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26-11-2017 #8
That's the plan, but I have a project that needs the extra Z travel I should have 12cm now but to get any more I need to rebuild it as the gantry height is the limiting factor. I'm going to use my machine for this project if I find the Z travel to be a limiting factor then I will have to sort it. I have a few ideas how to carve it up so I can get away with 10cm travel but until I start carving I won't really know what I need lol.
The next month or 2 is learning how to cut with it and then tests cuts, I have no illusions the more complicated stuff I want to do is going to take me months to work out how to make lol. The woods are very expensive to work on so lots of test cuts and scale models first ;)
What I have no idea is what bits to use to mill the woods, was planning to use 2 flute router cutters for the roughing and ballnose end mills to smooth off.
What I really need is a 5th axis and 40cm of Z but that's not happening but I can dream ;)http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/10880...60cm-work-area My first CNC build WIP 120cm*80cm
If you didn't buy it from China the company you bought it from did ;)
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