Cheap N Easy

**CNCKitMan** · 05-01-2017

Whoopie today my first set of u groove bearing's turned up. Also by a stroke of cheeky luck I scored 4 1.2m mild steel equal angles for free. After 10mins of tinkering I'm now rolling x and y. Still wait for my couplings and sprocket's.

**Clive S** · 05-01-2017

Originally Posted by CNCKitMan

Whoopie today my first set of u groove bearing's turned up. Also by a stroke of cheeky luck I scored 4 1.2m mild steel equal angles for free. After 10mins of tinkering I'm now rolling x and y. Still wait for my couplings and sprocket's.

How about some pics, anything in cad yet?

**Boyan Silyavski** · 05-01-2017

Hmm, kit, 900x900? What made you choose that working area? Thats something new.

**CNCKitMan** · 07-01-2017

Originally Posted by Clive S

How about some pics, anything in cad yet?

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OK so i'm real crap at using sketch up.

**Clive S** · 07-01-2017

If you are serious at this you could design in Fusion360 it is free for hobby use, a big learning curve but it has CAM built in so you could use for generating the gcode later on.

There are plenty of tutorials on it. like https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...Alt9yzBIp84sD8

**CNCKitMan** · 08-01-2017

Originally Posted by Clive S

If you are serious at this you could design in Fusion360 it is free for hobby use, a big learning curve but it has CAM built in so you could use for generating the gcode later on.

There are plenty of tutorials on it. like https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...Alt9yzBIp84sD8

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Something like this

**magicniner** · 08-01-2017

Is there a particular reason you've chosen chain and not toothed belt?

- Nick

**CNCKitMan** · 08-01-2017

Originally Posted by magicniner

Is there a particular reason you've chosen chain and not toothed belt?

- Nick

It's just what I had laying about. To be honest may end up using timing belt. If I have too many issues getting cogs for the chain.

Didn't like the price of the correct screws and had problems finding in the final size I want.

As for the belts I could find plenty but already had plenty of chain. I'll have to gear down the ratio between the stepper and the x axis cog control arm. Which as far as I can tell will be easy enough and provide even more torque.

**CNCKitMan** · 08-02-2017

The Test

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First Upgrade

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Not the best photo I know. But she's ugly and I didn't want to break me camera even more. Had me a sticky x axis, turns out that my base was slightly bowed. Will make a table for it to have all straight and on the level. Yes it cuts and more than cake.