Thread: My CNC machine "Woody"

Quite a long way into the build. Great work, keep the pictures coming

Looking good. It's going to be a good robust machine by the look of it. Keep posting your progress.

Cheers

Hi Warrick,
About time we saw what you have been up in the hills - well worth the wait.
How are you machining your parts?

Hello Warrick,
It was great to meet you at Rods. Thanks for sharing your build, I will follow with great interest.
Cheers Gerry

Originally Posted by rodm

How are you machining your parts?

My HM10, the mill and lathe at work

Warrick

Warrick,

For others and my interest, can you provide some detail on.

1. How is the rack attached? I can't see bolts on the top or bottom of the X supports.
2. What ratio are you using on each axis. What resolution does this give?
3. Gantry side plate thickness?
4. Supplier of your rack and the modulus

Feedback: I've got exactly the same base frame as you and I found prior to stripping it down last week it shook a little when doing fast jogging cuts. I will be adding a cross brace as part of the refit to minimize this.

/M

Originally Posted by seafurymike

Warrick,

For others and my interest, can you provide some detail on.

1. How is the rack attached? I can't see bolts on the top or bottom of the X supports.
Countersunk screws, they are black You can see them in the photo below
2. What ratio are you using on each axis. What resolution does this give?
4:1
3. Gantry side plate thickness?
20mm
4. Supplier of your rack
TEA Transmissions Engineering trade components supplier - Special purpose engineering products - TEA Transmissions Australia
and the modulus ??

Feedback: I've got exactly the same base frame as you and I found prior to stripping it down last week it shook a little when doing fast jogging cuts. I will be adding a cross brace as part of the refit to minimize this.
Will have to see how it goes when it starts moving
/M

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So looking at your picture, will you be sitting in the SPA when the machine is running? (Well it looks like a spa at the bottom right)

Originally Posted by seafurymike

So looking at your picture, will you be sitting in the SPA when the machine is running?

Doesn't everyone?

Originally Posted by rodm

Doesn't everyone?

Not me, I've moved my machine down to the local bordello so that I can mmmmmm....

Nice rigid looking machine.

Very similar design to mine.

Greg

Originally Posted by seafurymike

So looking at your picture, will you be sitting in the SPA when the machine is running? (Well it looks like a spa at the bottom right)

That is not a spa although we do have one. It is and old blanket box that has since gone the tip. If I open the side door to the shed I can see the cnc from the spa

Greg,
The idea of using the heavy c beam for the sides did come from yours, I spent a lot of time studying yours and Rods before I came up with this design. The internet is such a great place, you can look at so many great machines and pick the best ideas to suit your needs and budgets


Warrick

Originally Posted by warrick

........ you can look at so many great machines and pick the best ideas to suit your needs and budgets

Yeah that's what I do.

I've been scouring the net for pics of plasma machines lately.

Greg

Greg's going for the trifecta "router, laser and plasma"!!!