Desktop CNC Design

Desktop CNC Design

This is the first iteration of my desktop CNC. The design has only a passing relationship to reality -- nevertheless, it is available on github.

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Stepper motor mount.

Stepper motor mount.

Also, Red Green calibre standoffs and flex coupling.

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Stepper mount and barrier strip.

Stepper mount and barrier strip.

Acrylic stepper motor mount, and Red Green calibre barrier strip.

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Nut with setscrew.

Nut with setscrew.

At each end, the leadscrew is held snug into a skateboard bearing with a nut and setscrew.

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Y-Axis

Y-Axis

At last! A more-or-less complete axis! The lead screw is 5/6" allthread. It's close enough to an...

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Small scale success!

Small scale success!

While hardware store drill rod may not work for simple slide bearings, it works just fine with these skateboard bearing based chucks

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Bearing Jig

Bearing Jig

Here's a chunk of delrin beveled to have two 45 degree angles. This and some skateboard bearings should work.

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Skate Bearings...

Skate Bearings...

Time for another approach.

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Slide Bearings

Slide Bearings

The bearings fit into the body quite nicely, however they didn't slide! Hardware store drill rod isn't...

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Match drilling bearings.

Match drilling bearings.

The idea here was to drill out delrin slide bearings and MDF brackets to hold rods at the same time in the hope that they'd be parallel.

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The box.

The box.

Little does this humble plywood box know, it will someday become a CNC router.

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The Office

The Office

I'm working from my balcony today.

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Valentines CardPlay Video

Valentines Card

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