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

Comments

[lev22]

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

[mycroftxxx]

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

[cotton]

 hand crank DUH

[dchall8]

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

[thrhymes]

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

[rimar2000]

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.

[sharlston]

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

[rimar2000]

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

[rimar2000]

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.

[Bongmaster]

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

[rimar2000]

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

[Bongmaster]

i saw that XD

[Bongmaster]

so u making a build instructable on this? :)

[narpas]

Do you think I should?

[sharlston]

yes definetly

[vernonstien]

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.

[narpas]

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

[christophor]

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.

[Tom McGuire]

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

[microman171]

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?

[narpas]

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