My new machine - Guess the make!

[Pilsbury]

Certainly is tidy. But please we want more......photos, video, impressions. Good luck as you take your first steps into CNC

Ok then, more photos coming soon as I’m mid way cutting my first “proper piece” 😉

But some first impressions. Heavy. Very bloody heavy. Sure Dean may correct me, but my guess is 400kg. All parts are heavy duty, either thick steel box section for the frame or milled aluminium....guessing over 1/2” thick. Totally rigid which is key to accuracy and decent cuts. Ploughs through the wood I’ve presented it with and I bet I’m cutting conservatively. Can cut aluminium as shown by Dean’s test piece he gave me. I’ll save aluminium for a later date. Electrics wise, I know little about, except to say the electric enclosure is neat, tidy and well laid out. Certainly not a worm’s wedding!

I’ve had zero mishaps, no broken bits, no issues at all and I’ve done a fair bit of cutting now. But that must be down to my extensive CNC experience (5 hours) 😉

Perhaps tomorrow when I’ve finished my current piece, I’ll post some photos of my efforts so far. Promise to be gentle.... I’ll also some more machine photos

[JAZZCNC]

BTW Jazz, Bottom right of the photo is a jar of double cable insulated bootlace ferrules - neater than an uninsulated one.

Cheers,

Rob

Don't really get the gist of what your meaning by this Rob.?

Very neat! Nice to see Dean using some of the same design ideas as me

Erm, I'm struggling to see any correlation Kit other than both use Steel and water-cooled spindle.?

But some first impressions. Heavy. Very bloody heavy. Sure Dean may correct me, but my guess is 400kg. All parts are heavy duty, either thick steel box section for the frame or milled aluminium....guessing over 1/2” thick.

Well, Solid Works say 265Kg but I've got a feeling that was calculated using a 3mm wall tube and we have used 4 and 5mm with a scattering 10mm steel plate for things like gantry sides. The aluminum parts are a mixture of 10mm, 15mm, and 20mm. I'm thinking the extra 100kg+ discrepancy could be the powder coating...

I haven't actually weighed a finished machine yet because soon as they are finished I'm trying to get them out the door, just don't drop it on your toe is my advice...

[Kitwn]

Erm, I'm struggling to see any correlation Kit other than both use Steel and water-cooled spindle.?

Dean,
I was, as usual, being slightly facetious, your standards and mine are very different for good reasons. But the key point I had in mind is...

I can't see this for certain but it looks like the fixed rails, leadscrews and motors on each side are all fixed to a single beam which allows adjustment of the rail spacing without upsetting the relative alignment of those elements. It also makes the machine simpler to disasemble for transport and instalation without upsetting the alignment, a factor which would be important if the workshop is in an attic as this one looks like it might be from the photographs, though I wouldn't want to carry 400Kg up the stairs, even in several pieces and I certainly wouldn't want to sleep in the bedroom directly underneath it!

I built my new steel framed machine in this way after having endless problems getting everything lined up all at once on the last of my wood and MDF versions.

Pilsbury,
Brilliant video! I also like the credits, though you might be in trouble for leaving out "Post Production Catering - Wife" if you have one and she brought you a cup of tea during the editting.

[Clive S]

if the workshop is in an attic as this one looks like it might be from the photographs,

It looks to me be put in a timber shed with panels on the internal framing and a window in the left hand side. Very nice machine though

[Kitwn]

It looks to me be put in a timber shed with panels on the internal framing and a window in the left hand side. Very nice machine though

Failed to notice the window first time round. A far more sensible interpretation.

I agree, it's a very nice machine. You can see how years of experience have resulted in a design that makes efficient use of material and simplified construction without compromising quality. If I ever build another router I'm going to trawl the forum for every picture of a recent Jazzcnc machine and study them carefully.