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====== CNC Plasma Cutter ====== | ====== CNC Plasma Cutter ====== | ||
+ | The goal of this project is to build a CNC plasma cutter capable of cutting a piece of metal 4' | ||
- | Well, the parts are almost all aquired and at the space. | + | This was the first project I talked about at the space and was met with a lot of enthusiasm. I did some reading and found several designs out there and have selected one that I think is the most reasonable and easiest to build accurately. |
+ | There are drawings of many of the parts and assembly instructions and tips and tricks. | ||
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+ | With the design selected, I turned my focus on electronics as this was the area I needed the most help as I did not know anything about it. Tom Gr had some large steppers and drivers | ||
+ | With some confidence that we would be able to get the electronics working (Ed really taught me a lot), I figured we should start looking for some materials to start building the hardware. | ||
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+ | //My daughter helping me strip the bottler to transform it into it's new role as a CNC plasma cutter.// | ||
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+ | //Beefy design - should provide a solid base for the plasma cutter// | ||
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+ | After finding the bulk of the machine, I kept going back to the scrap yard to find newer motors, rack and pinion drive parts, and a proper gantry setup. | ||
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+ | I started by cutting the cross bars that will support the bed. Then worked on the design for the motor mounts with Bill Murray who showed me how to get started in solidworks and drew up the part based on the drawing from cncrouterparts.com. | ||
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+ | Allong with working on these components, Ed and I tested a new set of motors that were much stronger than the previous set. I made the mistake of trying to stop the motor at high speed and my thumb got caught in the coupler. | ||
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+ | Got the design put to paper and all the parts laid out in solidworks except the frame tool holder and electronics, | ||
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===== Project Members ===== | ===== Project Members ===== | ||
- | * [[members: | + | It is really hard to list everyone that has or will help with this project as there have been so many people help with this project, from brainstorming to helping me source materials to teaching me how to use the tools needed to draw and build the hardware to testing electronics and building models. |
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+ | * Joe Rodriguez - Lead | ||
+ | * Ed Cramer - Electronics expert | ||
+ | * Bill Murray - Solidworks modeling | ||
+ | * Jim Rawson - Cambam and CNC router models | ||