Robot Magazine has a great article about how to machine custom robot parts. In this article [Matt Bauer] shows the basics of making custom robot parts and skeletal brackets for his humanoid robot creations using a CNC mini-mill. He uses a custom jig overlay designed to make cutting thin sheet stock much easier and to protect his equipment. This template concept creates a platform for many other custom parts going forward. [Matt] includes the .nc g-code files as well as a “how-to” PDF in a ZIP file.
the article focuses more on the tooling jig, which is a definite requirement for any serious machining. Very clean and professional article!
Why don’t men lactate!?
@garf
Men Don’t lactate!? Uh oh…
And nice article. If i didn’t have two $100k HAAS cnc mills to play with at work, i’d be mad into this!
-Taylor
@garf: because they lack mammary glands, of course!
I hate to be a pedantic a**hole, but someone needs to point out Matt that the tool for bending metal is a bending BRAKE, not a bending BREAK.
Otherwise, a Grate Arcticle!
@marty: ok- that was funny.
Did anybody else get a “Reported Attack Site!” message when trying to visit the humanoid robot creations link?
Useless… once again a machining article speaking about everything except the machining part… trick or tips… Or even whar formula to use when designing a part with bend. But hey… thanks we really needed an 100000th article about tightening screws on the tabletop…
@coligny
if you have a site that actually talks about *real* machining, submit it.
What do you guys want to know about machining? I’ve been running the CNC at my work for the past couple years, and *real* machinists seem to be impressed with my abilities. I’m lazy, but if you guys have questions, maybe i could write some stuff up?
-Taylor
Thanks Jason. Hack A Day rocks.
“Very clean and professional article!”
Glad you found it to be a decent read.
“I hate to be a pedantic a**hole, but…”
You a**hole! :-D What can I say, once again there’s more evidence the public school system has failed me.
“Did anybody else get a “Reported Attack Site!”…”
I’m not in that sort of business… the robots might be malicious in nature, but not me. I know I haven’t updated the site for some time though.
“Useless… once again a machining article speaking about everything except the machining part…”
What, and give away all my secrets in three pages or less? :-D Can’t please everyone I guess.
Please post more articles on machining and these “Jigg’s” for small CNC. I find this captivating.
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Cool idea…