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20-05-2016 #1
I saw this on the 'tube today and after reading all the build and design threads on here I thought it might be interesting to those builders.
This is built with 1/2" steel box frame and is every bit as good as a production unit...
https://youtu.be/b-y03hhCCME
I would love one of these.
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21-05-2016 #2
We should consider that he used a VMC-15 to machine stuff for it and has what we might consider an unlimited budged though ;-)
You think that's too expensive? You're not a Model Engineer are you? :D
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21-05-2016 #3
Yes, also worked for Haas ;) And built it in 8 weeks!
BUT, at the end of the day, it is made from steel box, HiWin rails and ballscrews - stuff we play with all the time.
I think it just shows that basic stuff can build seriously good machines.
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21-05-2016 #4
He was a founder of FADAL, not Haas ;)
And it's not quite bog standard steel box. IIRC it's a high tensile cromoly steel.Avoiding the rubbish customer service from AluminiumWarehouse since July '13.
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21-05-2016 #5You think that's too expensive? You're not a Model Engineer are you? :D
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21-05-2016 #6
My bad ;)
I still thinks its a cool machine though, yes he used big machines to build it but then we could send a frame out for machining to big company - it's not that expensive.
Yes the steel is cromoly but that is available.
The motion was bog-standard HiWin though, most likely with pre-load etc but still HiWin.
He just copied a production machine and scaled it down, but it proves it can be done without throwing three hundred tons of steel at it ;)
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21-05-2016 #7
If we all had the same resources he had our machines would be better, mine was built using a micro mill less than £500 new with a £100 conversion and no previous experience. His workshop and his budget I would have built a better machine than I did and in your case I would guess your mini mill would have grown and had that £4k ATC spindle.
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21-05-2016 #8
Don't get me wrong here, I think what we have all built or are contemplating building here are simply fantastic, what I am trying to say is that the frame for his build probably did not cost that much, yes he has a whole lot of bells and whistles added but at the core it's just an L-shape steel box frame and I would wager that it could be done a lot cheaper than his and still get the results as the design is sound and shows that mass is important - his bed must weigh a fair bit alone.
:)
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22-05-2016 #9
Agree with Dave 100%.
The basic frame isn't anything special and easily with in anyones grasp given realistic budget and determination. The main difference I see is the fact he's got inside knowledge of how Pro machines are built and full access to fendors that can spec and provide the bells n whistles. Being a millionare doesn't hurt is task either.!!
Give me 12K and I'll build something to equal or better it.!!
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