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Hi from Wales
Cymro:
Couple of years ago I bought a load of MDF offcuts off eBay. Looking at the photo they should have gone in my car (Pug 306) with the seats down. When I went to collect them they were in a rack 6 foot high, 2 foot wide and 8 foot long. I loaded the car up, getting about 1/3rd of the load in when I noticed the wheels were touching the body . . . I unloaded some until I could at least move the car and went back with my trailer for the rest. Gave £1.04 for the lot . . .
So, in common with lots of other things, the router will mostly be made of MDF. I'll be using the standard sort of configuration as detailed in 'Build your Own CNC Machine' by Patrick Hood-Daniel and James Floyd-Kelly, since I originally intended it to be a router. It will have linear bearings using aluminium angle and skateboard bearings, and will be a custom size (3' x 2') to suit the available space. The table will be a lump of kitchen worktop reinforced with MDF (what else . . . ?) cos it was available. I've got 12mm x 2mm precision trapeziodal leadscrew and will make anti-backlash nuts from Delrin to suit (done it before and it works well)
I figure if I make it as per the router design I can use it as a 3D printer since the freedoms of movement are the same, but I can still use it as a router if and when I want, but 3D printers aren't all that robust and probably wouldn't work as a router.
I bought the leadscrews and the motors new off eBay at knockdown prices, along with the stepper drivers, and had most of the rest of the stuff lying about!
Any and all hints welcome!
AussieJimG:
Welcome Cymro, from the other side of the world (where it is now starting to warm up).
Jim
vtsteam:
Hi Cymro,
sounds like we have many of the same machines and interests. Great to have you here! :beer:
ps. in my ongoing epic shop cleanup and reorganization (still ongoing) I uncovered my Atlas shaper, which I received as a box of blackened and encrusted parts. It's semi assembled now and somewhat de-gunked, but I believe I'm missing a few small bits -- hoping to fabricate those. So I will be very interested to see yours.
krv3000:
hi and welcume
garym:
Hi Cymro,
Croeso i'r fforwm.
Gary (trying to learn Welsh)
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