After the linear bearing housing for the movable bed was set, I went about with the next step, which was to assemble all the components of the movable bed x-axis which consisted of the following: Lead screw, Parallel rods, Bearings, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for October, 2015
With the sides of the cnc machine almost ready, I now concentrated on making the base and the movable bed. What I had available were parallel rods which came together with aluminium supports. One of the reasons, I chose to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At this juncture, I had to consolidate what I had available and decide what kind of design of the cnc machine I wanted to build. Most of the decisions that I made were based on the parts that were available […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is always a need to sharpen tools that have become blunt after many hours of use. Drill bits, cold chisels, gardening tools, center punches, and many others become blunt with repeated use. When I am faced with blunt tools, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…