MDF CNC Router plans / parts for home build beginners

[irving2008]

Good idea. With the more usual angle configuration you end up having to mount the carriage on a 45 deg chamfer of some description. With this, you get the bearings at 60 deg and a flat on top/bottom. to mount the carriage.

With the bearings being at 60 deg, they would be best run on round or hex rail rather than 90 deg angle.

Also, does this mean that you are going to have to drill and tap the bar stock to fit the bearings? No big deal for you guys, but might not suite a beginner.

I'll refer you back to the first post "Also I will be prepared to either manufacture myself or get components made that people are struggling to make, not all the components but just the parts which will be difficult to make at home. How much will these cost? Not as much as you think! I am not here to earn a living from this just give people a chance to get started." This would be a good example of where others could help out. However even a beginner would benefit from investing a few quid in a cheap drill press adaptor to get a bit of accuracy! Drilling and tapping hex bar stock wouldn't be that difficult.

[Wobblybootie]

However even a beginner would benefit from investing a few quid in a cheap drill press adaptor to get a bit of accuracy! Drilling and tapping hex bar stock wouldn't be that difficult.

Careful ... SWMBO bought me one of those from B&Q... the 43mm euro collar would not grip a 43mm drill with a piece of 240 grit paper wrapped around it and also the casting was 3deg. off centre. It may have been a Friday afternoon special, but Wolf or Draper offer better quality (for a price)