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12-26-2012, 02:55 PM
A new epoxy granite CNC
Hi All,
my name is Andrea, i'm from Italy.
I'm interested to build a rigid CNC machine. I'm interested to machine metals with
high precision.
I've thought to realize that machine in epoxy granite, moreover I plan to use C3
grade ballscrews and high precision Hiwin linearguides.
X and Y ballscrews has diameter of 32 mm and Z axis ballscrew has diameter of
16 mm.
I attach to the post the layout of the machine. The base has sizes of 1000x1000
mm.
I'd like to receive suggestions from people on this forum on how to improve
stiffness of such machine and improve machining precision.
Many thanks,
Andrea
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Last edited by muppy; 12-26-2012 at 02:57 PM. Reason: i forgot to write something
12-26-2012, 05:40 PM
That doesn't look like a metal mill and it doesn't look like a design that would benefit from epoxy-granite construction. It looks like a
simple cheap gantry router.
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To mill metals, you want to maximize rigidity, which usually means substituting a moving table for the moving gantry. That way the
bridge, which holds the Y and Z axes (or just the Z axis, if you move the table in two directions) can be as heavy as it needs to be. If
you're making something out of epoxy and granite, it will be quite heavy, but if you have to make it move, then the weight works
against you. If you design it with a fixed bridge then the extra mass is a good thing.
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Hi Andrew,
i mainly need to machine aluminium. Do you think that machine will be rigid enough for aluminium ?
Best regards,
Andrea
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12-26-2012, 06:39 PM
The simple answer is, yes it will mill aluminum.
The question you should be asking yourself is whether or not this machine is going to be able to mill aluminum fast enough and well
enough to make it worth building the machine. The answer is probably 'no'.
Metal work is typically done with a fixed gantry machine, as was pointed out in an early reply. There are better machine designs for
metal work, and they lend themselves to EG construction as well.
I will be watching with interest. I am considering doing some work with EG in the near future.
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Originally Posted by muppy
Hi Andrew,
i mainly need to machine aluminum. Do you think that machine will be rigid enough for aluminum ?
Best regards,
Andrea
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Here are a couple of mill designs that lend themselves to EG construction.
What size of work envelope do you need?
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