves we also bought a soccer ball for kids that didn't have one. It was awesome to see the kids reaction when the realization of kids not having a ball to play with hit and then the understanding that they had some small part in helping to make it happen was priceless.
I think it made it hit home (because they actually stopped for a second and thought about it) and that to me is a step to pointing them in the right direction towards helping others. There were other cool gifts like school supplies, stoves, school desk, chicks and clothes.
We found this this place to be a reputable organization to give though. http://www.foodforthepoor.org/catalog/index.html
Due to the administrative costs of less than 5% of its expenses, 95% of all donations go directly to programs that help .
Just wanted to share this because I thought it was a fun way to share that may give others some ideas.

 

One can hope all in all it was a great time for everyone!
Thanks Mopar

 

Agreed @Nick Lancaster I also think there will be many yet unseen uses for these as we all work toward new builds.
BTW they have been added to the OpenBuilds Part Store (OpenBuilds Solid V Wheel Kit) in kit form we will add the wheels as well soon.
Thank you