Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC Router Plans

You may want to look at :

http://www.diversi-tech.com/autorout.htm

This is a very simple system , a good starting point that can be adapted to a larger size and larger router motors.

Jesse

"John D. Guenther" wrote:

> I will be cutting 3/4" and thinner MDF and plywood. Multiple passes
> to achieve this are ok since this will not be a "production"
> environment, just a home shop.
>
> John
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, cnc002@a... wrote:
> > John:
> >
> > How thick is the MDF, Plywood etc you are planning to cut? A 1.5 Hp
> motor
> > sounds very small unless you are planning to cut at very very slow
> speeds,
> > and that includes the spindle speed. Typically you would cut those
> materials
> > at 12,000 to 20,000 RPM and feed speeds of up to 300 inches per
> minute in
> > order to get clean burn free cuts. Typically the smaller and less
> expensive
> > machines have at a minimum 3 HP and 7.5 to 10 Hp is preferred,
> especially if
> > you are ever going to consider cutting solid wood.
> >
> > I have been installing and servicing industrial Woodworking
> Machinery,
> > specializing in CNC machines, for over 15 years so if I can be of
> any
> > assistance just let me know, my E-mail address is cnc002@a...
> >
> > Randy Abernathy
>
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