frank howarth | CNC Upgrades @frankmakes | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 4 hours ago
I have upgraded my CNC machine. I have been getting new parts from Avid CNC over the last few months and it is finally time to do one big project and upgrade the CNC. I have new pinion gears for the rack gear, I have a new z axis to put on, as well as a new 8.7 horsepower spindle. While I was making these upgrades I also wanted to do a few other things to the CNC machine that did not involve new parts. While I had a lot of the weight off of the machine, I moved it over towards the back of the shop by 4 inches. This will give me a little more space around the machine. I also put on a new 1” thick MDF spoil board which I hope will give me more holding power with my hold downs, and give me more opportunities to resurface the spoil board as I will have more thickness to work with. I also added a bunch of aluminum channel bracing to the table and will be storing a stack of oak wood to dry over the next year or so. This will add a bunch of weight to the table and hopefully keep it more steady as the machine moves around. I have also moved from Mach 3 to Mach 4 for the control software.
Tools used in this project can be found at
http://www.frankmakes.com/
CNC: http://www.cncrouterparts.com
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I have upgraded my CNC machine. I have been getting new parts from Avid CNC over the last few months and it is finally time to do one big project and upgrade the CNC. I have new pinion gears for the rack gear, I have a new z axis to put on, as well as a new 8.7 horsepower spindle. While I was making these upgrades I also wanted to do a few other things to the CNC machine that did not involve new parts. While I had a lot of the weight off of the machine, I moved it over towards the back of the shop by 4 inches. This will give me a little more space around the machine. I also put on a new 1” thick MDF spoil board which I hope will give me more holding power with my hold downs, and give me more opportunities to resurface the spoil board as I will have more thickness to work with. I also added a bunch of aluminum channel bracing to the table and will be storing a stack of oak wood to dry over the next year or so. This will add a bunch of weight to the table and hopefully keep it more steady as the machine moves around. I have also moved from Mach 3 to Mach 4 for the control software.
Tools used in this project can be found at
http://www.frankmakes.com/
CNC: http://www.cncrouterparts.com
To see upcoming projects follow me on social media
Patreon
patreon.com/user?u=16151185
instagram.com/frank.howarth/?hl=en
twitter.com/FrankHowarth
facebook.com/FrankMakes
