Steve Tyng

On the wiring. This router doesn't see much use. I figure if it ever becomes an issue at the bend area, I'll just cut that section of wire out and splice in something more flexible.

I'm using these currently. They say nema23 but there a little bigger, nema24's.https://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products...

Phidgets.com. I get most of my #25 chain components from them.https://www.phidgets.com/?tier=3&catid=43&pcid=36&...

Working on it.

I disagree with your assessment. Wood has been used in the construction of successful machines since the dawn of man. If you are aware of the constraints of your building material and work around them, you can build successfully. Does this router have .0005" accuracy or can it churn out parts 24x7? I doubt it, but I doubt that was a design requirement to begin with. It appears that this machine is doing exactly what it's designer intended it to do and the proofs in the pudding with that beautiful electric violin build. The icing on the cake is that this router probably doesn't cost one thenth of the one you have pictured.

Nice work. I love any CNC build where the builder bucks the trend and builds their own rail system. Looking at just another bolted together pile of aluminum extrusions and Chinese rails gets boring after awhile.

Excellent work my friend. Great use of whatever you had laying around. For a better dust collector setup, check out the ones I came up with on my CNC builds. Again, great job!

Thanks dude!

I'll need to take a closer look at your drag knife if/when I decide to get into vinyl cutting. On the plans set, I'm slowly working on it. On the dust collection, I'm playing around with different configurations.

It's getting more elegant with each rebuild!

Exellent! That's why I posted this build. To hopefully give others ideas for their projects.

Not sure. I don't see any oposite 90 degree angles for the v-bearings to grab to.

I have 12t sprockets on the drive chains which gives 3" travel for each revolution. Driving that is a 3.555 to 1 reduction with microstepping set to 8 on the drivers. That equates to a .000527" resolution (I think) for each motor step.

The mechanism is a little hard to describe. Check out this video at the 1:10 mark. That might help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXfWWEwZMZc&t=1s

Each ones different right now. The Mk2 version that I'm currently building will have a matched pair of 425oz steppers on the X and Y axis and a 225oz on the Z lift.

Each ones different right now. The Mk2 version that I'm currently building will have a matched pair of 425oz steppers on the X and Y axis and a 225oz on the Z lift.

Each ones different right now. The Mk2 version that I'm currently building will have a matched pair of 425oz steppers on the X and Y axis and a 225oz on the Z lift.

Each ones different right now. The Mk2 version that I'm currently building will have a matched pair of 425oz steppers on the X and Y axis and a 225oz on the Z lift.

If I where to do a vertical router. I think I would do the gantry as a big right angle triangle hung from a top horizontal Y axis rail. I'd only drive the Y axis from the top rail.

On the vertical setup. I don't see why not. You would need to counter balance the router carriage with a weight or a constant force spring setup.

Nice idea with the sliding sections.

You win CNC dad of the year! Nice job!

Thanks for the info.

I'm using the 1/8" thick stuff.

Nice job on the vacuum table. I like the use of the foam as a sacrificial element. What are you using to cut the foam board for the airplane parts?

Nice conversion. Don't think I'd have the heart to do that to my 50 year old Craftsman drill press!

Nice work. Especially like the face turned drawer front elements.

I'm using an Arduini UNO and TB6600 drivers. I'm using the EstlCAM firmware.What's your microstepping set to?

My setup is simular to this: https://kalaakaar.in/cnc-controller-with-arduino-tb6600-and-grbl/To wire to the UNO I used one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HF2DD7T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm using the EstlCAM firmware.

Thanks!

The chain is tensioned to remove as much slack as possible (like tightening a guitar string). With the chain supported it's always in a straight line so the amount of chain to travel to get from one point to another is always constant. If it droops, this introduces an arc to the chain. An arc is not a straight line from point A to B and the arc constantly changes depending where the gantry is. To me this means you will not have a constant amount of chain to travel to get to any point. Of course, were proably splitting hairs here between the two but I was able to support the cahin in my design so I went with it.

Thanks for the comments. On the Z axis, there are certainly certainly incentives to fix the gantry and keep the Z axis mechanics on the carriage. One less motor and mechanically less complex. If I were to do this again I might go that route and use OTS slides since the Z axis movement is so short.

No blue prints currently. Cost without the PC and cabinet (already had those) was under $900.

Space is always at a premium in the shop. My first router project was a 4x5' monster that was designed to fold up when not in use. Sadly I never finished that router. The shop (and the house it sat behind) was sold when I had to move to another area.

Stands for Computer Numerical Control. Basically, any machine that uses a computer to control the cut is considered a CNC machine.

I'll get to work on it.

Not including the PC and and the Ikea cabinet, somewhere in the $700 to $900 range.

They are all NEMA 23's. The X and the two Z motors are in the 240oz range. The Y motor was recently upgraded to a 425oz unit. I might upgrade the X axis to 425oz at some point. I'm running the motors at 24V with the cheap TB6600 drivers. The X and Z are set to 2.5 amps. The Y axis is set to 4A. The X and Y axis are running through a 2.5 reduction.

It's all mine! Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks and my apologies for adding to your dream load!

You mean for me to get off my arse and do an actual plan set? ;-) I wasn't to keen on the idea until the 17K views this Instructable has gotten in the first three days. I'm toying with the idea, trying thinking of ways to simplify the design a bit. I'll let you know...

It's from the Ikea Varde collection. No longer manufactured unfortunantly.