My new machine - Guess the make!

[Pilsbury]

Just be mindful that they have both been doing this for many years and I'd bet my left gonad they didn't make the things you have within just a few weeks of ever using a CNC machine, so don't be so hard on your self, you are doing amazing..

Patience is not one of my virtues! But I’m currently trying some other things to expand my knowledge and experience. Just over a month in now and think I’ve got to know the machine pretty well although I feel I’m using it to just a fraction of its ability. Want to try some parametric furniture next. Then who knows what. Need to find some more you tubers to inspire me!

[Kitwn]

Well, the stuff I like...... I suppose the king of it from what I’ve seen on youtube is broinwood. This little video sparked my interest in cnc. I’m still trying to work out his settings for the super fine detail. Half of me wonders if it’s his wood choice. American black walnut with maple. I believe these are much tighter grained than the cheaper woods I use making a better cut. But wood here in the uk is super expensive. I recon that amount of ABW and maple would cost me nearly £200! As a newbie I can’t make a mistake on that so shan’t be blowing that cash. Plus if I were to be spending that money I’d want a pretty penny for the result. Broinwood has a huge audience and could sell these for £750 all day long. I don’t.
https://youtu.be/w51KsS7slmk

That chopping board is amazing. I can see that it would take time to get all the settings, tool choice etc. just right to be able to turn out that quality of work but once you have...

Kit

[Andrewg]

Well I've joined the club, collecting my JAZZCNC JZR9060 at the weekend. Dean and son Jarad were so generous with their time running me through all the basic processes to get 'the beast' to dance to my will before sending me on my way with it wedged in the back of my car.

Immensely impressed with the engineering of these machines, it is built to do the job intended but as a result is no lightweight. Glad after suggestions earlier in this thread I had abandoned the idea of casters, and built a robust stand.(tip 1).

Tip 2 for those of us who don't move machine tools about on a regular basis, an engine crane is what you need, so bother any home car mechanics you know or hire one. It even fitted in my small side shed, where by shear luck it's legs fitted between the legs of the stand for a graceful dismount. So much more sedate than trying to get four burley friends to bench press it up there!

So much to learn and master, but great to be moving from pipedreams to practical. Pilsbury's progress has been rather swan like, where as I expect mine will be duck like with more splashing about.

The good news is that Dean already has a second batch in the pipeline.....the bad news is that I believe almost half of them are spoken for already.

[Clive S]

Is it one of his vertical machines

I think you will be very pleased with and have many happy years of fun with it.

[Kitwn]

Pilsbury's progress has been rather swan like, where as I expect mine will be duck like with more splashing about.

But with a machine like that and all the resources of MYCNCUK to help, you'll be soaring like an eagle in no time!

Wow, I can talk crap at times!!! What sort of things do you plan to make with it?

Kit

[Andrewg]

Wow, I can talk crap at times!!! What sort of things do you plan to make with it?
Kit

No problem, though perhaps you should make that one your last!

Short answer - Everything
Longer answer - the first aim is small wood item to use up my offcuts and learn. Then integrate it into my chair making, to both reduce my reliance on templates that are taking over my loft, cut precision joinery and add personalisation......and then who knows......

[Pilsbury]

I thought you had longer to wait Andrew..... Glad to hear you have your machine on the way - we need to see some projects!

[JAZZCNC]

I thought you had longer to wait Andrew..... Glad to hear you have your machine on the way - we need to see some projects!

We are cracking on nicely now, working our way down the list to get people making chips, and nearly at the end, then we start on the next list...Lol

[Andrewg]

I thought you had longer to wait Andrew..... Glad to hear you have your machine on the way - we need to see some projects!

Well not quite ready to knock out an inlaid end grain chopping board! But got some time this weekend to try stuff out. Making simple small boxes to play about with feeds and speeds, climb vs conventional and tolerances on the lid fitting. Once sorted they take only 1.5min to knock out......the external clean up takes longer! Need a fixture so the machine can do that too I guess.



Dust collection needs work...hose tie wrapped to spindle whilst I wait for dust boot to arrive.

[pippin88]

Well not quite ready to knock out an inlaid end grain chopping board! But got some time this weekend to try stuff out. Making simple small boxes to play about with feeds and speeds, climb vs conventional and tolerances on the lid fitting. Once sorted they take only 1.5min to knock out......the external clean up takes longer! Need a fixture so the machine can do that too I guess.



Dust collection needs work...hose tie wrapped to spindle whilst I wait for dust boot to arrive.

That is better dust collection than on most CNC routers already