Category: CNC Projects
CNC Projects
Now that the CNC is up and running its time for a few upgrades… the first being a spindle instead of a wood router. The addition of a spindle will allow for more torque and consistent cutting speeds, the torque…
I had the need to bend some acrylic for the CNC to try and help keep the linear bearings and rails a little cleaner, probably not necessary but an easy add on. I simply needed a piece of plexiglass bent…
Since my golfing buddies and I play a skins game throughout the year, it seemed fitting to make a trophy to celebrate the yearly point winner. The first thing that came to mind was the Fed-Ex Cup that the pro’s…
For the last 15 years while employed at Papa Johns we put on a golf scramble and I took the responsibility to make trophies for the players, this year I made some nice acrylic trophies. I had some stock laying…
This was one of those annoyingly poorly designed manufacturer repairs for a product that should last for years, but sadly didn’t. The gist of the problem is that the BagBoy cart comes with a lever actuated hand break, terrific! However,…
After setting up my CNC and running some tests and jobs I was quickly realizing that I was having problems with my Z axis losing steps. I was working on a carving and noticing the cuts were not consistent, my…
I did a bit of research before I sat down in front of AutoCad to draw my dust boot and I think it paid off for version 1 and version 2. I made them out of MDF since it…
The build is going to be using 45×90 BOSCH Rexroth, the table size is 48 x 60 and will utilize rack and pinion movement. I plan on using a Hitachi MV2 router as the motor. I’m still a bit undecided…