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Here is another machine that we tested before we shipped out to our customer. We use 2×4’s for support so we don’t cut up their new grate table to pieces, I am sure you would appreciate the same. We love making these signs!

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please help me to get the right feed rate , plunge rate the dwell time and rpm for cutting and drilling the aluminium 10 mm thickness sheet

I would have thought that it was the job of the CNC machine to figure that out.

Tags: aluminium, cnc machine, feed, plunge, rate

I have an older System48 router made by Gerber. We are having issues with the machine after installing new software in a post computer crash issue.
Can anyone supply me with some info on this machine? I have tried Gerber and they don’t have info on a machine this old.

This is CAR MAINTENANCE , not computer maintenance. I see why your computer don’t work.

Tags: computer, computer crash, crash issue, Gerber, installing new software, machine

If you would like to see some CNC Routers at work check out these videos.

http://www.cronsrud.com/video/index.html

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A CNC Router is a router that is controlled by Computer Numeric Control. This is a machine that gets programmed by a person in a computer, and the router "reads" what the computer says and operates in the manner a computer tells it to. For example, I could write in the computer:
G01 X6.000 F1.0

This tells it to cut on a horizontal path(X- which is left to right or right to left) 6" long and move at 1" per minute. So for every minute that goes by, the router cuts 1" of material, up to 6 inches.

If it said G01 Y6.000 F1.0, it would mean the same, except the "Y" tells it to move 6" towards or away from you. The "F" means feedrate, or how fast it is cutting.

If it said G01 Z6.000 F1.0, it would mean it would cut up or down for 6" at 1" per minute. Hope This Helps.

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CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control. It basically means that a computer interprets a program to determine how to move the machine. A design for a component would be developed on a CAD/CAM system (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing) and the CNC machine would interpret that design into the sequence of movements the machine would need to make to make the part.

A router is a machine tool that can make free form, curved cuts and can cut out complicated shapes. It can also use a number of differently shaped cutting bits that can cut complex shapes into the edges of the material.

Tags: cad cam system, cnc, computer aided manufacturing, computer numerical control, Design, machine

I made a three axis CNC Router with three CD drives. I was going to make a stepper motor controller board for the CNC but I noticed that the motors are NOT servo motors instead they are hobby motors(the motors with two wires) So is there a schematic anyone knows of that controls a hobby motor with a parallel port? I WILL PICK A BEST ANSWER!!! thank you!

Servo motors are dc(or ac) motors with a encoder feedback. so they have 2 wires + the encoder (4 to 6)
Steppers have 4+ wires.

Cd drives don’t use steppers or servos so i know you can’t be using any of them. Don’t waste your time hunting for parts and schematics just order a kit from http://www.hobbycnc.com/ or look for others. If you want this router to work at all you need micro stepping and cheap easy plans don’t offer this. The plans that do end up costing a lot in parts so it’s better to just buy a kit.

If you have money you can get good controllers from rutex and gecko drives.

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looking to set up a workshop from new to manifacture kitchen and bedroom units abd concidering thr cnc rout looking for ideas as have no experiance with them

Frankly, with the machines already available for this industry, the use of CNC controlled machines is an unnecessary and complicated expense, you are better off thinking of jigs to standardise batch production.

I have been down this street in the past and am now involved with CNC, the latter is fine for complicated items that a simple jig cannot handle, or, for making the jigs themselves to a high standard of accuracy but for speedy production – no, plus the investment is colossal, and you will still need the simpler machines as well.

A lot depends on your proposed turnover and market level, and, don’t forget, its fine having an excellent product but you have to sell it at an acceptable price, and marketing is not easy out there.

Production is one thing and whatever you do, don’t forget the importance of sales staff, they are the lynch pin of industry, without sales the finest workshop in the world will fail, but I assume you are already aware of this.

Good luck on your endeavour, I hope this helps.

Tags: batch production, cnc, concidering, production, speedy production, workshop

great machine try searching the web..i am a mason and would love to see your work…modern age chisel your looking for….lol

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I’m looking to use a CNC router table to flycut the top surface of some wood. Importantly, I need the surface to end up quite rough e.g the type of rough cut surface you would get from cutting some wood using a circular saw (but without any machining marks). Which router blade should I use to achieve this? Or is it more a case of reducing the router cutting speed. Whenever I have used a router to cut wood, the cut surfaces have been left quite smooth.
The cut top surface of the wood needs to have no machining marks. This is the main reason why I’m considering using a router. When I have cut wood using a circular saw, I really like the slightly rough texture and look but unfortunately you also get faint machining marks which I don’t want.

I have tried planing but it leaves the wood too smooth.

I think you have set yourself an impossible task. Unless the CNC Router is your own, I can’t imagine any company willingly using inferior grade tooling in their machine to try and produce a surface finish akin to a circular saw without the saw marks. I can think of only two ways you might achieve such a finish.

Firstly try to buy the wood direct from a lumber yard. Wood that has been planed on both sides and then returned to storage would have a raised grain when sold. Alder would be a perfect example of this.

Secondly you might try re-sawing it on a bandsaw, with a wide blade and the correct feed speed you might achieve a rough finish with out the tool marks.

Having seen a number of your questions on this or related subjects I am intrigued to know just exactly what it is you are trying to make.

Tags: Alder, cnc router table, lumber yard, Router, surface, using a router, wood