My Cnc build

[Skiprat]

Ive cut the square tube and it needs drilling and painting but away at the moment and not back till sunday so probablies next week for an update.....once the y axis is apart i should be able to make some makeshift reduction parts to allow the machine to cut out its own "permanent" ones.

Cheers Tommy

[Skiprat]

Well been away to London but now i am back and cut painted and in process of adding new length into "y" axis...bought a few bits and bobs and am in process of making up reduction gear mechanism.
Then looking on eBay i came across a virtually unused 6040 cnc machine so i bid on it and won...so hopefully can use that machine to make bits for my big machine.

[Skiprat]

Here is the 6040 cnc machine i won. I know all about the crap boards and drivers, but up to now i have had no problems.
I nearly sold all my loose cnc machine parts but never got around to it and fortunately i do have new good bobs and driver boards in that box so these will be kept for what i have been told will be an inevitable change out. Probably will change them out anyway as the general cnc community reckons the difference is phenomenal..

[Skiprat]

well im back...been using small cnc to learn on and have made loads of prototype gearboxes for my big cnc....got a load of 3ft x 6ft acrylic sheets to practice on and have been trying out all my crap skills on cncing them. Im over the moon what i have learnt and can relay that into my big cnc. Once photos transfer over...i will post them.
One of my driver boards blew up so had to wait for a new one (bloody £120) hence the long wait for updates.
Cheers Skiprat