[sudo-discuss] sudoroom precision CNC machine

Sat Sep 5 23:06:39 PDT 2015

The small one uses 6-32 clamping hardware?  I have a bunch of extra 6-32 
screws but might not be tall enough - what's the vertical clearance on 
that thing?  would like to see it in action too but won't be around 
tuesday

On 2015-09-05 12:23, Morgan Allen wrote:

> 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!
> 
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