Luke11CNC Build Log ,I'm so naïve

[luke11cnc]

well we did do some work on the CNC Machine at the week end and have now mounted the gantry support extrusion to rear beam and gantry sides



poor poor Luke "Dad how many more time do we have to take it apart just to build it back up again"




at the week end we also started the mounting of drivers in the old computer




Now I must admit I did most of this and Luke just did the last one and as you can see he finished mounting the transformer



In this image Luke is drilling out the y-axis supported rails as they came blank



I'm hoping to receive the y-axis supports from Jonathan on Saturday

so we can fit them on Sunday as Mum is out for the day

any way I just thought I would post a quick update

James and Luke

Ps

it's Luke's bday next month any suggestions for a CNC related present ??

[JAZZCNC]

it's Luke's bday next month any suggestions for a CNC related present ??

How about one of these. ? ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llRbU...eature=related

What date is Lukes B-day.?

[Jonathan]

Z-axis is in progress, plus Y-axis stepper motor mount:







I reground the cutter (6mm single flute) freehand after the Z-plate as it was chipped. Better finish than ever! :surprised:



All the bits made, mainly drilling and tapping to do now then check it all fits properly.

So close now

Something worth noting for the future is that the aluminium flat bar is nowhere near flat, so in future I will stick with getting aluminium plate like I used for my machine.

The BK support is partially dismantled in the photo as it's not going to work without modification. Glad I never considered using them on my machine, too much trouble compared to just making the whole thing.