Thread: CNC Router for the Disabled

Nice work Bob. Good to see you making a quid from the machine too.

Originally Posted by rodm

Nice work Bob. Good to see you making a quid from the machine too.

Re-organising the shed at the moment and I have moved the router down towards one end and now I have to clean the bench down for the monitor and keyboard %^&$

The 20 litre tins are part of my cyclonic vacuum system with the extension on for cleaning the floor, should paint it one of these days

Crocky couldn't you make or get a swinging boom set up for the computer and attach it to the CNC table like a TV wall monitor set up

I have a monitor keyboard mount set up on the desk available at Office Works

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Crocky couldn't you make or get a swinging boom set up for the computer and attach it to the CNC table like a TV wall monitor set up

I have a monitor keyboard mount set up on the desk available at Office Works

Would be worth a look, thanks for the tip

Howdy,

The software I have just bought is VCarve Pro and PhotoVCarve and I am now converting my drawings to work with it. Nice package

Just about to get a compressed air / vacuum clamp for the CNC. This one uses the compressed air that my compressor puts out to produce a vacuum. The vacuum clamp has some other bits that should make it even better for CNC use. More later, I'm still waiting for it to come

I got a vac-clamp yesterday to use with the CNC machine.

What a good little thing it is Uses the compressed air from my compressor through a venturi arrangement to produce a vacuum. I got the valve to operate it as well and it looks pretty neat now that I have mounted it on to the table. I was sure the plastic chopping board would produce a big leak and not seal because it has a raised criss/cross pattern on the surface, not to worry it sealed very well and tight too.

I primarily got the vac-clamp to enable me to do some lithophanes without the need for clamping with various levers and things. Now I just have to learn the software and test with various materials

There is some other parts that I have got for it too, some spacer blocks and a deeper gasket that you can apparently cut holes through the bottom surface of the part being machined with out destroying all of the vacuum. Have not tested these yet, but when I do....

Did my first Lithophane today, it is rough and I did not use a real good tool and it is magic. The clamp held it very nicely and we will have to see how it looks after a tool change and some fidling with speeds and stuff

The photo's are the Vac-Clamp, the valve, the instructions and a sample cutting board to test it's operation.

Hi Bob was looking at these a while ago, what size compressor are you using on the end of it and whats the air consumption like, well I guess how long until the compressor has to kick in?

Originally Posted by WillyInBris

Hi Bob was looking at these a while ago, what size compressor are you using on the end of it and whats the air consumption like, well I guess how long until the compressor has to kick in?

Hi Willy,

The compressor is a Bunning's standard Craftsman 2 HP, don't know what size the receiver is.

Surprising not real often 10 to 15 minutes before it kicks in for about 5 minutes.

First Lithophane!

Not cleaned up, still got chips everywhere and the test piece was a cutting board of only 6 mm

Hi Bob,
Litho looks great
Vacuum table looks like the ticket as well.

Crocky impressive stuff

howd you go with computer placement

G'day,

I'm still thinking about it

I did look at the arms in officeworks but decided against them, I have got something in mind to get the keyboard and the monitor taken care of. Just got to build it when I have some time Too busy working out the engraving now and the wife wants things done around the house as well

Hi Bob,
We are working on a couple of different consoles over this side so that might give you some ideas. Complete units that house computer, monitor, keyboard, touchpads (mouse), MPG's and lots of switches and lights.
Also have been building a new machine which is nearly finished so a bit of interesting stuff from the other side.
I had an arguement with the table saw so I am out of action for a while but I will get off my backside soon and post something.