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Well i wanted them close enough to the motor pulley to work right, i couldn't go lower because they would hit the c channel and had to miss the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I drilled and tapped holes for the motor and the idler pulleys. I drilled out the center of the plate so the drive pulley...
You have to create a toolpath in the software and then save it to gcode, then open it in your controller. I use Autodesk fusion 360. Not sure...
I really like my controller except for the fact I can't have the 4th and 5th output as a slave to my extra x and z motors. Below isa couple good...
Chuck, The first cnc I had was a Bob's E3 cnc with an Audrino board and ran off a laptop. I had to flash a file on it that had all the settings...
Hey Chuck, Yes, I listed everything except some stuff I bought at my local hardware store and the wood for the table. It has a stand alone...
I'm pretty sure with the wheels on the outside the forces are spread out more making it more stable. Plus I used 6 wheels on each gantry trying...
To parallel the rails screwed one side down and then pushed the gantry down the rail as I screwed the other side down. It went well, I was worried...
I like the dust collector a lot except I have to get a cyclone separator for it. The bigger chips clog the inlet and stop it from sucking. This is...
I think it makes the z axis force stronger and my router isn't cantilevered off the gantry so far. Plus the gantry goes up so i can fit thicker...
The nema 23's are strong. Not struggling at all. My router is big and heavy so i can make pretty deep and fast cuts. Nema 17's might work if you...
The long c beams are 2 1500mm put together. I could have bought 3000mm ones but shipping was more. I have these lined up good so i don't have a...
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I am happy to answer questions! I am Very excited about and pleased with this machine. I learned a lot building it also.
I got this idea from the low rider cnc. I wanted to minimize the weight on the gantry and this thing is very rigid, better than i expected. There...
[ATTACH] These are dual shaft motors which I didn't need but bought because the price seemed good. The shaft at the bottom has a 2gt 20 tooth...
Here is a step file of my layout. It is not 100% how I built it but its a good starting point.
I just posted everything I bought for this. I didn't use everything but it is mostly right. I really like the standalone controller although I was...
Here are the parts I made this out of. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I didn't use the Dewalt router mounts like I originally planned, I bought a...
Sam Keller published a new build: I built this cnc using 2 z axis actuators thinking it would minimize deflection and it seems to be very sturdy....
