village idiot builds a plasma table.........

[warwick]

iv managed to get the x axis painted..and the z axis pretty much finished. iv gone for two short lengths of 16mm linear rail and and old piece of ball screw..

[warwick]

reduction box ..

iv ordered 15mm silver steel to build the shafts,15mm pillow block bearings (look very cheap) and the t5 pulleys are coming pre bored and grub screwed, by doing this hopefully the only bit of engineering will be to bore the 24t rack gear...

[warwick]

iv managed to build the x axis reduction box today..iv mounted the stepper upside down, im not sure i really like it like this,my plan is to make a cover to hide the motors and wiring...

[JoeHarris]

Very envious of the space you have in your workshop and that enormous welder! Looking good, I quite like the weird looking gearbox!! Subscribed.


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[ned]

good progress. the gearbox might look more in keeping with the machine if it were more angular, like below. Its functional though, who cares, it works.

[warwick]

managed to get the rack bolted upto the gantry tonight, im going to re design the y axis gearboxes because..theres to much pressure on the rack and pinion gear because the pivot it to close...i can get 3m cut on the y axis..and it looks awful...


photos of the rack bolted to the gantry

[Clive S]

How about turning the motor the other way up so that it can't get fowled from below

[warwick]

hi, a few more pics...the first is the end of my shed that not many see ....the next picsare of the cable drag chain

[JoeHarris]

Nice one!


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