http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/spliting-large-parts 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 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:49:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://diylilcnc.org/forum/search.php http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/spliting-large-parts#post-13 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:54:48 +0000 Bill 13@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Casey,</p> <p>If I need to get the parts cut, I'll probably get it done locally to avoid the shipping cost. Thanks for the offer.</p> <p>Bill</p> <p>P.S. I'm determine to figure out how to do this myself, though. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/spliting-large-parts#post-9 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:21:59 +0000 Casey 9@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Hi wrhastings,</p> <p>I am busy getting the PDFs prepped in illustrator to do my first cut.</p> <p>the laser i (kinda) have access to has a 900mm by 600mm bed.</p> <p>if you would like me to do an extra cut of the components you need and you are willing to pay for shipping that wouldnt be a problem. (i am in melbourne australia)</p> <p>i have a lot of acrylic lying around after doing a bunch of test bed cuts for work, so if your happy with it being made out of acrylic (6, 8 or 12mm) that would be great.</p> <p>cheers,<br /> Casey</p> <p>PS: most comprehensive and versitile plans i have seen to date. awesome work guys. will keep you posted on my build progress. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/spliting-large-parts#post-8 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:51:56 +0000 Chris 8@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>Bill, glad to see you are up and posting :) We did try making the X-beam in sections to avoid just this problem, but it lead to a weak structure.</p> <p>I think that you could shorten all four of those X-beam parts, just keep in mind that this will limit the travel of the X-axis. You'd also have to cut the X-rails shorter. This could be compensated for by lengthening the cutting bed &amp; Y-rails. </p> <p>I'd have to take a closer look at the plans to be sure I'm not missing any parts, but I think that this is possible. Keep us posted if you are successful with modifying the X-beam parts. </p> http://diylilcnc.org/forum/topic/spliting-large-parts#post-7 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:20:16 +0000 Bill 7@http://diylilcnc.org/forum/ <p>The good news is that I have access to a laser cutter. The bad news is that the bed dimensions are 18" x 24". I can modify the layouts to fit onto smaller sheets, except 4 parts, (2) x-beam faces, x-beam top, and x-beam bottom are longer than 24". Any recommendation on possibly splitting those parts to fit the smaller bed? </p>