A better openbuild OX cnc machine ?

**eurikain** · 07-04-2016

Originally Posted by magicniner

Lightweight side plates!
I've just deleted 5 minutes of typing but Isembard Kingdom Brunel is spinning like a top in his place of rest!

Just make thicker plates then, out of steel even better :) It's crazy how when you British people post I always have to Google your slang :D

**Clive S** · 07-04-2016

Originally Posted by eurikain

Just make thicker plates then, out of steel even better :) It's crazy how when you British people post I always have to Google your slang :D

By the time you have put ball screws on made the plate thicker changed the control box etc etc etc. Just build one from scratch

**magicniner** · 07-04-2016

Originally Posted by Clive S

Just build one from scratch

What He said!
Don't buy crap and improve it, look at crap and improve upon it ;-)

- Nick

**PotatoMill** · 07-04-2016

Sgspenceley at open builds is building an improved version, with linear guide rails http://www.openbuilds.com/builds/lin...machines.1771/.

**AndyGuid** · 07-04-2016

Originally Posted by PotatoMill

Sgspenceley at open builds is building an improved version, with linear guide rails http://www.openbuilds.com/builds/lin...machines.1771/.

With the square 20mm linear rails and RM1605 ball-screws specified at the end of that link, it looks to me like that is more of a build-from-scratch than a kit-thingy? Think it would benefit from RM1610 ballscrews on the X and Y axes though.

**eurikain** · 08-04-2016

Definitely agree with that. The link starts as an evolution of the OX but ends up being a from-scratch version :)

**magicniner** · 09-04-2016

Originally Posted by PotatoMill

Sgspenceley at open builds is building an improved version, with linear guide rails http://www.openbuilds.com/builds/lin...machines.1771/.

I love this new public, flow of conciousness design process, when he types
"25th April
Major redesign today to improve structure and make it stronger."

I read
"I was a clueless knobsock yesterday with the engineering aptitude of a llama and I've just realised that, but I'm all better now!"

Priceless :D

**Ger21** · 10-04-2016

Originally Posted by magicniner

I read :
"I was a clueless knobsock yesterday with the engineering aptitude of a llama and I've just realised that, but I'm all better now!"

Priceless :D

What funny is that there's a huge group of people learning about CNC from the ground floor. They're basically doing the same thing that we did 12-15 years ago, but instead of making cheap machines from MDF and skate bearings, they're making crap machines from custom lightweight extrusions. And the first thing they do when they build their machines, is figure out how to make them better. They really don't have a clue.

**JAZZCNC** · 10-04-2016

Originally Posted by Ger21

What funny is that there's a huge group of people learning about CNC from the ground floor. They're basically doing the same thing that we did 12-15 years ago, but instead of making cheap machines from MDF and skate bearings, they're making crap machines from custom lightweight extrusions. And the first thing they do when they build their machines, is figure out how to make them better. They really don't have a clue.

Agreed Gerry but the difference being IMO is that 12-15ys ago things where a little different with very few people doing this so not lot of Info floating around. Which isn't the case Now.! . . . .These Muppets are just Lazy and don't want to read.