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Yes, they were cut with a High Definition Plasma, the small holes are 0.2" to fit 3/16" bolts. That's about the smallest I have cut, they seem a...
I want one of these!
Heavy Duty outfit, where did you get the rack from? If my belt ever fails me, I would install a rack like this
Thanks for the great comments, I did weld that one formed small part on the lower section of the leg, that tab on the DXF is for forming which I...
Once I get it up and running I plan to build a downdraft table that has a waterfilter, Hydrotron builds a simple unit. I plan to copy one and...
Yes, the parts was first drawn on CAD, a DXF file (Flat Pattern) was created from there, and a drawing, then cut on a plasma table as the flat and...
Im from south central Manitoba, cutting forming was completed by WB Metal Fab, a rural shop. The exchange really makes you reconsider a project...
Belt drive offers simple, smooth, fast, & accurate motion. My gantry is light weight therefore this system should be fine
Thanks, brother has a business making front end loader blades, he threw in the parts with a batch he was painting
Post some pics when you get it going
Here it is
Yes it will be belt drive, I'll post more pics as soon as I get the electronics this week. Designed the plates, outsourced water-jet cut 5052 Alum.
The top of the slats are 30" to bottom of leg, overall leg is 36", used the 40X80X250 C-bean for the Z with jack screw, has plenty of travel,...
Here you go
What software are you using, how did you make those counterbores, must have good Z axis control
This is a nice clean simple looking machine
Its a reason I have not bought or built my own CNC table until now, I find the convenience will be worth it, but I can outsource very reasonably...
180 ton Press Brake used to form the steel parts
Comparing it to purchasing a turn key table ei: Torchmate, Plasmacam, this is still much less money with similar support. When it comes to the...
Yes, there are cheaper alternatives for electronics, this is my first CNC build therefore I perfer plug and play with support instead of experimenting