Homemade 3-Axis CNC Machine

If you can't find the parts...build the tools to make 'em with!

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Contents:

What it is?...

 (c.a., May 2004)

[parts and pieces] [parts and pieces] [parts and pieces] [parts and pieces] [parts and pieces] [parts and pieces] [parts and pieces]

[cut parts]

[x base assembly] [x base assembly] [x base assembly] [x base assembly] [x base assembly]

[y base assembly] [y base assembly] [y base assembly]

[x y slide arrangement]

[x bracket install] [x bracket install] [x bracket install] [x bracket install] [x bracket install] [x bracket install] [x bracket install]

[x bearing install] [x bearing install] [x bearing install] [x bearing install] [x bearing install]

[x shaft alignment] [x shaft alignment] [x shaft alignment] [x shaft alignment] [x shaft alignment] [x shaft alignment]

[y bracket install] [y bracket install] [y bracket install] [y bracket install]

[x y ] [x y ]

[z base assembly] [z base assembly] [z base assembly]

(c.a., July 2004)

[shaft coupler] [shaft coupler] [shaft coupler] [shaft coupler] [shaft coupler] [shaft coupler] [shaft coupler] [shaft coupler] [shaft coupler]

[slide modification]

[x slide] [x slide] [x slide] [x slide]

[x slide alignment] [x slide alignment] [x slide alignment] [x slide alignment] [x slide alignment] [x slide alignment] [x slide alignment]

[y slide] [y slide] [y slide]

[y slide alignment] [y slide alignment] [y slide alignment] [y slide alignment]

[z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide] [z slide]

[work table] [work table] [work table] [work table]

[electronics] [electronics] [electronics]

(c.a., August 2004)

[electronics] [electronics] [electronics]

[electronics]

(c.a., September 2004)

[cutter motor]

[cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount] [cutter motor mount]

[cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust] [cutter yaw adjust]

[cutter pitch adjust]

[z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount] [z axis mount]

[work holder tray] [work holder tray]

[xy adjustment] [xy adjustment] [xy adjustment] [xy adjustment] [xy adjustment] [xy adjustment] [xy adjustment]

[complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes] [complete xyz axes]

(c.a., February 2005)

[z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication]

(c.a., March 2005)

[cutter coupler]
[cutter coupler] [cutter coupler] [cutter coupler]

[z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication]

(c.a., September 2005)

[z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication] [z bearing fabrication]


Last updated 03August2008
Alan Swithenbank, alans@cuervo.stanford.edu