Could you Please PM me Gerhard ,Thanks Riche..
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Could you Please PM me Gerhard ,Thanks Riche..
I built the BigBear CNC machine for cutting my sim parts that I didn't buy. It was easy to build, and works pretty darn well. It is a hobby grade machine, but that's what this is, a hobby.
The accuracy is good and the table size is just what I need. I get a 14.25" x 10" X and Y with a 1.75" Z axis. It's built from high density plastic so it's easy to fabricate the peices. I put the hobbycnc kit on it and have used it with a dremel and a 1/4 router as well as a rotozip. I think the rotozip works best for my application. If I can find plans for some A320 throttle parts they will be my first cuts for the sim.
For software I ahve only used Mach3, and am still getting to know it. Cost was about $550 total. Only thing I would do differently is use stainless steel guide rods instead of just cold-rolled rods.
Saw a CNC kit in recent nuts and volts too, looked pretty awesome.
Buddy
That $550 includes table, motor and software? That sounds like a very good price.
nah, the $550 was everything except software, but I use free and trialware and some others. The plans were easy to follow, I was surprised at how well it worked.
I mentioned earlier in this thread that I had built a cnc machine. here are some pics of a few A320 throttle lever parts I just cut. I can't believe I marked the bottom dimension wrong on the paper! Wonder what they are supposed to be anyway....
Those look great. What material is that, hardboard? What kind of bit did you use? I've been thinking of pulling the trigger on a DIY CNC. So many projects, so little time. :grin:
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! These are cut from cheap mdf hardboard from Lowes. I am planning on cutting some from the grey cpvc/pvc to see how they come out, but these are very sturdy, so I may just put them together , sand/prime/paint and see how they come out. Actually, I am not at all sure about the dimensions of these parts, so I may end up laminating the parts to each other in pairs to get it closer, it's so hard to tell just from the photos I see here.
The bit is a 1/16" stainless/carbide end and side mill on a 1/4" shank. The cuts were made .04" per pass so it took a while. My machine uses threaded rod for drive screws so it is pretty slow, about 10 inches per minute on a straight cut. That's ok with me, I have more time than money, and it's cool to watch it cut, at least the first few dozen times! Sorry if my terminolgy isn't the correct machinists lingo, I am pretty new to CNC and machining in general.
The CAD part of this is the hardest part for me, I am not much of an artist. I am pretty good at electronics, programming, and building things in general (although not in the same league as some of the builders I see here).
If you have a few parts you want to see cut in this stuff send me a clean dxf file and I will knock em out so you can have a look at them (nothing too big, please).
Buddy