Pictures!!

Here's some pictures of what I have finished...

(Below) A closeup of the front bolt on rail holder. The pipes were threaded so I just screwed them in this end.

A closeup of the rear rail holder. I added some set screws on this end to hold the rails secure. Both the rail holders were carved on the first machine so their almost perfect.Linear slides I made from mdf(also cnc'd) and soaked in epoxy. They turned out pretty well but I might remake these out of oak when I'm done. While I got the first few oak pieces cnc'd I couldn't get these made quite right.
another shot of the assembly.
I have one more cross piece drying at the moment that connects the two slides and holds the nut for the leadscrew. Then the table top just bolts on top with some barrel nuts to hold it all square. I also plan on replacing the X-axis rods with black pipe. They bend way too much with any signifigant cuts which is why I've been having so much trouble making new parts. With any luck I'll be finished in a few weeks.

Chuck's CNC Rebuild: Part 2

So I haven't posted in a Loooooong time. Being busy with school and all I didn't do much lately accept start part two of my rebuild, the bottom half of my new machine. I have to admit, I have more fun working on it than using it. Doesn't that seem backwards?
I built this part mostly out of oak just like before with 1/2in. black pipe for my linear rails and a few temporary parts that will later be properly made when I get it all together. While I liked the adjustment blocks I used for the X-axis I'm trying something new for the Y-axis. Instead of holes or rail supports on the frame I just added some bolt holes and the actual support pieces were made on my machine and bolted on.
Since I'm having rigidity problems I made some of the smaller parts from MDF instead of oak and soaked them in some 2 part epoxy. Now they don't swell with the humidity and don't mushroom when I drop them. I'm going to remake these later after I fix the rigidity problems (reason for my rebuild). I'll have some pictures up hopefully tomorrow.