Upgraded Router Finished: Pictures + Videos

[kbmyers]

Thanks to everyone who provided assistance with my Clearpath servos and the Acorn controller. If you missed that thread, the short version is that the Teknic auto-tune program wasn't working well for my system, and with their great customer support we manually tuned the motors.

So here is the mostly completed project. It started life as a set of instructions for a KRMx02 CNC router but was heavily modified. It originally used stepper motors and a G540 controller. The plans called for a woodworking router but I modified it for a liquid cooled 24k spindle.

Modest 50"x50" size to fit my shop. I primarily use this for wood, plastics or foam, but now I should be able to handle some aluminum sheet since I added a FogBuster misting unit.

Using a Dell all-in-one touchscreen computer. I love being able to run Fusion 360 right at the machine.

Completed wiring cabinet. Lots of work went into keeping this clean and separating the high voltage from the low voltage

Starting with the Centroid .DWG files, we created a drawing package for every wire in the cabinet. I'll admit I used this as a training exercise for an intern since we need to document other projects in a similar fashion

https://youtu.be/oRfBMP_1cF4
Air cut video with a circular tool path. Running about 950ipm. Not a realistic cut speed, but nice to see it working smoothly.

https://youtu.be/MqdBj4nIIGk
Second video with a rectangular tool path @ 750ipm. Not sure if my dust collection system would be able to keep up, but I like that it isn't shaking the table too much. I'll probably reduce everything a bit more before I start on any real cuts.

Backside picture showing the steel frame. Note the sandbags and heavy item storage underneath. The machine has a fair amount of mass, but I still don't confuse it with a heavy duty machine.

Next project is a couple of pull-out drawers for under the front of the table for keyboard and mouse storage. After that I'll dive into the details on swissi's post processor for Fusion. Fun stuff!

Thanks,
Kent

[cnckeith]

Kent,
Hello.
thanks for taking the time to post photos and video, and sharing your experience that benefits everyone!
super nice job on the install and the video really shows the smooth action! looking forward to follow up videos of chips flying!

[Richards]

Very nice. It looks like you're running at just under 1,000 inches per minute. That should make short work of most jobs.

[martyscncgarage]

Nice job! Thank you for posting and showing off your efforts!
Marty

[thomas.dahl@web.de]

I am just starting to work on the schematics for our own cnc mill. Would I be very rude to ask for a copy of yours? It would save me a bunch of time.. And I would be learning a lot.

Regards Thomas