HydraRaptor

My attempts to make a rapid prototyping machine that I will use to make parts for a machine that will be able to make parts for a copy of itself.

Showing posts with label CNC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CNC. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 May 2007

Successful milling

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The new metalwork did the trick. It completely solved the snatching problem I had previously. I managed to mill this test shape out of 2.5mm...
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Wednesday, 2 May 2007

More trouble at' mill

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Well things did not quite go to plan. The first problem was that most of my milling bits have ends that are smaller than the top of their sh...
Tuesday, 1 May 2007

On the right path

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Having tried a cheap mini drill as a router and found it lacking I ordered a cheap laminate trimmer to try instead. While I was waiting for ...
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Monday, 23 April 2007

Double chicken and egg

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My spiral saw arrived at the weekend. Although it was dispatched the day after I ordered it, it took another 17 days to get here from Yorksh...
Sunday, 1 April 2007

Worth the wait

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The XY stage turned out to be a really nice piece of kit. It is an XYR-8080 from NEAT, details here . It also came complete with a pair of M...
Saturday, 31 March 2007

Chicken and Egg

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The problem with making machines that make themselves is how to make the first one! A bootstrap machine has to be made by hand first. This h...
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