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General CNC Chat => Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) => Topic started by: BarryB on October 25, 2009, 10:56:11 PM
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Hey folks, thought I'd show you progress on Milla. I was getting all my ducks in order with parts. Then I had to model all those parts, to make any custom plates to connect everything together. Anything in these renders that is metallic red will be a fabricated plate out of Alluminum. I'll probably anodize them red too, just to offset the colors a bit. I took a few snapshots around the model showing detail. I'm sure it's not the best or most ideal system, but it's what my puny brain could come up with;)
(http://www.3dmation.com/images/ru_cnc/milla_model_complete1.jpg)
(http://www.3dmation.com/images/ru_cnc/milla_model_complete2.jpg)
(http://www.3dmation.com/images/ru_cnc/milla_model_complete3.jpg)
Barry
Feeling fragile now, damn that was a lot of work.
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Looks real good Barry. I have wondered how the extrusion joints will hold up after running for a while. I have seen others made from the same material so maybe they will shed some light. If the bolted joints loosen up I would be tempted to still use the extrusion and maybe use some Lord Fusor #112B Adhesive. It is supposed to be stronger than a weld of the same size.
Brett
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I've got a friend that is using just 1515 extrusions for a machine in his shop for the past 5 years and he says it's still rock solid. As you can tell I went way way stiffer. Each double anchor has at least 1200 lbs pressure holding it together, and I'm using at least 2 at every joint. I think it'll be okay, but yeah, I'll be checking each joint like a madman the first few months.
Barry
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Its going to be an impressive machine when it is all finished Barry.
Tweakie.