Part 12 : DIY CNC : Finished – But is it Ever?
Posted on August 2nd, 2011 in DIY CNC
Well it’s been a while since my last post and my DIY CNC router machine is ‘officially’ finished, though I don’t believe that any project like this is every truly finished as there will always be upgrades and modifications. The last big things I had to do were to build a place to put my […]
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Part 11 : DIY CNC : Almost Finished
Posted on June 21st, 2011 in DIY CNC
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update but I have not stopped working on the machine. I’ve done a lot of work on the machine and have even machined a few useful parts. I built a suitable table to set the machine on top of and positioned right near the breaker box. It […]
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Part 10 : DIY CNC : Great Progress
Posted on May 17th, 2011 in DIY CNC
I’ve made some good progress with the DIY Router project this last weekend. In my last update on May 4, 2011 you could see that I was working on getting the uprights mounted. Since then I’ve drilled and mounted the plates to hold the Y-axis cross beams (seen in the photos as the black plates […]
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Part 9 : DIY CNC : Y-Axis Construction 2
Posted on May 7th, 2011 in DIY CNC
Assembly of the CNC Machine has been a bit slow. Most recently I mount the NHK linear rails to the table frame for movement along the X-axis of the router, mounted the linear blocks which attach to the linear cars and tie them together, and mounted the uprights for the Y-axis and temporarily placed the […]
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Part 8: DIY CNC : Y-Axis Construction
Posted on April 28th, 2011 in DIY CNC
For my first DIY CNC Router made from aluminum extrusion I have begun on the Y-axis construction. If you’ve read the previous parts then you’ll know he progress up to this point, and progressing onto the construction of this particular component is another huge step forward. I assembled some of the components for Y-axis for […]
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