My foamcutter is a La Rustica mounted on a 4' by 3' piece of particle board 1-1/8 inch thick. Legs are 1.250" pipe. X-910mm(35.8 inches) Y-545mm(21.45 inches).
My foamcutter is a La Rustica mounted on a 4' by 3' piece of particle board 1-1/8 inch
thick. Legs are 1.250" pipe. X-910mm(35.8 inches) Y-545mm(21.45 inches).
The screws are 1/4" 3 start 5 turns per inch.Max speed 12.7mm.Most cuts around 3-6mm. Y screw is 42" long and I have no problum with whipping.
I also have a table 2 feet wide by 4' long for cutting tapers.
The screws came from here http://www.kerkmotion.com/
It's hard to see but in the corner of the aluminum box is a length 1/4 in aluminum channel which is used as a dust cover for the horizontal screw.
I was making Christmas decorations when this picture was taken.
The lead weights help stablize the Y axis carriage. The black box is a Hobby CNC controler and the black knob is a Vari-ac I use to power the bow.The bow is made of 1/2 inch aluminum channel.
Plans and software are avaible here. http://gm.cnc.free.fr/index_en.html
Interface board and stepper motors here. http://www.hobbycnc.com
English discussion Group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CNCFoamcutters/
French disscussion Group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decoupecnc/