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My 30$ Milling Machine

Here is a 3 axis milling machine I made! It was inspired by tom's Cnc milling machine Instructable but I kind of took it a whole new way. This thing is awesome you can make circuit boards and engrave your name! I recently broke a part so I have to fix something on the bottom rails. www.jamstudiosgames.com

21 comments

Jan 9, 2012. 5:26 PMlev22 says:

i really like the idea of the hand crank idea but i have a few questions .

how did u get the sliding rails through the wood ?

will it cut light metals?

thanks

Mar 31, 2009. 10:07 PMmycroftxxx says:

where are the motors, and what kind of controller are you using?

Dec 31, 2009. 7:18 PMcotton says:

hand crank DUH

Apr 1, 2009. 1:07 PMdchall8 says:

The only motor looks to be inside the red housing turning the tool. The screws have hand cranks.

Mar 31, 2009. 10:47 PMthrhymes says:

not every milling machine is a cnc milling machine....

Apr 1, 2009. 5:08 AM

rimar2000 says:

It is nice, is similar to my "getto lathe" in construction, except that mine is on iron. I intend to do an instructable when it is completed, which, with luck, will be this year.

Jul 30, 2009. 2:07 PMsharlston says:

wow ill be looking forward to that please inform me when you make it

Aug 2, 2009. 2:45 PM

rimar2000 says:

Here it is: http://www.instructables.com/id/Torno-del-pobre-poor-man-lathe/

Jul 30, 2009. 5:52 PM

rimar2000 says:

The lathe is almost finished, only lacks accesories. It was possible owing to an "sanitary license" for the H1N1 flu. I will do the instructable in 1 o 2 weeks.

Apr 1, 2009. 1:47 PMBongmaster says:

nice :) i started a ghetto lathe type instructable a while back but it hasnt got verry far :)

Aug 2, 2009. 2:46 PM

rimar2000 says:

Here it is mine: http://www.instructables.com/id/Torno-del-pobre-poor-man-lathe/

Aug 3, 2009. 1:36 PMBongmaster says:

i saw that XD

Apr 1, 2009. 1:48 PMBongmaster says:

so u making a build instructable on this? :)

Apr 1, 2009. 3:37 PMnarpas (author) says:

Do you think I should?

Jul 30, 2009. 2:06 PMsharlston says:

yes definetly

Apr 11, 2009. 7:37 PMvernonstien says:

Yes, Also you may be able to enhance it by adding a tracer to it. As it is, it's like you have to ectch-o-sketch parts which is fine if your good at that. I'm not, so I have to have something to trace. Still a pretty cool tool to build, looks so easy, even a caveman could do it,..... I think I will.

Apr 19, 2009. 12:14 PMnarpas (author) says:

I dont think I will have an instructable on this for a while I have several others I want to work on!

Apr 14, 2009. 8:57 AMchristophor says:

Great job. It's nice and simple. Very clever. You should post an Instructable about this. I think a lot of people would get something out of it.

Apr 3, 2009. 8:21 PM

Tom McWire says:

Hey Cool... Nice Job. Do you have a picture of something you made with it? Tom P.S. Thanks for the plug. :)

Mar 31, 2009. 10:59 PMmicroman171 says:

Instruction Please =)

I like the use of no motors, you don't see that every day.

Is there a way you can measure? You could put a pointer down and have that against two rulers?

Apr 1, 2009. 3:36 PMnarpas (author) says:

I could but usually I just lay out the part with pencil and then cut it out