Hi All
Well, I’ve caught the CNC bug and am about to start on building my first machine. Theoretically, if I do a good enough job, it should be my only machine, but I know, once hooked, like most people on this forum, I’ll just keep on going.
I’ve been lurking in the background for quite a while now, but during that time I’ve been fortunate to have visited Rodm a couple of times and received lots of advice from him and had quite a few email discussions about all sorts of things. Rodm is one of the most obliging people I’ve ever met, and I’m grateful for his help. It seems that just about everyone else on the forum is the same and very generous with their help and encouragement.
I’ve pretty much settled on what I want to build and have already purchased some of the materials I need from our popular Chinese supplier. I’ve got my rails and bearings for the X and Y axis’ as well as ball screws, bearings and a linear actuator for the Z axis. I’m hoping to achieve a usable envelope of about 900 x 850mm. I'm using steel from my stockpile for the base and have just bought some aluminium for the gantry. So, I'm set to go.
Anyway, I will log the build on the forum with lots of photos, and I’m hoping for lots of ideas and comments. I’ve changed my mind on a lot of things based on the discussions in this forum and I’m sure there will be a lot of changes as the build progresses. I’m gonna need lots of help.
Cheers
Geoff