3 Axis CNC router

[JoeHarris]

big saw.

[D-man]

Awesome. What short of price was that?

[CraftyGeek]

What drill press is that lurking in the background?...looks incredibly similar to mine :-p

[JoeHarris]

Awesome. What short of price was that?

The saw was just shy of £200 and the steel was £210 including delivery which I was really chuffed about, was expecting to pay quite a bit more considering the quantity!! Started cleaning it all up and marking out last night - feels like proper progress finally!

[JoeHarris]

What drill press is that lurking in the background?...looks incredibly similar to mine :-p

It's an Axminster but I can't remember the model - small but pretty good so far only real limit is the minimum rpm is 500 - I'd like to be able to run it slower for some of the big holes I'm going to need...

[CraftyGeek]

It's an Axminster but I can't remember the model - small but pretty good so far only real limit is the minimum rpm is 500

Thought so - that's what i've got...although I think i've got a lower model.
Yep - rpm is limiting...also now i've started drilling steel i'm finding it doesn't have as much torque i'd like (it stalls/gets stuck quite easily - mine only has a 150W motor...wondering if I can retro fit something with a bit more oomph in there...

[JAZZCNC]

...also now i've started drilling steel i'm finding it doesn't have as much torque i'd like (it stalls/gets stuck quite easily - mine only has a 150W motor...

Buy some cutting paste when drilling steels makes quite a difference to ease of cutting, won't replace lack of power but does help some with lower power motors.

[JoeHarris]

Thought so - that's what i've got...although I think i've got a lower model.
Yep - rpm is limiting...also now i've started drilling steel i'm finding it doesn't have as much torque i'd like (it stalls/gets stuck quite easily - mine only has a 150W motor...wondering if I can retro fit something with a bit more oomph in there...

Slightly meatier on mine - 370w. It's not the power that's the issue for me it's the speed - it looks like there is a hole for a third gear - photo - anyone know if you can retrofit them?

[Wobblycogs]

That looks very familiar... There's a third pulley in mine which allows the drill to go down to really low speeds. The middle pulley is on a sort of offset arm so that it's free to move about when the belts are in different positions. With some work I think you could probably fabricate the necessary parts. Once the kids are awake (got to be quiet at the moment) I'll see if I can't get you a couple of photographs of the inside of mine.

[Wobblycogs]

As promised a couple of photos. I pulled the middle pulley out so you can get an idea of size.



Sorry for the shocking photo quality it's a bit dark in what passes for my workshop.