[General] Hello, DIY CNC Project

[Showers, Phillip M]

This looks like a neat project, and  not nearly as sloppy as the one I built (http://buildyourcnc.com/Book.aspx)
The cutting area is 10"x10"x2" and it uses a dremel as the spindle. (I'm looking at you, Mantis >:|

It looks like they use [http://www.hobbycnc.com/] as their electronics source - though I imagine someone could use the arduino based drivers from the reprap project (so long as they got steppers that matched. (IIRC the reprap stepper drivers can't push more than 2 amps)

They use a similar Bearing Rail Assembly to facilitate movement but rather than riding an aluminium corner bracket, it looks like they use bars (its probably a slightly smoother ride) 

Also based on photos on their website, it looks like they use belts, rather than screws, to transmit movement from the steppers.

All in all a very neat Open Project,
Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org [mailto:general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org] On Behalf Of Chris Reilly
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 4:52 PM
To: general at lists.makerslocal.org
Subject: [General] Hello, DIY CNC Project

Hi Makers!

I'm writing to spread the word about a collaborative project that you may be interested in: an open-source design for a CNC mill, called the DIYLILCNC.

The plans, parts lists, and assembly instructions are available for free, under a Creative Commons license on our site, http://diylilcnc.org. The current design has been online for a little over a year, and building one is a great way to learn about digital fabrication.

We're getting ready to release a second, improved generation of the design and assembly instructions for the DIYLILCNC. We're doing some fundraising right now via kickstarter to offset our R&D costs.

We've got some pretty fun rewards for contributors... donors can have a part of the new machine named after them, or use their contributions to vote for specific design changes they'd like to see in version 2.

Check it out here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chrisreilly/diylilcnc-20-open-source-plans-for-a-low-cost-cnc

Thanks!

Chris


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