[sudo-discuss] sudoroom precision CNC machine

Sat Sep 5 12:23:40 PDT 2015

agreed on the effort for the small one, I hadn't envisioned anything more
than simple bolts/risers. The only mod I'd be thinking was just using
larger hardware.
Anywho, lets dig in Tuesday.

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> Yes I will be there too on tuesday.  The other CNC mill is on permanent
> loan, and we can do whatever we want to it, however I recommend against
> putting too much effort into it because it is such an extremely cheap thing
> that you might be wasting your time.
>
> its bed has a number of threaded holes (6-32 thread) so clamps/holders can
> just be things with holes in them, and a better assortment of various
> length 6/32 screws, or pieces of 6-32 threaded rod, washers, and nuts or
> wingnuts.
>
> If you have energy to improve CNC machines it will go much further with
> the nice one (which is located in the center of the room, on the border
> between CCL and sudoroom) or perhaps even on the giant robot, which is
> actually a CNC machine itself in the sense that you can give it a job in
> XYZ coordinates (g-code through a converter) and it can weild whatever
> tools you mount on its hand.
>
> -jake
>
>
> On Sat, 5 Sep 2015, Morgan Allen wrote:
>
> Into it! I'll be around for Tuesday hack night, hopefully using the other
>> CNC mill, we should talk then. And in fact, in
>> related discussion, I'd wanted to make a plan for better clamps/holders
>> the other CNC. If I remember right, that was on
>> long term loan, can we make improvements to it?
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>       does anyone want to get together and get the really really nice CNC
>> machine working?
>>
>>       we have a CNC machine with about a 500x500mm work area which is
>> made to microscopic precision.  we could
>>       literally machine microfluidics with it.
>>
>>       the controller it came with is really old, and runs Windows 95, and
>> doesn't allow us to load gcode or
>>       anything comparable, and afaik can't be reformed.
>>
>>       the good news is - we have a Mesa Electronics 5i23 board which is
>> supported by LinuxCNC and would make a
>>       great replacement controller!
>>
>>       so if anyone wants to get this CNC machine going, let me know and
>> we can discuss steps toward that.
>>
>>       -jake
>>
>>       On Sat, 5 Sep 2015, Marc Juul wrote:
>>
>>             On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 3:27 PM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:
>>                   hi folks,
>>
>>                   looks like the spindle needs to be tightened a little
>> bit but it's working!  i brought in
>>             some tooling,
>>                   enough to make cuts and learn.  anyone interested in
>> using it can easily learn the basics
>>             of lathe operations
>>                   and how to grind lathe bits online before operating.
>> this lathe is also capable of cutting
>>             threads - just
>>                   swap out gears as indicated on the inside cover of the
>> gearbox and use an appropriate
>>             60-degree bit.  the
>>                   lathe and all the tooling I brought in are a donation
>> to the space but once there's a place
>>             for the tooling
>>                   I'll grab the toolbox back.
>>
>>
>>             Awesome! I was playing with it the other day. This is a great
>> addition to sudo and the perfect
>>             size lathe for our current
>>             space!
>>
>>
>>             --
>>             marc/juul
>>
>>
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