Thursday, October 14, 2010

CNC status update

The CNC is coming along.  We've settled on the BlackFoot design from buildyoucnc.com, and I've purchased the g-code files files for it.  Before we build the mill though, we first have to make a table for it to go on, and the first part of that is making what is known as a torsion box.  In turn, the first part of making a torsion box is having a flat, level surface on which to build it.  To that end, a frame of 2x4s was bolted to the floor over plastic, and self-leveling concrete was poured in.
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A torsion box is a long thin box containing a grid of boards that form a ridged lattice.  This will insure that the table to of the CNC mill will always be flat.  Right now I've got most of the parts of the torsion box cut out; I just need help cutting the long sides of the box along with the top.  Once that's done I'll assemble the box, build the table, and then start building the CNC onto it.
In the mean time I need to find a place that already has a CNC machine that will cut the out the parts for mine for me.  Some other people at the Asylum tried to scope out a possible place called the South End Technology Center, but when they went during posted open hours on Saturday, the place was closed.  Hopefully it'll be open today.

2 comments:

  1. Good luck with getting cooperation from the SE Tech Ctr!

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  2. This is a beautiful photo of an amazing looking work space - may you enjoy all your creativity there.

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