Comments on: Make a badass CNC mill

By: guille

guille — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:50:47 +0000

thanks for the informations

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:52:33 +0000

This looks awesome! Only problem is generating all the GCode…anyone know of a way to go from Solidworks to GCode for a reasonable price? (Cheap, Free, or *cough cough* “legitimately” acquired)

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:41:16 +0000

Found the site that originally inspired me:
http://cq.cx/pcb-router.pl

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:40:14 +0000

I had bought one of these machines almost two years ago after seeing a different DIY PCB etching project, but some assholes broke into my house and stole it (among other things) early this year. The thing was damn heavy too. Still, it’s nice to see it done with that particular model, and I plan on eventually trying again. I still have the parts for the milling table (I had removed them at the time after buffing the contact surfaces smooth).

By: Taraskin

Taraskin — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:20:12 +0000

Thanks for the information!!

By: Jim F

Jim F — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:43:47 +0000

Fake,

Once you have the mill, you can use it manually to mill out the parts to convert it to cnc. To make it even easier, there are several companies selling conversion kits. These kits aren't cheap but will get you up and running much faster.

http://www.kdntool.com

http://www.cncfusion.com/micromill1.html

Jim

By: fake

fake — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:05:11 +0000

one of these guys needs to take their new mill, and make a kit for other people. i would love to buy a mill and a conversion kit, and start making parts — but unfortunately don’t have the mechanical ability (meaning tools) to create one from “scratch” like this.

By: Will O'Brien

Will O'Brien — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:51:30 +0000

$260 is damn cheap – and harborfrieght has free shipping anyway.

By: Jim F

Jim F — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:20:49 +0000

The HF micromill works pretty good for a cnc on a budget. This is the log of our very own conversion.

http://www.embeddedtronics.com/micromill.html

More info on these mills here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hf47158toCNC_Moderated/

A good site for cnc info.
http://cnczone.com/

Jim

By: jimmy d

jimmy d — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:52:02 +0000

Harbor freight just opened a store in my area.. I’ve been eying one of these mills as a way to fabricate some custom RC parts but this just makes the decision all the more easy! nice links, have to calculate the cost compared to buying a used mill and see what kind of accuracy can be achieved

By: bender386

bender386 — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:10:16 +0000

i would love to have a cnc but would only ever use it every now and then.

By: gcc

gcc — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:06:36 +0000

I’ve been trying to get ahold of one of these mills in my price range for months… if anybody knows where to get a used one cheap, I would be very very grateful.