Here we go again . . . MK4

**routercnc** · 30-09-2018

Sorry I missed this post. I don’t check the forum too often.

I used epoxy to get the surfaces level and parallel to each other. I don’t have a milling machine and if I did it would need to have 1000mm of travel.

Thanks for the kind words. If it is inspiring others then it makes the video creation worthwhile.

**Zeeflyboy** · 05-10-2018

Wow... Man that's looking amazing.

Great stuff. I need to do some catching up on this thread!

**Blazing Black Beard** · 06-10-2018

Originally Posted by routercnc

Sorry I missed this post. I don’t check the forum too often.

I used epoxy to get the surfaces level and parallel to each other. I don’t have a milling machine and if I did it would need to have 1000mm of travel.

Thanks for the kind words. If it is inspiring others then it makes the video creation worthwhile.

I may have access to a CNC mill but I have been looking at extruded aluminium as well. I can't yet decide what I want to use because I need to consider milling steel and aluminium on the CNC router build I am designing pretty much from scratch.

I may also produce gantry ends, end stops and motor plates with a CNC mill as the person with access to the mill may accept 3D plans from me. I have yet to design it all but hope to make a start on the plate designs some time during this or next weekend. I am familiar with a few 3D design packages but I have not decided what I wish to use yet. I am hoping Fusion 360 will suffice for all my CNC build needs. I do not wish to build a single item of my CNC mill with hand tools and would much prefer the precision and finish of a professional CNC mill as it is likely that a mill will be available via a friend who is a mechanical engineering apprentice.

I'll open a build log as soon as the 3D design is done :-)

**routercnc** · 06-10-2018

Things are always a compromise. Cutting steel needs rigidity and a mill style layout is better, but then the travels are low. Router style with moving gantry has a much larger cutting area but then rigidity is less.