by Bob Warfield | Jul 10, 2021 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
At some point most hobby machinists get interested in possibly building a Tool and Cutter Grinder. There’s something fascinating about building a machine tool from scratch, especially one with all those knobs and levers. There’s good reason for...
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by Bob Warfield | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
What have people made with their CNC machines at home? I thought I would start this gallery for inspiration!. Images are displayed 1/2 size. Click to enlarge. Dirt Rider 2000’s Ducati Parts: Done on a round column CNC conversion! Fan cover, machined on IH...
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by Bob Warfield | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
Note: This is a mild revision of a DIY CNC project I did many years ago. I don’t think Industrial Hobbies is even still in business, or if it is, it is several owners since the fellow I purchased mine from. Reading through will give you the full “stream...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 25, 2021 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
CNC Mill Spindle: Bearings, Belt Drive, VFD, ATC, and Design Notes This page is currently in blog format as it is just my research notes for the project. Spindles are hard to build properly, which is why they are so expensive. Use this information at your own risk!...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog, DIY CNC, Workshop and Storage
Home Machine Shop Hall of Fame, Page 2 GTC’s Knife Making Shop in Brazil Shop made belt surface grinder… Details of feed, height adjustment, and a knife being ground… Cross slide and ways… Before and after surface grinding… Knife grinder...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
CNC Controller Enclosure and Layout Ideas Before starting my own effort, I always like to see some examples of how other’s tackled the same problem. This page is just a photo gallery of how other’s have built the enclosures for their CNC electronics. ...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog, DIY CNC
Servo Motor Tuning Servos are closed loop devices. They operate by comparing the position they’re supposed to be at with the position their encoder says they actually are at and applying current to the servo motor until the two match. This linkage between the...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Workshop and Storage
Home Machine Shop Hall of Fame, Page 4 J. King’s Fabulous Shop I’ve been keeping my eye peeled for notes from this fellow ever since seeing his fabulous collet chuck made from an automatic transmission planetary gear set: Beautiful Shopmade Collet Chuck...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog, CADCAM, CNC Basics, DIY CNC, Software
Quick: What’s the Best Free CSoftware out there? What’s the minimum cnc software a beginner needs? We can help! Here’s your guide to the best free CNC software that’s out there. Some of it is ours, some is from 3rd parties. Table of...
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by Bob Warfield | May 31, 2021 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
CNC Enclosure for my RF45 Mill After getting a note from a reader about their DIY Flood Enclosure, I couldn’t resist getting started on an enclosure for my own IH CNC mill. For one thing, I’ve reached a stage where between G-Wizard’s ability to...
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by Bob Warfield | May 27, 2021 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
Drill Press Attachments and Drill Press Upgrades The lowly drill press is often the first machine any shop obtains, followed closely by a horizontal bandsaw and a bench grinder. While you can’t really mill very successfully with one (I’ve tried, LOL!),...
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by Bob Warfield | May 24, 2021 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
Easy Lathe Projects Things for you to make in your shop! Easy Lathe Project Work Logs Making a Turner’s Cube Industrial Hobbies Mill CNC Conversion (includes Epoxy/Granite fill, One Shot Oiler, etc. Make Your Own Transfer Screws Button V-Block Ball...
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