Project log - CNC upgrade

[rsilk]

The project: upgrade this guy to a bigger cutting table. This probably means switching to a moving gantry and fixed table, instead of the current fixed gantry and moving table. I'd also like to add in a dust collection hookup, and maybe an enclosure. And a pony.

[Bergo]

I'll get to work on a CAD drawing of the pony.

[rsilk]

Make wiki page for this project. Feel free to contribute.

http://wiki.sktechworks.ca/index.php?title=CNC_Machine

[rsilk]

Sweet design. It'd be neat to see how this would scale up to the size we're looking at: http://www.youtube.com/user/momusCNCdes ... 7r5RRUfZqM

[rsilk]

Good price for a big beefy motor if we want to upgrade: http://www.geckodrive.com/g723-400-p-53.html

[rsilk]

Got the torsion box for the new table mostly assembled today. This is how big it's going to be:







Got one side glued up tonight, will do the other side tomorrow.

[rsilk]

Stuff from SDP/SI to look at:

A 6R51M850090: timing belt (3)
A 6A51M012DF0903: 12T pulley
A 6A51M060DF0906: 60T pulley
A 6A51M036DF0906: 36T pulley

[rsilk]

Planning continues! Here's what we've got so far:

[Kaldonis]

Is the second hole for a vacuum or something?

[rsilk]

Yup.