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14-06-2020 #1
Hi everyone, I'm looking to start a build soon so I'm after the help of you clever lot please.
I like the style of Toomast's machine, and I'd be able to manage this sort of welded frame etc.
The beast built by Toomast
The machine will be used mainly to cut sheets of MDF, Plywood etc, so needs to be an 8x4' beast. And I do love to tinker, so cutting aluminium and steel is also on the wish list.
My rough plans so far are to basically use the style of Toomast's for the frame, rails and gantry. Do you think 75x75x3mm MS box section is sufficient for the rails and frame? And 200x100x5 for the gantry?
I'll use 25mm square rails and carriages.
I'm not sure on the drive system yet, I like the idea of using ballscrews but at this size I'll either need thick screws or possibly a driven nut (which I won't be able to machine myself)
I was going to go for NEMA34 12kN motors on each axis, as once it's up and running it will be used for extended periods each day.
I plan to level critical surfaces with epoxy, as it seems to work well for most who've tried it. Although I have inquired about having the surfaces milled, but I imagine that will be a costly job.
Any pointers you can give me is greatly appreciated, I am doing drawings in scketchup currently so I'll post some when done.
TIALast edited by scott88; 14-06-2020 at 01:51 PM.
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14-06-2020 #2
Unless you have extensive experience in high speed machining of steel,you would do yourself a favour if you found a mill to do a conversion on.The spindle speed of a router is extremely high for the activity.How do you intend to attach the rails to the box section?
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14-06-2020 #3
Cutting steel would just be a bonus, not really essential.
I plan to use 5mm box for the rail members and bolt them on.
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15-06-2020 #4
3mm wall is too thin use 5mm on all steel sections.
Only use 12Nm Nema 34's if your using Mains voltage drives. If you don't use high voltage they will be slow.-use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.
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15-06-2020 #5
Thanks for the info.
I must admit the electronics part is what worries me most about the project, I keep putting off the research
What's the reason for 5mm, extra rigidity or resonance?
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15-06-2020 #6-use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.
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15-06-2020 #7
Yeah, I was thinking of at least 5-6mm for anything that will hold a rail and 3mm for the rest, mainly for budget. I've seen people filling with sand, so maybe I could do that for dampening the high frequencies?
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16-06-2020 #8
Have you considered bracing the top rail of the lattice laterally?The triangulation within the lattice does they job longitudinally,but with those hefty steppers moving the column across the machine,what is there to prevent flexing?It could be more significant than high frequency resonance.
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16-06-2020 #9
Interesting point. It seems to work well for Toomast but he did use 100mm box for the frame.
Possibly a tweak on this design could reduced the rail height and slightly increase the gantry height, that should potentially reduce any lateral racking.
I don't fancy bracing the front of the machine as it would make loading awkward.
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16-06-2020 #10
Don't over think it because it's not required for the use your wanting it for, infact, for a sheet material machine you'd be better without the high sides to make loading and access easy, just build a strong gantry with stiff sides will easily do what you need. Over engineering might appear good at first until the real world issues stick there heads up because Accessing cut parts on a 8x4 with high sides is a pain in the arse unless your 7ft tall.!
-use common sense, if you lack it, there is no software to help that.
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