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Easy to Build Desk Top 3 Axis CNC Milling Machine

Step 4The Y stage

The Y stage
The Y stage is just like the X stage but turned 90 degrees. Mount two rails and a motor on the X Stage and then take another piece of flat material and a U channel and make the moving Y stage. Make the little bearing thing and a coupling nut for it too. When your done it should look like this.
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5 comments
Jul 7, 2010. 9:12 AMdogtown01 says:
can we get a little mor detail for this stage
Nov 15, 2009. 9:52 AMvkgoku2012 says:
 Where exactly did you mount the nut because from the picture it seems like you  mounted it on the bottom of the plexi glass.
Feb 24, 2009. 3:16 AMdon22 says:
Hi Tom I'm brand new , right out of the box, don't know zip about cnc machines, but I'm going to attempt to build you unit. For starters how about some dimensions? Thanking you in advance. don22
Oct 31, 2008. 11:05 AMDodgy says:
From this picture, it appears as thought he clear stage has 2 rails screwed to it, which limits the size of objects you can mount to the stage. Am I right in guessing this? Also, does one aluminum rail rub against another when the stage slides left & right ?
Apr 28, 2008. 4:32 PMvykk3 says:
Err, how does the Y stage move? With the stepper mounted to it and connected to the coupling nut on the same piece of plastic, it isn't going anywhere? Seems that the stepper should be attached to the X stage.
May 6, 2008. 11:31 PMplace name here- says:
It is supposed to be mounted to the X moving platform.

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