[Lab] shared cnc machine

Nick Edgar n.a.edgar at gmail.com
Fri Apr 17 14:38:34 EDT 2015


Good idea to have some trays / hole boards for cutters etc. Perhaps individuals bring their own little bins which can drop in somewhere without fear of sliding / dropping. 

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> On Apr 17, 2015, at 11:03, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com> wrote:
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> Another idea that just popped up is to convert one of the sides to a hanging tool storage... or at least the upper part that's easy to reach..
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>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com> wrote:
>> iDistracto! That's hilarious.
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>> I was debating if I should extend the lower tray a bit since there's nothing under the keyboard tray... Also am thinking of another tray underneath the keyboard for parts but folding down might be interesting.
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>> As it stands the bill of materials is pretty simple (2 wheels, 24' of 2x4, 30' of 1x4 and a pile of drywall screws)...Plus all cuts are 90 degrees except the two cross members... I guess with your suggestion it adds a radius cut, some bolts and I'm still thinking of a way to make the fold out rigid enough to act as handles when moving the machine... With all the stuff it's going to be fairly heavy.
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>> Another suggestion was to have the keyboard plane plexiglass so you can see the monitor through it... I think that's a pretty good idea. Then both the keyboard and monitor could easily be pushed for and aft to different configurations..
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>> Also to increase the space for tools that are in use (measuring stuff, fixturing, chuck tools and stuff). What I do is just leave that junk lying around on the bed or in the mouse space... but a small ledge along the side of the machine might be nice. Depending on the size of the vacuum that comes forward (and the resulting vacuum box) the width of the cart may need to be increased anyway. Or if we're lucky the vacuum is quiet and doesn't need a box. 
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>> Locking wheels came up too. I already got the wheels so I was thinking if that is an actual problem just throw a block under the frame at the wheel end when it's parked.
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>> Darcy Whyte
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>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Nick Edgar <n.a.edgar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Looks nice. Suggest adding hinge and removable support poles / brace
>>> to allow keyboard extension to fold down. 
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>>>> On Apr 17, 2015, at 3:07, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com> wrote:
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>>>> So the parts have arrived and the machine will be running soon! 
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>>>> Here's a cart for the machine I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions or ideas for the cart. 
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>>>> http://inventorartist.com/cnc-cart/
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>>>> Darcy Whyte
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