CNC Router Commissioning
There is a lot of tweaking that needs to be done once a machine is assembled in order to ensure that it is accurate, reliable, and repeatable. All of the wiring, inputs, and outputs need to be checked, control parameters...
CNC Router Electrical Build
Building an electrical panel involves a ton of point-to-point wiring across a large quantity and variety of components. Even with the guidance of a detailed electrical diagram, the tedious work requires a lot of diligence to get right the first...
CNC Electrical Design – Minor Components
Electrical System Detailed Design Continued As laid out in a previous electrical post, the electrical design was broken down into five sections. 1-3 were discussed in detail in that post, while 4-5 will be covered here.
CNC Router Spindle and Carriage Build
The spindle and carriage assemblies are each just a machined plate with a bunch of purchased parts bolted to them. The Z Axis rails allow relative motion between the plates, and the clearances on all of the components are extreemly...
CNC Router Gantry Build
The gantry is mostly a giant section of 80-160 T slot extrusion with a few plates, rails, and box tube bolted to it. The plates were a challenge to machine despite their simple features because it took multiple setups to...
CNC Router Electrical Design – Major Components
Electrical System Detailed Design High Level Design Philosophy and Codes The electrical system is intended to follow the design and safety requirements for industrial machines (UL508A/NFPA70) while keeping cost from getting too high. The system outlined may not meet all...
CNC Router 4×4 Configuration
I’ve gotten some great feedback and interest from online communities about this router build, but I’ve been surprised that most of the people who have reached out about potentially using or modifying this design have been more interested in the...
CNC Router Base and Stand Build
The base and stand of the machine are primarily made up of T slot extrusion and plates that connect to the extrusion. Building the base consisted of cutting a ton of extrusion and bar down to length, countless holes getting...
CNC Router Reddit Review
After completing the design and posting a summary on the blog I decided to solicit feedback from the folks at the r/hobbycnc subreddit. I created a post and asked for feedback, banking on the sweet renders to draw people in....
CNC Router Review
The final check before diving into fabrication is to verify that all of the assumptions I made earlier in the design process are still accurate, or at least conservative. If not, I may need to iterate something again (hopefully not...