CNC Machine

Creator: Omegix Status: Brainstorm Born On: 16:20, 30 June 2009 (CDT) Last Updated: 11:00, 29 September 2009 (CDT)

People Interested in Working on This

• Omegix 16:20, 30 June 2009 (CDT)
• Opticron 08:03, 1 July 2009 (CDT)
• Profphalin 23:29, 21 July 2009 (CDT)

Overview

The shop could use a CNC machine. There are already designed and open CNC plans on the internet. The CNC machine work area should be 2'x4' or larger for sheet metal use.

A CNC machine is primarily used as a computer automated cutting tool. User inputs a file, the machine cuts out the part.

Applications

• Circuit board etching and drilling
• Wood cutting
• Acrylic etching
• Sheet metal cutting

Resources

Online Resources

• http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Three-Axis-CNC-Machine-Cheaply-and-/
  • A Instructables page that has detailed instuctions on how to make a CNC machine, down to the patterns needed.
• http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/valkyrie_100_diy_cnc_machine_aka.html $100 Arduino CNC

Software

• LinuxCNC

Need some links here to CNC design projects on the web that can be reproduced at the shop.

Project Meetup

1st Meetup pending interest