Comments sought on new build: A CNC Router for RC Gliders and Planes

[njhussey]

Not much getting done this week on the build.....



lazing by the pool with a few beers seems a better thing to be doing!!!

[njhussey]

Ok so 20 mins on it tonight and ive drilled the holes to mount the 20mm thick Ali base. Just got to notch the front corners and file where the frame welds will be and then the headache of putting the base on, drilling and tapping the mounting holes and then bolting the base on. It's blinking heavy without the base on, still what's another 50kg eh.....

[njhussey]

Up ended the router, b*@@#r me it's quite heavy!



Notched the corners of the 20mm plate and chamfered where the weld beads are. Put the plate on the base and used an 8.5mm transfer punch to mark the bolt holes.



Drilled and hand tapped the plate...



Put it on the frame and tightened the bolts up...



And then put foot pads on and put it down on the floor for the time being....

[Washout]

Good to see some more progress on the machine. It looks like its getting close to cutting testing?

BTW - what is the cutting area - it looks smaller in the latest pics but I estimate 500x1500-ish mm?

Chris

[Noplace]

Up ended the router, b*@@#r me it's quite heavy!



Notched the corners of the 20mm plate and chamfered where the weld beads are. Put the plate on the base and used an 8.5mm transfer punch to mark the bolt holes.



Drilled and hand tapped the plate...



Put it on the frame and tightened the bolts up...



And then put foot pads on and put it down on the floor for the time being....

looks awesome, mind pointing me to where you got those leveling pads? thanks!

[njhussey]

looks awesome, mind pointing me to where you got those leveling pads? thanks!

I got them from RDG Tools http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/1...dia-14743.html when I got a load of other bits (8" Vertex indexing head etc...) I'm sure they're not the cheapest by far but I was ordering loads of other goodies.....

[njhussey]

It's 1000 x 500 although I'm not sure I'll quite get 1000....we'll see.

Yes good to make more progress, spending more time on it tomorrow so hoping to get some movement again tomorrow!

[njhussey]

Ok so I didn't connect up the control panel and play with a small surfacing program.....honest!!!

https://youtu.be/SS2O6dHBvqU

[Wobblycogs]

Congratulations, looking really good.

[njhussey]

Congratulations, looking really good.

Cheers Graham!