Welcome to Winter/Summer 2008 at
the Nite Owl Guitar Shop.
the Nite Owl Guitar Shop.
Detail of Vertical "Z" axis.
Beginning to mount the Porter
Cable Trim Router.
Beginning to mount the Porter
Cable Trim Router.
View from the back. The Y axis
stepper motor is mounted on the
left. Y axis lead screw extends out
from the motor along the bottom of
the y axis gantry.
The only remaining tasks are to
connect the X and Y gantries to
their lead screws, install limit kill
switches, complete wiring to
stepper motors, install 110v router
power with speed controller, and
make final adjustments.
A new digital level was acquired
today to verify and square up
alignments to a 1/10 of a degree.
stepper motor is mounted on the
left. Y axis lead screw extends out
from the motor along the bottom of
the y axis gantry.
The only remaining tasks are to
connect the X and Y gantries to
their lead screws, install limit kill
switches, complete wiring to
stepper motors, install 110v router
power with speed controller, and
make final adjustments.
A new digital level was acquired
today to verify and square up
alignments to a 1/10 of a degree.
Close up view of Mach3 control
software application. This
application will translate text
movement instructions into
electrical pulses sent via the
printer port to a second controller
that operates the three stepper
motors simultaneously.
software application. This
application will translate text
movement instructions into
electrical pulses sent via the
printer port to a second controller
that operates the three stepper
motors simultaneously.
This is the new CNC installation.
The CNC machine is nearing
completion. The controlling PC
has been installed in a dust proof
cabinet under the table (below
keyboard in photo). Three drawers
have been installed for misc.
equipment, bits, etc. PC Monitor
has been installed up at eye level.
Master kill switch is installed
below the monitor.
The CNC machine is nearing
completion. The controlling PC
has been installed in a dust proof
cabinet under the table (below
keyboard in photo). Three drawers
have been installed for misc.
equipment, bits, etc. PC Monitor
has been installed up at eye level.
Master kill switch is installed
below the monitor.
Top of Z axis gantry. You can see
the Z axis lead screw extending
down from the motor through a
3/8" bearing. The gantry rides on
four sets of bearings that capture
a pair of aluminum tubes located
on top and bottom of the Y axis
gantry rail.
01/26/08
the Z axis lead screw extending
down from the motor through a
3/8" bearing. The gantry rides on
four sets of bearings that capture
a pair of aluminum tubes located
on top and bottom of the Y axis
gantry rail.
01/26/08
The central work table has been
redesigned for the third time. The
miter saw sticking out from
underneath will slide in and back
out when needed.
redesigned for the third time. The
miter saw sticking out from
underneath will slide in and back
out when needed.
Now finished with clamp rails
installed.
installed.
Staging a group of six. June 2008
Bandanna dog stops by for a visit.
So now I have a table flush table
saw.
saw.
This appears to work fine and gets
the saw surface up higher. Every bit
helps in a shoe box shop.
Sometimes it is so tight in there, I
have to go outside to change my
mind.
the saw surface up higher. Every bit
helps in a shoe box shop.
Sometimes it is so tight in there, I
have to go outside to change my
mind.
The old contractor table saw was
getting in the way, so I thought it
might work to mount it in the table.
getting in the way, so I thought it
might work to mount it in the table.