My Build - I blame you lot for this....!

**HiltonSteve** · 10-08-2009

Thanks Kammo....

If you want to come round and see it in action then your more than welcome, also happy to help pointing you in the right direction as it is amazing how much you learn in a short space of time building a machine.

If your 5 mins away from John S then I am sure he can help with all the stuff that you need, but if he's too busy then I'm only 15 mins away.

Good thing about John is that he lets you 'borrow' loads of stuff and you don't have to take it back....:naughty:

**John S** · 10-08-2009

Bastard........

List so far

Quick change toolpost
HSS engraving cutter
Solid carbide engraving cutter
Shuttle Express.
Kress 800

Still trying to remember.

**HiltonSteve** · 10-08-2009

Originally Posted by John S

Bastard........

List so far

Quick change toolpost
HSS engraving cutter
Solid carbide engraving cutter
Shuttle Express.
Kress 800

Still trying to remember.

Never had a Kress of you....... honest me lord

As for the rest, hows £20 quid sound?

**John S** · 10-08-2009

Originally Posted by HiltonSteve

Never had a Kress of you....... honest me lord

As for the rest, hows £20 quid sound?

Well it was worth a try.............

Is that £20 per week or per day ?

**AdCNC** · 15-08-2009

Hi Steve, i was looking at your build and must say A1 on the machining front as regards to the aluminum! how did you cut the two sides out of what looks to me like 3/4" or 20mm aluminum plate?

**John S** · 15-08-2009

Steve's on holiday for a fortnight so can't answer but being a true mate and to stop the bastard lying thru his teeth I can tell you he didn't cut them, I did.

At the time Steve didn't have a working machine, a bit of chicken and egg situation, no sides, no machine but need to machine sides etc.
Steve did the drawings and supplied the material.

I ignored his drawings and did it how I wanted

Musta been a fluke but it worked out OK.

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**AdCNC** · 15-08-2009

Ahh right well i must say you made a good job then :D im in the process of making a machine, but on a slightly larger scale ( 6x4ft ) mainly out of alloy but the bench is good old wood! i just need to machine the sides out but can see them being a right arse ache as they are 20mm thick and around 305 x 750mm. i was thinking of either making a undersize template in wood and using a router with a small end mill and do it manually or i was goin draw them up in CAD n tackle some engineering place but i dunna want shell out too much on getting the damn things cut out!

**John S** · 15-08-2009

Just squeeze 305 x 750 on the Beaver I reckon, have to check the 750 bit later.

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**AdCNC** · 16-08-2009

oh righty!, Beaver eh? ill have to think of a name for mine when its finished! :)

Cheers for that anyways john!

**HiltonSteve** · 16-08-2009

I might be on holiday but I'm still here!

I can confirm that John has a really nice big beaver and he knows how to use it, did a great job for me and can highly recommend him.

If he can't fit your job on then it should just fit on mine, so one of us should be able to sort you out.