309cnc
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Post by 309cnc on Apr 16, 2018 11:26:21 GMT -5
Hi everyone. Just curious if anyone has found a good way to use the space inside the stand/frame behind the tool box? Seems like lots of 'dead' space to me that should be used somehow. Just looking for ideas.....
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dans
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Post by dans on Apr 16, 2018 11:52:03 GMT -5
I bought an additional tray from Axiom and put my small shop vac and a tub for the vacuum tools there - just to get everything up off the floor. Just added a DIY dust separator which I'll eventually get on the tray after I sort it out. Dan  |
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Post by ezra on Apr 25, 2018 11:37:44 GMT -5
I have a new AutoRoute 8 Pro+ and thought the steel base was too much to pay. Made my own base, the top is a 5" thick torsion box: 3/4" ply top and bottom, with a grid of 2x4's between them. Then, 2x4 legs extending down to a 2x4 bottom frame, and large swivel casters with integral brakes. First I planed all 4 sides of each 2x4 for consistancy, & glued & screwed the entire assembly. This construction is EXTREMELY stable! One corner of the empty space between the top & bottom holds the CPU, the rest has large full extension drawers. Tons of storage space for ALL my routers(4), bits, clamps, accessories, etc. Very happy with it, all the storage is now handy, enclosed, and dust free.
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Post by uzumati on Apr 25, 2018 17:21:38 GMT -5
I didn’t get the toolbox and am using the tray on the backside of the machine so the control box will reach my 220 outlets, so I just made a small cabinet that rest on the cross member and lower side rails. .  |
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Post by scw on May 11, 2018 21:40:58 GMT -5
I didn’t get the toolbox and am using the tray on the backside of the machine so the control box will reach my 220 outlets, so I just made a small cabinet that rest on the cross member and lower side rails. . Nice, I like that idea. |
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Post by scw on May 11, 2018 21:44:14 GMT -5
Hi everyone. Just curious if anyone has found a good way to use the space inside the stand/frame behind the tool box? Seems like lots of 'dead' space to me that should be used somehow. Just looking for ideas..... I've got my CPU on the metal tray; I just use the remaining space under my CNC to store various jigs for my other shop tools...  |
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scw
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Post by scw on Aug 4, 2018 19:10:23 GMT -5
I've kept this post in the back of my head for a while now... as I finally got tired of moving my clamps and bits around my shop; they were being "stored" on my table saw or my bandsaw (whichever wasn't being used at the time) So I finally put together some CNC machine storage. Believe it or not, these 6 drawers can store 9.5 cubic feet of tools and jigs! If I remember correctly, I used half a sheet of 0.25" birch ply for the drawer bottoms, and I used 1.25 to 1.5 sheets of 0.75" birch for the frame and the drawer sides.  I used 24" soft close, heavy duty slides; even though the drawers measure 29" long overall. They were $17/pair on amazon...  Drawer handles were like a $1/ea on amazon... If all of the drawers are removed, the frame is designed lift up and slide out from the CNC machine without dismantling. All said and done, I think all the materials came out around $175. Honestly, it's a lot of storage space! I was able to fill part of a drawer with all my CNC gear (I'll put my 4th axis in this drawer too, when I'm not using it); the other top drawer holds all of my PPE; while the other 4 drawers have now become "junk drawers" to clean up all clutter from around my shop... lol. |
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309cnc
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Post by 309cnc on Aug 5, 2018 10:59:38 GMT -5
I know the 'have something in the back of your head' feeling all too well. I really like what you did there.
The bottom two drawers to me was one of those 'why didn't I think of that' moments. Good idea of using otherwise really dead space! Off course I am curious how/where you mounted the slides for those....
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by redwood on Aug 6, 2018 10:00:24 GMT -5
How do those drawers affect the lubrication of the ball screw for the Z axis?
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scw
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Post by scw on Aug 7, 2018 22:07:52 GMT -5
Of course I am curious how/where you mounted the slides for those.... I always CAD up my projects as part of the "measure twice" philosophy... Hopefully you can see the slides in the drawing below.  |
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Post by scw on Aug 7, 2018 22:19:56 GMT -5
How do those drawers affect the lubrication of the ball screw for the Z axis? Technically, on my machine, the ball screw under my CNC machine's bed (and above my drawers) is for the Y axis... If I take the top row of drawers out by releasing the slide-locks, then I'll have plenty of room to get at the ball screw. I'll have 8 or 9 inches of height to stick my arm in a foot and a half... |
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309cnc
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Post by 309cnc on Aug 7, 2018 23:07:49 GMT -5
Of course I am curious how/where you mounted the slides for those.... I always CAD up my projects as part of the "measure twice" philosophy... Hopefully you can see the slides in the drawing below. thanks for sharing the drawing. Yes, understand now.... ;-) |
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