3D PRINTED CNC MKII (Patreon)
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Hi everyone!!
THE EXCUSES AND APOLOGIES:
I'm not sure how but this one took four entire weeks. I've been focusing a lot on this design being shareable and that has implied retouching the design and reprinting parts more times than I would have liked. The worst part is that I haven't finished the BOM yet and although the design is officially finished I still need to rename and reorganise the components so it is easier to understand. I totally underestimated what sharing this project would imply. My goal now is to get a decent BOM and a clean the 3D model.
INTRODUCTION:
There have been several modifications to the design, many of them have been focusing on fitting the right fasteners on the parts without the need of modifications and little details here and there.
I modified the parts also so they fit in a 220x210x200 printer so more people can reproduce it.
I modified the router bracket so I could fit this new Makita router, it has electronic speed control and is 1/3 cheaper than the Dewalt equivalent. This one allows to go low on RPM to adjust the machining quality, as you can see in the incredible finish on those aluminium parts. It also accepts 8mm shank bits with are cheaper and easier to find.
TECHINCAL SPECIFICATIONS:
The machine usable surface is 500x500 mm the vertical clearance of the carriage is 60 mm up to the waste board but removing the wasteboard the usable travel of the carriage is 80 mm so with the proper bit and removing the wasteboard that would be the maximum depth workable.
The rigidity of the machine is not bad, mixed with adaptive clearing and finishing passes, aluminium parts can be machined pretty precisely and with incredible finishing.
TOOLCHAIN
I do my design on Fusion360 which covers the first two parts of the toolchain:
Design: I do my designs on Fusion360.
CAM: I generate the gcode with the Fusion360 manufacturing environment.
GCODE SENDER: I control and send the files to the machine using the Universal Gcode Platform.
As always I'll love to read your comments down below and thanks a lot for your patience and understanding.
Enjoy!!