Akula Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I want to build a CNC machine, a cheap one that will run a rotozip. Anyone done anything like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotarded1647545491 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 http://www.lirtex.com/robotics/diy-cnc-machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 That is one super simple CNC machine. He's not going to be making any muzzle brakes, but very good for a homebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 now theres a idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtbolt64 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 They are neat but they really lack rigidity. Great for plastic and circuit board but thats about it. A coworker had made a few of them lathe and mill, neat machines but almost worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I was thinking more along these lines. http://lumberjocks.com/SPalm/blog/2248 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 what are you looking to do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qtr_pndr Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 my father in law has a homebrew cnc that works very well looks like the one in the link two post up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Cut telescope parts out of plywood. Make some other various parts for windmills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishiwascool Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 That thing is frickin awesome. What are you missing? I feel like he pretty much does all but provide a step by step guide to fabricating your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted November 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 I was just wondering if anyone else has done this. Where the best place for parts is, etc... I guess I will be the first, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00921754000P its not homebrew but it is priced reasonable I don't know what kind of money you'd have in building one on your own and then all the time to calibrate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Cut telescope parts out of plywood. Make some other various parts for windmills. What telescope parts would need that much work? Would be kinda cool for mirror grinding since it takes so freaking long, but it would have to be accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Not mirror grinding. A 16" scope has quite a few base parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yes, have built them. I guess if your mass producing it would be worth the bother, but you could easily have the scope built before you had the CNC machine built and tweaked to give the output your wanting to achieve. Then theres the cool factor though and thats hard to weigh. I was buildng an observatory all summer, its mostly functional now. It houses a Celestron C8 controlled from my basement for those really cold nights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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