In the previous post, I had managed to cut the gantry bottom plate reasonably square and accurately. That was a great help in the alignment of the two gantry sides. Using the same exact measurement as the distance between the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some updates on the Movable Gantry CNC Machine: At the bed board frame, I found that the holes that I drilled for putting in the X-axis round rods were not positioned as accurately as I had wanted. The rods was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My last post was about preparing the graphic photograph image of my son and converting it to g-code and then machining it on my movable bed CNC machine. That was when I found that the movable bed of my CNC […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I came across some techniques for stippling pictures which were suitable for cnc milling. The strippling technique was ideal for the pen plotter, but since I had already installed a milling spindle for cutting, I thought it would be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My daughter’s birthday is just around the corner, and I wanted to make something meaningful for her. She has a favorite saying which goes like this, “Believe and Something Beautiful will happen”. I found a nice looking font and used […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Previously when I found that there were some backlash at the lead screw nuts of the x and y axis, I managed to solve the problem by forcing the nuts against the lead screw threads using rubber bands. I knew […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Over the past few months, I had been collecting all the materials for my new project, the movable gantry cnc machine and I felt that I was ready now to begin the actual fabrication work. First, I had to design […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Christmas is fast approaching and I still have not made any significant decorations or reminders of the true meaning of Christmas yet. Christmas was a day chosen to commemorate the birthday of our Lord, Jesus Christ, never mind any inaccuracies […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At this time, I am searching for items for my new project, the moving gantry CNC machine. One of the items that I find difficult to find was the spacer for the ball bearings. Essentially it was a washer which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have picked up quite a few pieces of electrical insulation phenolic strips of about 4.75 mm thickness. These materials seemed to be good for cnc milling as they were harder than wood, and yet not as hard as metals. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…