http://diylilcnc.org/forum/tags/building Free, open-source plans for a low-cost 3-axis CNC mill by Taylor Hokanson and Chris Reilly. Sponsored by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. en-US Thu, 17 May 2012 23:22:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://diylilcnc.org/forum/search.php http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/building-diylilcnc-in-canada/page/3#post-726 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:09:08 +0000 Open Form Architecture 726@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@Taylor, Sure, go ahead and distribute -with our name of course. I put meta tags on the FlickR photos anyhow... and they're liscenced as creative commons (or should be by default)! Thanks! </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/building-diylilcnc-in-canada/page/3#post-723 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:34:48 +0000 Taylor 723@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@OFA</p> <p>Looking great. Mind if we download some of your media and repost on this site? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/building-diylilcnc-in-canada/page/2#post-719 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:47:42 +0000 Open Form Architecture 719@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@ALL,</p> <p>So we have everything working. Here are photos on FlickR: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrel_ronald/sets/72157625822258783/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrel_ronald/sets/72157625822258783/</a></p> <p>And two videos are being converted (as I write) with our first cut run!<br /> <a href="http://vimeo.com/architectureopenform/videos" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/architectureopenform/videos</a></p> <p>We'll post more images &amp; videos as we go through the tests! </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/building-diylilcnc-in-canada/page/2#post-710 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:05:59 +0000 Taylor 710@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Awesome! Can't wait for documentation. Oh, Canada... </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/building-diylilcnc-in-canada/page/2#post-709 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:54:06 +0000 Open Form Architecture 709@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@ALL - Canadian Builds</p> <p>We're almost done our build! I've been testing the X,Y and Z movements today! We're working out the configuration of the EMC2 and how to locate the 0,0,0 location of the steppers versus the cutting board. In the end we've gone with the non-Pro HobbyCNC kit because it was causing problems. We'll hopefully have some cutting tests produced this week, and then post some images and videos. </p> <p>We've also updated to Ubuntu 10.04 + EMC 2.4 instead of the older release of Ubuntu 8.04. Another modification we did was to house the driver board in an old UPS box (google images for Uniterrupted Power Supply) which has metal housing and is therefore fire-resistant. We've created a small room for the machine, but will have to work out a cover for the excess material flying around. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/water-cut-panels-anybody-else-want-in-on-a-batch-order#post-463 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:49:37 +0000 gjbloom 463@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Well, turns out a ballpark for all 7 sheets is $800 plus shipping. They also said a laser cut would be a lot sharper for this material (masonite). $800 is too rich for me. (Dang - it sure was sounding good there for a while). </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/water-cut-panels-anybody-else-want-in-on-a-batch-order#post-461 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:10:58 +0000 gjbloom 461@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@Taylor - Thanks for the caution. Sadly, NWWEDM confirmed that the quote was for sheet #1 only. Whatever software they're using evidently doesn't do layers. I'll see if I can bust it into seven separate dxf files (unless you already have each sheet broken out?). </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/water-cut-panels-anybody-else-want-in-on-a-batch-order#post-459 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:24:33 +0000 Taylor 459@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>All,</p> <p>This sounds great! One thought: Some users have been having trouble accessing the layers within our CAD files. You may want to check one more time that this company isn't charging you for only a fraction of the total number of panels. If the price is indeed for the whole set, I don't think you'll find a better deal anywhere. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/water-cut-panels-anybody-else-want-in-on-a-batch-order#post-457 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:13:54 +0000 gjbloom 457@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Sure - you can write me at Gregory dot Bloom at gmail dot com.</p> <p>I plan on waiting until next Friday (April 30th) before ordering to see if anyone else wants in. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/water-cut-panels-anybody-else-want-in-on-a-batch-order#post-454 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:07:12 +0000 xvpower 454@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I am definitely interested, is there an easy way to contact you? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/water-cut-panels-anybody-else-want-in-on-a-batch-order#post-452 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:15:38 +0000 Chris 452@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@gjbloom, this is a great deal. Thanks for posting! </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/using-diylilcnc-to-cut-panels-for-another-diylilcnc#post-451 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:14:31 +0000 Chris 451@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>@gjbloom, yes, in theory it would be possible. You'd probably need to extend the Y-axis to allow for the cutting of the x-beams. You'd also have to account for the radius of the cutting bit by blowing out the interior corners of all the cuts, like <a href="http://rainbowlazer.com/3d/rhino/cnc-routing-technique-for-milling-interior-corners/">this</a>. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/water-cut-panels-anybody-else-want-in-on-a-batch-order#post-450 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:03:30 +0000 gjbloom 450@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I received this quote from <a href='http://www.northwestwireedm.com/'>NorthWest Wire EDM</a> for waterjet-cut panels in 1/4" Masonite:</p> <p>Gregory,<br /> Sorry for the delay, I have Mondays off. The cost of your batch of parts will be $125 plus shipping. FYI, the cost would drop considerably if you ordered 3 or more sets, since most of the cost is in handling! 3 sets would cost you about $225 plus shipping. Let us know what you think. Lead time is about 2 days right now.<br /> Thanks for the opportunity to quote your parts, Eric, NWWEDM 509-893-0885 </p> <p>Anybody else want to go in on a set? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/using-diylilcnc-to-cut-panels-for-another-diylilcnc#post-448 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:47:26 +0000 gjbloom 448@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Does anyone think it would be possible (or likely) that a design could be created to allow one DIYLILCNC to cut the panels needed for a new DIYLILCNC? </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/building-diylilcnc-in-canada/page/2#post-432 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:57:10 +0000 wilsonjc 432@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>I've always been happy with the price and service from Canada bearings <a href="http://www.canadianbearings.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.canadianbearings.com</a> More then other bearing suppliers. Even <a href="http://www.motionindustries.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.motionindustries.com</a> located down the street from me. My problem with motion industries has only been billing and shipping problems, but most of these problems are related to the company i work for having many departments and locations. So check out both companies before you buy. </p> <p>cheers. </p>