Thread: My steel framed router
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28-12-2009 #1
Hi Tom.
Getting the bits from China was easy. The price was £412.08 including shipping. I expected to get charged VAT and import duty but I got away with it. I'm sure the quality of the ballscrews is not as good as you would get from some of the sponsors of this site but for my first machine, it made sense to me. The drive couplings didn't last long but to be fair, they were rated for 2Nm and I was working them hard on 3Nm motors. I have replaced them for now with reinforced hose and jubilee clips.
The bits from China took about 3 weeks to arrive but when they were delivered, the small pair of linear rails were missing. I emailed the guy and he sent them out straight away without any argument.
I dont know the policy for posting the details of non-sponsors so I will PM you the guys details.
My build costs were
Rails etc £412.08
Motors and drivers £400.51
Spindle £152.50
4 core screened cable for motors £15.00
and about £50 for machine screws and electrical bits and bobs.
Everything else was given freely or was scrap.
I hope your build goes well
Paul
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