Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] My dream!

Paul,

I built my own. 54" x 34" x 8" router. Looked at HobbyCNC photos on their
website, ordered their driverboard and 125 oz stepper kit and started
designing. Took about 3 weeks to get the design right and about a week to
build it. I have since modified it to improve speed and accuracy.

The most important part of designing a router is to get all of the hardware
first and design to machine around them. Don't design the router and then
try to find parts to fit it. Ebay is a great way to find parts cheap. I
built my machine for about 15% of the cost of a commercial unit and have
great speed and good rigidity.

Oh yeah, it was a lot of fun to build also!

Mike Hammel
www.fancyfoam.com
1704 Bullard
Arkansas City, KS
67005

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <paul3507@...>
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Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:18 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] My dream!


> My hobby is woodworking and I'd like to build a CNC router that can
> cut wood and plastic (pcbs).
>
> Requirements:
> Cutting area half sheet or 1m x 1m
> Simple construction
> Accuracy 1mm in 1 meter
>
> Design.
> Stepper motors driving "allthread" stainless threaded rod.
> Material stationary, tool moves in x+y+z
> Tool moves on a sliding carriage like commercial CNC routers
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> Are there any wood CNC router designs out there? Feedback and ideas
> welcome.
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> -Paul
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