DIY CNC Plasma Table - X Axis Belts PLUS tapping holes
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- Опубліковано 7 січ 2019
- In this video we walk through the X Axis belt assembly. Although the belt is a little smaller than I want, it has performed well in testing.
It seemed like all I was doing was tapping holes, so I give you some examples of the three most common ways I tap threads into a hole.
This is the last sub assembly before test running. - Навчання та стиль
Bad ass bro, I dig it This build is coming along nice.
Looks cool! Love to see it when it’s finished!
Thanks. Subscribe if you havent...(and the bell). I'm editing the next video now. It is now moving on its own. ~P
Great job and so simple.
Hi and good morning Puppy, you are pretty. We like the wheels you have applied to the base to move the table around, they look good on this build. We like the Enco tapping table and we love the story about your father using it really nice share. Hey this build is really coming along well and very professionally done keep at it this is a true joy to watch.
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying. I'm editing the next video now. ~P
I am. Looking forward to the follow-up!
And that is why we design (build virtually) EVERYTHING in SolidWorks (or Fusion360) first. That hand tapper is a great tool and I am glad I purchased it.
Pretty brave using the cordless drill for tapping. I hate snapping taps. Looking good: I am glad I bought a PlasmaCAM, but yours should be awesome.
Thank you so much for these videos on the plasma table ....i would love some insight on the electronic end of it....hope that you'll make some video of it ...thanks
Like your work
Enjoying this series. Super interested in this solution (homemade linear rails and planetary gear belt drive) for a large router. What would you say are the drawbacks of this?
First off, what an amazing project you have here and great work!
Question. Is using belts over lead screws for X and Y purely for cost? I ask cause having built a 3d printer last summer and not using hardened steal for my linear rods, my bearings dug groves into the rods, which in turn broke the bearings and seized up during a print (parts replaced, printer fine now). How concerned are you about the floating guide bearings you have used in conjunction with belts, riding along unhardened steel, over time? Wont these (like on my printer) get wore down and over the years, and eventually exceed the cost of having just used hardened steel lead screws?
PLEASE KEEP GOING!! YOU ARE DOING AMAZING WORK MAN!
I wish I could have moved near you back in the day... I would have been so much smarter with better skills. I'm impressed with your skills!
You are too kind. ~P
I'm enjoying your project, and as I reorganize my shop I'm thinking about where I'll put a machine this size in my shop. Do you have any opinion on vertical or inclined plasma tables?
I have seen vertical routers, but not plasma. Rules out a water table. The machine and rails and such wouldn't care. I think the biggest practical problem is material holding. Not sure how I would quickly (more quickly than throwing a piece of steel on a table) secure material to the table for cutting. It is an interesting mental challange. ~P
Buy or make a spring loaded tap follower and tap on the mill right after you drill your tap drill hole. Super easy and perfectly straight.
I didn't show that. I have one too. I don't think of it because I haven't had it long. I use it on the lathe mostly. Good call. ~P
hi
i need to make something like you done here
linear belt drive with the same heavy put with more speed
what the stepper motor i need for that ? pls?
its come instead of ac motor .18 kw with gear motors
thanks
I heard you mention in a previous video you were close to Fairborn,Ohio, I'm from just north of Dayton.
That's me. Look for the TACOTRK plates
I see the X axis belt drive uses a fixed motor and the carriage is attached to the belt. But the for Y axis you used a filed belt and the motor moves along the belt. Can you share some thoughts on why to use one technique vs the other. For belt drive I like the idea of the motor being stationary and the belt moving. With a stationary motor you have twice as much belt in the system, maybe that is a driving factor. Great build! I'm hoping to start something like it here in a couple weeks.
In retrospect, fixed motors might be better all the way around. Experience has taught me that double the belt isn't an issue. Those belts don't stretch hardly at all once tensioned. So changing direction rapidly would cause stretch and issues. The other thing you would gain, is removing the mass from the gantry. This would have been a big help to me in tuning. I have spent significant time tuning the motors and controller so that the gantry doesn't shake when changing direction. Setting speed and acceleration down to a level this doesn't happen, is still a work in progress. Good luck in your build. ~P
I like the rails you built for this machine. Just wondering if these rails would work as well for the cnc you built earlier? I want to build a 5x 9 table for a cnc and I like the diy rail system shown for your plasma machine because it is way more cost effective. Is there any difference in accuracy is the question?
I should also specify 5 x 9 router is what I want to build.
No. They won't work for a spindle machine like that. Too much radial load will goof it up. Accuracy with belt is also poor when under heavy load. V groove rails will work just not with the spring loaded design and inaccurate flat stock. None of these issues apply when you are working with plasma that has no side load and automatic Z height control.
thanks for your videos. i try to download your fusion 360 archive but its not complete or is only a sheet piece...
What like were you working from? I'll take a look and update it as needed.
Do you have any videos of the finished project? 👍😁
No....but only because I haven't been able to finish it. I have made progress and am editing the next installment now. Thanks for asking ~P
Can't you use a simple t bar that will not require any flat piece screwing to the box tube.
Thanks For your video. I am in Tasmania ,Australia , where are located.
regards Ken
Ohio, U.S.A.