Someone to help me build a machine

[george uk]

hi

will it be a production machine or just used sparingly.

would you require the surfaces ( profile ) to be shaped as well as the corners.

If its just doing the tenon / mortice, it would probably be easier to build a shaper for each, rather than a gantry cnc

[mandev]

hi

will it be a production machine or just used sparingly.

would you require the surfaces ( profile ) to be shaped as well as the corners.

If its just doing the tenon / mortice, it would probably be easier to build a shaper for each, rather than a gantry cnc

Hi George,
Thanks for the reply. It will be a production machine. Only the ends would be cut i.e the tenon / mortice part. the other shaping we do ourselves.
At the moment, we cut up long lengths of shaped profile into various smaller lengths - anything from 150mm upwards and increasing in increments of 1mm (or 1" depending on customer requirements) However, we have popular sizes 10", 12" up to about 40" . These are the sizes we would present to the machine.

I invisage presenting about 4 or 6 lengths to the machine at 45 degrees. the end stop would keep them all at the same datum. Pneumatic clamps come down and hold them in place until the spindle motor with cutter travels the length and creates the mitre cut. If possible another spindle with a blade would insert the mortice cut or this can be done in another operation.

It is more of designing the machine with the electronics working, than it is about "can it do it". I know it is possible, its just the mechanics behind it :-)

cheers
les