Homemade CNC Router

a blog about how i made a (desktop model) cnc router and all projects i will make with it , now and in the future. This blog can also be used as inspiration on building your own cnc machine :)

Friday, May 4, 2012

Added some LED's under the spindle

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Yesterday when tidying up my 'hobby-room' i found some led strips and placed 4 of them on a small plate to put under my spindle. ...

Saturday, April 28, 2012

New table with workpiece clamps

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yesterday i decided to make a new table with rails for workpiece clamps. this morning i routed some parts in pvc, made the table and insta...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

some minor tweeks...

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today i've made some minor tweeks on my ccn machine. i replaced the existing 'stiff' motor coupling with a flexi...

Monday, April 23, 2012

redesigning the x-axis

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the x-axis had a slight deviation so i had to redesign this. because i had a limit budget i used hollow-tubes wich slightly sack in the mi...

Sunday, April 15, 2012

first tests with foam cutting addon

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making some (abstract) foam cars to put on my architectural scale models. adjusting the width: schaal 1:100: piepschuim : Schaal 1:200: fijn...

Friday, April 13, 2012

update on hot-wire cutter: added a wire feeder

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today i've added a wire feeder to my hot-wire cutter for when the wire should snap. this way is used in many foam cutters and pretty si...

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

made a hot-wire cutter option for automated foam cutting

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being an architecture student making models has become routine. so now having a cnc machine i thought it would be nice to equipt this with a...

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