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I just recently finished building a CNC Router. The machine was pretty much designed around stock I had at hand. I bought the drives, ball screws, and slides from vendors on eBay. But all the machined components were done in my shop. The table is 31.5x57" and the machine has travel of 48.5 x 27 x 5". The entire gantry can be set forward on the guides to allow it to overhang the end of the machine by as much as 3". This allows me to fasten a workpiece to the end apron and machine the edge for things like dovetail joints.
The machine took about 2 months to build. I am a retired design engineer. I have a fairly complete shop I used to build prototypes back when I had clients.
I posted a boring video on You Tube if you would like to see it working. (Video is not my forte)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWHl2bTse2s
The machine took about 2 months to build. I am a retired design engineer. I have a fairly complete shop I used to build prototypes back when I had clients.
I posted a boring video on You Tube if you would like to see it working. (Video is not my forte)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWHl2bTse2s