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CNC-2116 - Up and running, sort of (2015-03-21)
Yvan256:
The idler wheel for the X-axis is in place. The one for the Y-axis is another story, since I made a 1mm error in my plan. :badmood:
I'm now hunting for 6mm washers that are 0.5mm thinner. :P
Typefighter01:
--- Quote from: Yvan256 on November 01, 2014, 12:51:37 pm ---I'm now hunting for 6mm washers that are 0.5mm thinner. :P
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You got a bench mounted belt sander? I have resized washer thickness many times on one. Literally just hold it against the belt for a few seconds should do it, or, relieve the area where washers go with a Forstner bit (you will want to do this on your drill press with wood clamped).
Yvan256:
--- Quote from: Typefighter01 on November 01, 2014, 01:25:18 pm ---You got a bench mounted belt sander? I have resized washer thickness many times on one. Literally just hold it against the belt for a few seconds should do it, or, relieve the area where washers go with a Forstner bit (you will want to do this on your drill press with wood clamped).
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I'm just going to trust gravity on this one. I have the same setup on the Y-axis of CNC64 and moving it manually doesn't make the idler bearings go up vertically, so I've put a washer at the bottom only for now.
Yvan256:
Sorry for the lack of updates on my CNC, but I'm working on Dainamikade with Typefighter01, along with other personal projects.
The CNC is finally up and running, but there's still a lot of things to complete. I didn't notice when they were on CNC64, but the rods for my Z-axis aren't even 8mm (they're 5/16") so there's a tiny bit of play and my cuts aren't 100% precise. I'll have to cut one of the Y-axis rod of CNC64 to complete CNC2116. :P
In the meantime, here's a few photos of the machine for those who are still following this old thread! :pics
The first photo is the "completed" machine without any tool attached.
The second photo is with the Black & Decker RTX rotary tool and a plastic spacer board (to clear the bolts heads of the bed itself, as seen in the first photo) installed on the bed along with a hardboard spoiler board.
The third and last photo is something the machine cut this afternoon (I really need to upgrade the code in my CNC program) which is half the spacer board. Tomorrow I'll be cutting the right half and I'll be able to replace the plastic spacer which I'm afraid is too slippery and could add movement to the part to cut.
Typefighter01:
Looking good buddy. :applaud:
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