> I went the "CNC from scratch" route about six years ago. Yes, > with simple tools like a drill press, a sander and some > machinery savy, one can make something decent and useable. It > was a learning experience and I fell in love with "black > Delrin". Here's a small gallery devoted to this work that may > be useful; > > http://www.pbase.com/eldata/cnc_from_scratch&page=all > > Would I take this approach again? No! My advice to anyone > interested in CNC would be to get as much already constructed > off-the-shelf unless the learning experience is of paramount > importance. That's an interesting species of wood you have there. What is that, radiata alumina? :) You're right, it's a bit much for a first project. That last link I posted (MDF, drawer slides & radio dial cord!) would be much easier to build. www.crankorgan.com has some simple stuff. Tony
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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Wooden CNC router (CNC from scratch)
2006-12-10 by Tony Smith
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