Thread: CNC Router for the Disabled

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Good on you Crocky

Dell Died could have been the shock of going out in the cold

This posses the question of dust and dirt in PC's which are connected as such???

keep us updated don't forget the pics.

Yep, look like it was too cold

I have just written to the gent I bought it off, don't hold much hope... but you never know?

Dust and dirt would be problem but I am fairly busy with a vacuum cleaner so we will see over time I guess. Got the top fastened to the table today and I will bolt the drop/slide saw to the work bench tomorrow (new from bunnings).

Getting closer to doing some real cuts now

Originally Posted by les88

Yes so pictures of the finished job, it didn't take as long as I thought to make it.

les

G'day Les,

It probably took about 7 months from start to finish which was not too bad. Here a video of it's first movements when the Dell was working it. http://www.youtube.com/v/KAvD1IvYsV0

The first finished job, it is for our grandson

Bit of mdf which was painted with some blue paint I had before it was machined it is about 130mm x 95mm.

pics wheres the pics

Had to edit the size

crocky, great machine, great name tag.

les

Hi Crocky, looks good mate.

What software are you planning on using?

joez

Originally Posted by joez

Hi Crocky, looks good mate.

What software are you planning on using?

joez

Hi Joez,

Still testing as far as the software is concerned, I have licenced a copy of mach 3 and I have found it quite good as a CNC controller and I have got a ShuttlePro2 for jogging etc so it is going along quite nicely now

I have just done a couple more signs for the other grandkids

Yes Mach3 is an awesome program, what did you use to draw up the signs?

Vcarve pro looks nice, but at this stage its a little out of my budget.


thanks
joez

Hi,

Joez, the graphics are mostly done with vectors and I have got heaps of them I like v-carve too but not quite able to afford it yet but it will probably be the one.

Been a bit quiet for a while, I have been working slowly on plans for a dust collector. I did not have an idea how it can affect you. I have been reading Bill Pentz's site and it is fairly critical about most systems available commercially so it is important what we watch what we breathe when woodworking.

I have had a look at all of the cyclone related stuff on here (lots) and I think that is the way to go for me. We had a VAX until I got hold of it (ppffftttt) so I had to replace it. After watching the movie on cyclone dust collectors (thanks Gumby) that is the way to go for me so I went out and got a Pullman AS-3 last friday and we did a tour around a lot of newly built homes yesterday and managed to find a lot of paint cans with lids and clamps in the rubbish containers Today I will finish my rough drawings of a cyclone system that started life as two paint cans and get some more parts from Bunnings. I think I want something better than the funnel from supercheap so I will be looking around for something a bit better, may have to chop up a can and make a funnel

Try a dog elizabeth collar. They are light but if inside a can they shouldn;t be affected by the vacuum.

Found this on eBay for under $15

Hi Brian,

Like the look of the dog collar

I went down to supercheap and looked at the funnels yesterday just to see what they looked like. I ended up buying two of them. It would have ended up costing too much to achieve the same thing so I weakened

I also went to the local mitre 10 and bought a y-bend, end cap and two 1 metre lengths of 40mm pipe so I think we have enough to get building now.

Here's a piccy of the hardware before I begin working on it

It is all really cheap so far

The full story on the completed cyclonic vacuum system is at http://www.ocm.com.au/cnc/cyclonic.html and it works extremely well