My Homebuilt CNC

davidbarr

My machine. There are a lot of improvements that i wish to make but it works.

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xplorx4

Man that is way beyond me, good show. I guess to be into CNC, one would have to have some computer savvy, there is none of that "savv" here!! Computers hate me.

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davidbarr

Not really. CNC's are getting very user friendly. If you can read a blue print use can program any machine with conversational software. All you do is fill in the blanks for feed rates and measurements. Google Centroid they are my favorite Controller and they have very easy to use software.

Noob

That's amazing! How long does it take to build something like that? I've seen parts to make a CNC router on Ebay, but that is beyond my capabilities at the moment.

dutchman 46

Hello, and congrats on the CNC build. It probably helps that you are in the computer field, and being under 30 helps as well. When i started working, computers were just a thought. It is amazing to see the work that they can do, and unlike me, they can do it without making a mistake Good job : I hope that you are enjoying the forum, Thanks for showing us your work .

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davidbarr

I'm over 30 actually. I bought the kit from buildyourcnc.com. It was the best that my extremely limited budget could afford. When I got the kit it did not come with any assembly instruction or a bluprint. Just parts. I took it over to my Dad's. He doesn't know anything about cnc's either but he is mechaniclly inclined. You should have seen his face when I put about 50 various piecest of MDF and about 600 nuts, bolts, and screws on the kitchen table. We put it together by literally looking at a picture of one.
I'm not all that great with all the wiring or setting everything up on the software side either. I had to watch a few hours of videos to show me how to set every thing up. It sat in my Mother's kitchen for about 3 month's because I worked days and My old man worked nights so we could only work on it during the weekends. We assembled it and took it apart and reassembled it many times.

Noob

Looks like your patience and perseverance paid off. How big of an area can you CNC? I'd like to play with one of those to make stuff like those kinetic moving sculptures like those on this site: LINK

davidbarr

Those things are some of the coolest things I have seen. wonder what makes them move?

kolias

Nice Job David, congratulations

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Noob

David, you've peaked my interest. I've spent the last hour or so watching the videos on that site. It's crazy that he is building those parts with a Ryobi hand drill, a manual miter-saw box, and he just eyeballs everything.