My Cnc build

**Skiprat** · 29-11-2016

Gave the machine a clean up and started to cut....Also bought myself a Hypertherm 45 but that has been sitting next door since march and hasnt even been opened except to check contents.

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Also had to buy 3 new driver boxes as there was a slight wiring mishap but i have also been able to repair the 3 and use them as spares.

**Skiprat** · 29-11-2016

The spoil board is 28mm MDF cut in half and put on top off itself so the picture show it at 4ft x 4ft. The holes were plugged with 6mm threaded inserts which will be used to hold down the material to be cut. The whole lot will be fixed to the orange metal as seen in photo so as to be able to be leveled up as needed.
Once i get the Hypertherm up and running, the board will be removed to expose the water table (yet to be built). The material for the water table is underneath the MDF ready for welding.

There is still a few teething problems which i will update or change as they rear their heads. But i will be putting a few photos on to get some feed back for the connection of the Hypertherm to my THC and also to wire the VFD up to be remote controlled from Mach 3.
Hopefully gets some help from the forum....
Many thanks
Tommy

**Skiprat** · 29-11-2016

Here is a video of it operating.....its the first one ive uploaded and i have rotated it but it still came out sideways.

Need to do some research into video editing / uploaded if anyone has any ideas please?

https://youtu.be/MgE1dAob4Fg

**Skiprat** · 29-11-2016

And another one.

https://youtu.be/maGSxdrnzsM

Tommy

**njhussey** · 30-11-2016

Originally Posted by Skiprat

......The holes were plugged with 6mm threaded inserts which will be used to hold down the material to be cut.

Machine is looking good! Don't try to tighten whatever you're clamping down too tight, the inserts pull out of the MDF really easily or distort the bed round them so it's no longer flat!!

**Skiprat** · 04-12-2016

Here is a picture of the real first job...

njhussey.....same thoughts as you but upto now the bolt holes held the piece no problems but that might be because its a new piece of mdf.
Not sure after a lot of spilt coffee etc....

Light not too good but its visible.