14 May, 2012
Posted by: Raynerd In: 3D Printer RepRap Mendel Prusa 2
Well in the little bits of time I pinch in the workshop, I`ve made more progress. I`ve put the 6mm ply table on 225x225mm with the belt and motor in place for the Y motion: I`ve gone for a double bearing rather than using the printed bearing holders… tough one as lots in the IRC [...]
12 May, 2012
Posted by: Raynerd In: 3D Printer RepRap Mendel Prusa 2
After finishing my CNC machine, I`d quite like to have a go at a 3D printer as the concept amazes me. The guys on the IRC channel are really helpful but I am pestering quite a bit as there seems to be quite a few differences with the Prusa2 over the older versions. I do [...]
I`ve had a couple of emails lately asking about the CNC machine on my youtube video and I believe in the background on one of my pictures. I`ve not posted much about it purely because I built it between Jan-April this year (2012) and during that period I was busy with work and for some [...]
06 May, 2012
Posted by: Raynerd In: Small Dividing Head Indexer - CNC|Uncategorized
At Christmas I purchased a lovely Rawyler horizontal milling machine at a vary good price which should be great for gear and pinion cutting. However, with it being such a small machine, my 4″ CNC Rotary Table won`t fit the bed and so I needed to make something. I`ve compiled this post from a series [...]
Updating this thread as I`ve not had much time to do so recently. I stripped and rebuilt the spindle and while doing so, I took some pictures: Here are all the bits. You`ll notice the surface marks where the bearings were skipping on the previous build due to not enough tension and slight misalignment. I [...]