Tag: Building

Building a Mini CNC Milling Machine from Scratch

November 14, 2022

DIY/ Homemade Servo driven CNC Milling Machine with Automatic Tool Changer. It’s capable of machining various metals like aluminium, steel, titanium.
The overall build took about 2 year to this point – along work and university.
Every part of this build (development/design and manufacturing) was done by myself with the help of basic tools (angle grinder, Drill press …) and a bench top lathe.
Besides the servo drive and spindle motor, it was a build on a budget. Most of the components are from industry sales. The spindle motor was sponsored by one of the companies I was working for during my bachelor studies (innospiring).

The overall plan of building a CNC Mill evolved during the process. The further I got and the more I learned, the more I wanted to achieve with this. Now it is usable and capable for building small complex prototypes of “high“ precision.

The Automatic Tool Changer was build with a friend of mine, as part of a semester project in university. A 4th and 5th Axis were also developed in the following semester (unfortunately not build yet..).

Some Specs of the Machine:
– X Travel: 240 mm
– Y Travel: 170 mm
– Z Travel: 210 mm

– max. G0 (X,Y): 14 m/min
– max. G0 (Z): 7 m/min
– Servo Power: 170 W (max.)
– Spindle Power: 2,2 kW (i = 2.5)
– Tool Holders: SK20 (max. D12 mm)

– total weight: about 80 kg
– outer dimensions: 500x500x700 mm

If you have any questions: leave a comment or feel free to contact me:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Insta: @engineeringsparetime

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CNC Milling Machine

Building a Portal CNC Milling Machine from Scratch — 1

Engineering Spare Time

November 13, 2022

DIY/ “Homemade“ Portal Milling Machine with automatic tool changer spindle SK30 (BT30). The overall working area of the machine will be about 550 x 650 x 450 mm (X x Y x Z). The total weight will be about 950 kg. The structure of the machine is a welded metal frame that will be filled with UHP concrete to improve the dampening. All the components of the machine (ball srews, linear rails, …) are industrial grade (Bosch Rexroth, THK, SKF, GMT, …). The machine will be power by NEMA 34 stepper motors for testing. Until everything is working as expected, those will be substituted by a servo drive system complemented by SICK absolute encoders on all axes.

The build and component purchasing started in 2016, since then we were able to get basically everything together that‘s needed to finalize the build.
The milling spindle is a spare part from an old (1990) Steinel BT20 5-axis milling machine

Some Specs of the Machine:
– X Travel: 550 mm
– Y Travel: 650 mm
– Z Travel: 450 mm

– max. G0 (X,Y) : 15 m/min
– max. G0 (Z) : 10 m/min
– Servo Power (later) : 400 W (max.)
– Spindle Power : 4,5 kW (i = 2.5)
– Tool Holders: SK30

– total weight: about 950 kg
– outer dimensions: 1000x1200x1200 mm (without housing and table)

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CNC Router

DIY CNC Router Part 2 // Building a Small CNC Router

Gökmen ALTUNTAŞ

November 7, 2022

Hello friends, in this video i continue the building of my diy cnc router. You can find all the measurements at the end of the video. And here is the materials’ links:
Original 3018 CNC Control Board: https://bit.ly/2ZurTpl
Nema 17 stepper motor (3x): https://bit.ly/2ZP308n
NEMA 17 42-Series Mounting Plate (2x): https://bit.ly/2RondwS
Aluminum Alloy Coupling Bore 5×8 (3x): https://bit.ly/3mbvvGN
SBR12 Linear Guide Rail (2x 600 mm, 2x 400 mm): https://bit.ly/2GSWhDv
SBR12UU Linear Bearing (8x): https://bit.ly/3kdXNym
T8 Lead Screw – lead 4mm (1x 600 mm, 1x 400 mm, 1x 200 mm): https://bit.ly/2FqdGTB
T8 Nut for lead screw – lead 4mm (3x): https://bit.ly/33pJAYA

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Metal CNC Machine

CNC Basecamp Ep006: Metal Inlays

Woodsmith

November 6, 2022

If you’re looking for a special accent for a box, bench or cabinet, a CNC router allows easy access to the world of metal inlay. Metal inlay is so appealing because it sets up a contrast between the alluring colors and seamless form of metal against the visually complex and warm organic background of wood. So, let’s explore how to add this fun and relatively simple technique to your CNC equipped shop.

Find more information on all of my CNC Basecamp series here: https://www.woodsmith.com/cnc-basecamp/

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CNC Router

Build A CNC Router For Your Own Shop!

Woodsmith

November 2, 2022

Get the step-by-step plans for this Shop-Built CNC Router here: https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/cnc-router/?apid=36564

Creative director, Chris Fitch, built himself a CNC a few years ago — just to see what it was like. The result is a machine that costs less than half of a comparable commercial model. Take a look at the details and features here.

The plans include a complete list of materials, supplies, and sources, but the CNC components came from www.BuildYourCNC.com.

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Get the step-by-step plans for this Shop-Built CNC Router here: https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/cnc-router/?apid=36564 Creative director, Chris Fitch, built himself a CNC a few years ago — just to see what it was like. The result is a machine that costs less than half of a comparable commercial model. Take a look at the details and features here. The plans include a complete

CNC Milling Machine

Building my own CNC Mill

Kris Temmerman

October 31, 2022

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FAQ:
*How much did it cost?
I hope to finnish it under 10K. The grounded steel plates where a big part of the cost. So if you have access to a big mill or surface grinder. you can reduce that price a lot

*How long did it take:
I made it in 5 months, on and off. between stuff

*Would I recommend building your own cnc mill?
No, only if you like really like to build one, not just own one.

*Whats that drill?
It’s a magdrill. It sticks with a electro magnet to the surface your drilling in. Its a great tool for stuff like this but has somewhat limited use.

*Whats up with the plc?
Thats just a siemens powersupply 🙂

*CAD file:
fusion 360 file: https://a360.co/2NCSX05 (Warning: It’s more an initial sketch than a complete plan. I did a lot of changes when i started to build this)

*Parts:
bt30 spindle and servos are bought an aliexpress
35mm rails (Hiwin) + 25mm ballscrews /5mm pitch (ISEL) bought with a local supplier.
Flat grounded plates: came from misumi
controler: edingcnc iCNC600

music:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331
Performer: European Archive (public domain recording)
https://musopen.org/music/18-piano-sonata-no-11-k-331/

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Thanks for watching! Like, comment, subscribe! follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kris.temmerman FAQ: *How much did it cost? I hope to finnish it under 10K. The grounded steel plates where a big part of the cost. So if you have access to a big mill or surface grinder. you can reduce that price a lot *How long did it take: I