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Thank you Kyo, I did not know this! Thank you for the link to grabCad files. The files are in Rhino file format. Agree 100% he builds awesome...
Anyone looking for CNC machine inspiration made from heavy duty extrusion, linear rails, ballscrews should look at this thread on cnczone.com...
If the 8020 bearings work well it will open up many new cost effective and simple solutions for builders. I looked at this solution I wondered if...
I agree Jeff, at that price for brand new, in original packaging I could not resist even though it was a lot of money! But no regrets, at $550 CDN...
Thank you, Justin. The Bosch linear bearings were advertised in local company sell off, so the price was an awesome deal for this quality, but...
Larry, a great build thread, thank you for sharing. I know I was impressed with the linear bearings from China, good value for the money....
Thank you, progress has been very slow because of vertigo issue! I changed the name of the build because the design has evolved a long way from...
Good luck with the build. I look forward to reading more.
Excellent Dave, thank you for sharing. Note the top Z axis carriage plates use the version 80 Dwg files, which the bolt pattern on the top...
Excellent new design and model Rick. Love the new drive solution!
Hi, Rick, can you provide link to the new plates, I would like to update my shared Solidworks version so people don't use the wrong one. In...
As many of you know, building a machine is often slow workshop progress because you think everything is ordered and then you wait until it arrives...
Awesome Mark, I'm sure this will sell really well and expand what people do with openbuilds. A great addition.
Very nicely said Gray. I sincerely would like to thank Mark for designing the OX and providing a site were we can openly share ideas and opinions....
Mathew the casting resin is an outstanding idea and should be extremely effective to resolve a fundamental design limitation. Awesome!
Hi Mathew, I think both solutions have merit. If I was building an larger OX I would bolt the axis rails to the base, my OX is relatively small...
Congratulations Kerry, very pleased to see your tests. Interesting to see the wheel size difference, this is worth checking on my machine next...
Thank you Justin. The OX is a great design and place to start learning and building a CNC machine. Gerald (Area51CNC) has shown a modified OX can...
I have ordered the parts for this upgrade from my local laser cutting company. Below is the pricing for anyone interested in doing this upgrade....
A few example prices. 1/8” mild steel $8.75 US Each 1/8” Alum 6061 $13.50 US Each 1/4” Alum 6061 $16.75 US Each
