FritzW
Well-Known Member
Duncan (rtfm) ran across a pretty neat 4x8 CNC machine with 3D printed tricky bits. The really cool part is it's all open source. Even if you buy the parts from the designer it's about a $500 machine.
We want to put one together for the EAA chapter but real estate is an issue. So I'm working on a way we can tuck it away when it's not being used.
Idea #1 is the cheapest and easiest and stows with the smallest foot print:
Idea #2 is more work and cost but it's cooler and it'd be a one man operation to fold it (not really an issue with people hanging around the hangar all the time). It also has a larger foot print.
There'd be a little bolt on fixture to lock down the Y axis carriage when it's folded.
Rack on the back to store extra plywood would be nice. ...but it's 36" wide ;/
We want to put one together for the EAA chapter but real estate is an issue. So I'm working on a way we can tuck it away when it's not being used.
Idea #1 is the cheapest and easiest and stows with the smallest foot print:
Idea #2 is more work and cost but it's cooler and it'd be a one man operation to fold it (not really an issue with people hanging around the hangar all the time). It also has a larger foot print.
There'd be a little bolt on fixture to lock down the Y axis carriage when it's folded.
Rack on the back to store extra plywood would be nice. ...but it's 36" wide ;/