MACHINE PLANS FOR A CNC ROUTER http://www.rockcliffmachine.com MACHINE BUILDERS FORUM http://www.rockcliffmachine.com/forum

SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FIRST STEP AS WITH ANY MACHINE AND FABRICATION THERE IS NO MORE IMPORTANT RULE THAN SAFETY FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES FOR THE MANUFACTURE

OF THIS MACHINE AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES WHEN USING THIS MACHINE. ROCKCLIFF MACHINE INC. WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR INJURIES RELATED TO BUILDING THIS MACHINE, THE USE OF THIS MACHINE, AND TO ANY PARTS THAT THIS MACHINE CAN PRODUCE. THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THIS MACHINE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, IT'S UP TO YOU TO BUILD IT AND USE IT SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY, SELECT AND FOLLOW THE REQUIRED PDF FABRICATION DRAWING SET THIS ROUTER CAN BE MADE DIFFERENT WAYS AND USING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS SELECT A DRAWING SET THAT BEST SUITS YOUR NEEDS, PARTS FROM THE DRAWING SETS CANNOT BE INTERCHANGED, IF YOU START WITH ONE SET FINISH WITH THE SET SELECTED SELECT FIXED OR MOVING STYLE

A Fixed Gantry CNC machine is generally stronger, as the X and Y Axis can be fixed to a solid structure, while the Y axis can be also fixed to a solid structure, this style of machine can be built to cut most woods and plastic material, up to 12"x 12"y 4"z with our standard plans and up to 24 x 24 x 5 if extended, the fixed gantry is a more popular style and is represented with more options and different models in this overall plan set.

A Moving Gantry CNC and sometimes referred to as a Flying Gantry, the X, Y and Z are all attached to each other while the Y axis is the only axis that is actually attached to a solid fixed structure, A moving gantry machine can perform as well as a fixed gantry machine but extra care and materials must be used in its construction, our design uses 4 motors for added gantry stability, A moving gantry machine does however have some special benefits over a fixed style machine, our plans include one model of a moving gantry machine, that generally can be built as large as 24"x - 36"y - 5"z

FIXED GANTRY (FILE DIRECTORY) A MODEL IMPERIAL\ DRAWING SET A1 TO A10. IS FOR BASIC LOW COST CONSTRUCTION USING IMPERIAL WITH (MDF OR WOOD) MOST PARTS CAN BE GLUED TOGETHER DRAWING SET T1 TO T7 IS FOR 1:1 TEMPLATES IF REQUIRED THIS DRAWING SET IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY SEE LAYOUT-4X4-SHEET.PDF IS FOR IMPERIAL ALL PARTS CUT

FROM TWO 2'x4' SHEETS OR ONE 4'X4' SHEET SEE: SUBFOLDER\ ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS \ B0 TO B10 SEE SIZE-SELECTION PDF FOR SCALE FORMULA IF A LARGER THAN 12" X 12" X 5" (300mm X 300mm X 100mm) MACHINE IS REQUIRED A MODEL IMPERIAL SCREW LOCATIONS\ DRAWING SET S1 TO S10 IS FOR ADVANCED IMPERIAL CONSTRUCTION FROM PLASTIC OR ALUMINUM (ALL SCREW LOCATIONS AND SIZES IF REQUIRED) SEE: SUBFOLDER\ ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS \ B0 TO B10 A MODEL METRIC \ DRAWING SET M1 TO M10 FOR BASIC LOW COST CONSTRUCTION METRIC COMPONENTS MADE FROM (16mm TO 19mm) (MDF OR WOOD) DRAWING SET TM1 TO TM7 FOR 1:1 METRIC TEMPLATES IF REQUIRED THIS DRAWING SET IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY A MODEL METRIC SCREW LOCATION \ DRAWING SET MS1 TO MS10 FOR ADVANCED METRIC CONSTRUCTION FROM PLASTIC OR ALUMINUM C MODEL IMPERIAL\ DRAWING SET C1 TO C10. AND ASSEMBLY-C IS FOR USING IMPERIAL COMMERCIAL GRADE FULLY SUPPORTED IMPERIAL LINEAR BEARINGS WHICH WILL BUILD A MUCH STRONGER MACHINE CAPABLE OF MORE AGGRESSIVE CUTTING IN HARDER MATERIALS DRAWING SET TC1 TO TC7 FOR 1:1 IMPERIAL TEMPLATES IF REQUIRED THIS DRAWING SET IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY C MODEL METRIC\ DRAWING SET CM1 TO CM10 AND ASSEMBLY-CM FOR USING METRIC COMMERCIAL GRADE FULLY SUPPORTED METRIC LINEAR BEARINGS MOVING GANTRY (FILE DIRECTORY)

D MODEL IMPERIAL\ Moving Gantry DRAWING SET D1 TO D10 DIY SLIDE DESIGN FOR MAKING A SUPPORTED BALL BEARING SLIDES FOR MOVING GANTRY STYLE ROUTERS (MDF OR WOOD) THE SLIDE DESIGN CAN ALSO BE USED FOR FIXED GANTRY TOO.

MODEL SELECTION IMPERIAL OR METRIC (INCH OR MILLIMETERS) BEFORE SELECTING WHAT VERSION YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD DETERMINE WHAT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM YOUR COMFORTABLE WITH USING AND WHAT ARE IS THE MOST COMMON MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WHERE YOU LIVE, IF YOU LIVE IN USA OR CANADA, IT CAN BE EASIER AND LESS EXPENSIVE TO BUILD THE IMPERIAL VERSION IF YOU LIVE IN UK, AUSTRALIA, OR EUROPE THE METRIC VERSION COULD BE EASIER, AND LESS EXPENSIVE TO BUILD BUILDING THE MACHINE USING IMPERIAL OR METRIC DIMENSIONS WILL NOT AFFECT CUTTING OF THE FINISHED PARTS AN IMPERIAL MACHINE CAN STILL CUT PARTS IN METRIC AND A METRIC MACHINE CAN CUT PARTS IN IMPERIAL THE UNIT CONVERSION IS DONE IN THE CONTROL SOFTWARE, AND CAN BE CHANGED ANYTIME MATERIAL CHOICE MDF OR PLYWOOD (MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD) WAS USED TO BUILD THE CNC MACHINE FEATURED, MDF OR PLYWOOD IS AVAILABLE FROM MOST HARDWARE STORES, AND WILL MAKE FOR AN EXTREMELY LOW COST FAST BUILD. IT IS EASY TO WORK USING STANDARD WOODWORKING TOOLS, AND MOST OF THE PARTS CAN BE GLUED TOGETHER WITH WOOD GLUE. PLASTIC OR ALUMINUM CAN ALSO BE USED, WILL BE MORE TIME CONSUMING TO BUILD AND HAVE TO BE SCREWED TOGETHER. AS WELL AS NEEDING MORE ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TOOLS SEE DRAWING SET S1 TO S10 PDF FILES FOR IMPERIAL AND DRAWING SET MS1 TO MS10 FOR METRIC THESE DRAWING SETS GIVE DETAILED SCREW DIMENSIONS AND LOCATIONS FOR ALL PARTS IF REQUIRED SELECT A MATERIAL TO MATCH YOUR BUDGET, SKILL LEVEL, AND THE TOOLS YOU HAVE FOR CONSTRUCTION. CUTTING CAPACITY THE A MODEL IMPERIAL BASE PLAN SET IS DIMENSIONED FOR A 12" X 12" X 5" (300mm X 300mm X 100mm) CUTTING CAPACITY, A LARGER OR SMALLER MACHINE CAN BE BUILT BY SIMPLY ADDING OR SUBTRACTING LENGTH TO VARIOUS PARTS SEE: SIZESELECTION PDF FOR SCALE FORMULA PLEASE NOTE: PERFORMANCE WILL BE REDUCED IF YOU EXCEED MORE THAN 20" X 20" X 6 " WITH A UNSUPPORTED BRONZE BEARING TYPE SETUP, IF A LARGER CUTTING CAPACITY IS NEEDED USE DRAWING SET C , CM, D, THESE DESIGNS WILL HAVE NO LIMITATION ON SIZE AND CAN BE EXTENDED OR SCALED UP AS DESIRED.

TOOLS REQUIRED: FOR BUILDING THE BASIC VERSION. STANDARD WOODWORKING TOOLS, INCLUDING A TABLE SAW OR TABLE ROUTER, AND GENERAL HOME STYLE TOOLS, ALL OUR ROUTER DESIGNS ARE MADE WITH MAINLY STRAIGHT CUTS, FOR EASE OF USING STANDARD MANUAL WOODWORKING TOOLS TO BUILD

http://www.mcmaster.com/ AND CAN BE ORDERED ONLINE. THE GROUND ROD ANDBEARINGS CAN BE ALSO PURCHASED FROM US ANY LOCAL BEARING SUPPLIER, THE BRONZE BUSHINGS CAN ALSO BE CALLED AN(OILITE BEARING) http://www.oilitebearings.com ROD CAN ALSO BE CALLED (SUPERIOR SHAFTING) ALSO SEEhttps://www.motionindustries.com STORES ALL THRU USA AND CANADA,COMMON COMPONENT AND USED IN MANY MACHINES WORLDWIDE, YOU WILL NEED12 BRONZE BEARINGS AND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF GROUND ROD TO BUILD THEBASE SIZE MODEL CNC. THE CURRENT SIZES DIAMETER ROD AND 3/4" OR (19mm) DIAMETER BRONZE BEARINGS.http://www.oilitebearings.com/Catalogue.htm https://www.motionindustries.com EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, USAOilite Bronze Bearing PART NO. AI 1012 IMPERIAL 3/4" OD X 5/8" SHAFT X max. LengthOilite Bronze Bearing PART NO. AM 1519 METRIC 19mm X 15 OD. SHAFT X max. Length BALL BEARINGS AND STEEL RODSDRAWING SET MODEL D USES BALL DIAMETER STEEL RODS THE RODSMDF OR WOOD TO GIVE A LOW COST FLEX FREE SLIDE THAT CAN BE BUILT FROM EASY TO GET PARTS AVAILABLE AT ALMOST ANY HARDWARESLIDE DESIGN CAN BE BUILT INTO ALMOST ANY STYLE OF MACHINE, THIS DESIGN IS CURRENTLY IMPERIAL ONLY, EACH SLIDE WILL USE 8 BALL

COMMERCIAL GRADE PROFESSIONAL LINEAR BEARINGSDRAWING SETS COMMERCIAL GRADEMOVEMENT MAKING YOUR ROUTER WITH COMPONENTS WILL GIVE MAXIMUM STRENGTH FOR FASTER CUTTING AND WILLAGGRESSIVE CUTTING IN WOOD PLASTICHAVE REASONABLE MACHINING OF SOFT METALS, THE

ADDITIONAL COST CAN RANGE AROUND $400 AND UP FOR THE BEDRAWING SET C AND CM FOR PART NUMBERS,

TABLE SLIDES COMPONENTS OPTIONS LOW COST BRONZE / OILITE BEARINGS AND GROUND RODS DRAWING SETS A, S, M, USE GROUND SHAFTING AND PRECISION BRONZE BEARINGS FOR TABLE MOVEMENT MAKING YOUR ROUTER WITH THESECOMPONENTS WILL GIVE REASONABLE CUTTING RESULTS IN WOOD PLASTIC AND SOFT MACHINE ABLE MATERIALS AND CAN ACHIEVE VERY LIGHT ENGRAVING IN SOFT METALS, THE DRAWINGS WILL SHOW A PART NUMBER FOR THESE ITEMS FROM

AND CAN BE ORDERED ONLINE. THE GROUND ROD ANDBEARINGS CAN BE ALSO PURCHASED FROM US http://rockcliffmachine.com

G SUPPLIER, THE BRONZE BUSHINGS CAN ALSO BE CALLED ANhttp://www.oilitebearings.com OR PLAIN BEARING AND THE GROUND

ROD CAN ALSO BE CALLED (SUPERIOR SHAFTING) ALSO SEE https://www.motionindustries.com OR http://www.metalsupermarkets.com THEY HAVE

CANADA, THE BUSHINGS AND RODS / SHAFTS ARE ACOMMON COMPONENT AND USED IN MANY MACHINES WORLDWIDE, YOU WILL NEED12 BRONZE BEARINGS AND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF GROUND ROD TO BUILD THEBASE SIZE MODEL CNC. THE CURRENT SIZES FOR THIS VERSION ARE 5/8" ORDIAMETER ROD AND 3/4" OR (19mm) DIAMETER BRONZE BEARINGS. http://www.oilitebearings.com/Catalogue.htm OR http://www.ondrives.com/ OR https://www.motionindustries.com FOR USA AND CANADA http://www.ondrives.com/

UROPE, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, USA Oilite Bronze Bearing PART NO. AI 1012 IMPERIAL 3/4" OD X 5/8" SHAFT X max. LengthOilite Bronze Bearing PART NO. AM 1519 METRIC 19mm X 15 OD. SHAFT X max. Length

BALL BEARINGS AND STEEL RODS USES BALL BEARINGS AND 3/8"

DIAMETER STEEL RODS THE RODS ARE SUPPORTED IN MDF OR WOOD TO GIVE A LOW COST FLEX FREE SLIDE

CAN BE BUILT FROM EASY TO GET PARTS AVAILABLE AT ALMOST ANY HARDWARE STORES, THIS SLIDE DESIGN CAN BE BUILT INTO ALMOST ANY STYLE

THIS DESIGN IS CURRENTLY IMPERIAL ONLY, EACH SLIDE WILL USE 8 BALL BEARINGS.

COMMERCIAL GRADE PROFESSIONAL LINEAR BEARINGSDRAWING SETS C AND CM USE AN INDUSTRY STANDARD COMMERCIAL GRADE LINEAR BEARINGS FOR TABLE MOVEMENT MAKING YOUR ROUTER WITH THESECOMPONENTS WILL GIVE MAXIMUM STRENGTH FOR FASTER CUTTING AND WILL ALLOW YOUR ROUTER TO ACHIEVE MORE AGGRESSIVE CUTTING IN WOOD PLASTIC ETC. AND WILL HAVE REASONABLE MACHINING OF SOFT METALS, THE

ADDITIONAL COST CAN RANGE AROUND $400 AND UP FOR THE BEARING SET,FOR PART NUMBERS,

LOW COST BRONZE / OILITE BEARINGS AND PRECISION USE GROUND

BEARINGS FOR TABLE MOVEMENT MAKING YOUR ROUTER WITH THESE COMPONENTS WILL GIVE REASONABLE CUTTING

SOFT MACHINE ABLE ERY LIGHT ENGRAVING

METALS, THE DRAWINGS WILL SHOW A PART

AND CAN BE ORDERED ONLINE. THE GROUND ROD AND http://rockcliffmachine.com OR FROM

G SUPPLIER, THE BRONZE BUSHINGS CAN ALSO BE CALLED AN OR PLAIN BEARING AND THE GROUND

EY HAVE THE BUSHINGS AND RODS / SHAFTS ARE A

COMMON COMPONENT AND USED IN MANY MACHINES WORLDWIDE, YOU WILL NEED 12 BRONZE BEARINGS AND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF GROUND ROD TO BUILD THE

FOR THIS VERSION ARE 5/8" OR (15mm)

http://www.ondrives.com/ FOR, UK,

Oilite Bronze Bearing PART NO. AI 1012 IMPERIAL 3/4" OD X 5/8" SHAFT X max. Length Oilite Bronze Bearing PART NO. AM 1519 METRIC 19mm X 15 OD. SHAFT X max. Length

COMMERCIAL GRADE PROFESSIONAL LINEAR BEARINGS USE AN INDUSTRY STANDARD

LINEAR BEARINGS FOR TABLE THESE

COMPONENTS WILL GIVE MAXIMUM STRENGTH FOR FASTER ALLOW YOUR ROUTER TO ACHIEVE MORE

ETC. AND WILL HAVE REASONABLE MACHINING OF SOFT METALS, THE

ARING SET, SEE

CNC ELECTRONICS TODAYS MODERN CONTROLS ARE COMPACT AND TAILORED FOR DIY CNC STYLE HOMEBUILT MACHINES , WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO ASSEMBLE, TUNE AND RUN, SHOWN BELOW IS THE BASIC LAYOUT OF THE ROCKCLIFF 4 AXIS CONTROLLER AND THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CONNECTIONS REQUIRED TO FUNCTION, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND A FIRST TIME CNC BUILDER TO PURCHASE A PACKAGE OR “KIT” WHICH IS SIZED RIGHT FOR YOUR MACHINE,

STEPPER MOTORS ANY OF THE CNC ROUTER DESIGNS CAN WORK WITH A NUMBER OF MOTOR OPTIONS. BUT A NEMA 23 FRAME STEPPER MOTOR WITH A MINIMUM OF 100 OZ. IN. OF TORQUE OR HIGHER WILL HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CUT, ALL STEPPER MOTORS WILL HAVE MORE POWER AT LOWER SPEEDS, AS THE SPEED OR RPM INCREASES THEY WILL HAVE LESS POWER, AND COULD STALL AND LOOSE POSITION.

YOUR MACHINE CAN FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH 100 OZ.IN. MOTORS BUT AT SLOWER SPEEDS, A MOTOR OF AT LEAST 250 OZ.IN. IS A GOOD SIZE FOR ANY OF THE ROUTER DESIGNS OUTLINED IN OUR PLANS

CONTROL IF YOU ARE EASIEST WAY TO GETARTSOFT. THIS CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL BEELECTRONIC DRIVE AND MOTORS FROM YOUR PARALLEL PORT OF YOUR PC, THE SOFTWARE CAN ALSO IMPORT GCODE FILES, DXF FILE

MANY DIFFERENT SOFTWARE CONTROLFOR SUPPORT, PRICE AND FUNCTION, IThttp://www.artsoftcontrols.com THE DEMO SHOULD RUNA TIME AND WILL GET YOU STARTED QUICKLY WITHSOFTWARE FOLDER FOR THE DEMO COPY AND VISITSUPPORT, DOCUMENTATIONS AND VERSIONS INhttp://www.artsoftcontrols.com/Videos/Setup&DownFOR OTHER CONTROL SOFTWAREDISTRIBUTOR OF ARTSOFT MACH3ENTITLES YOU TO A DISCOUNT ONYOUR ARTSOFT MACH LICENSE THRUhttp://www.rockcliffmachine.com/oem.htm DRIVE SCREW AND DRIVE SETUP YOUR MACHINE CAN BE SETUP TO CUT IMPERIAL OR METRIC FOR IMPERIAL DRIVE SCREW ALL CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY SEND TO THE MOTORS TO GET YOUR MACHINE TO TRAVEL TO CORRECT DISTANCE.IF YOUR SELECTED DRIVE SCREW ON MACHINE = SCREW = 1" OF TABLE MOVEMENTMOTOR SELECTED = 1.8 DEGREES PER STEP = 360 DEGREE'S DIVIDED BY DEGREES = 200 STEPS = 1 TURN OF MOTOR SHAFTWE CAN NOW CALCULATE THAT TO MAKE THE MACHINE MOVE 1" THE SCREW WILLHAVE TO TURN 20 TIMES = 4000 STEPS = 1" OF MOVEMENT.WE NOW CAN CALCULATE RESOLUTION LEVEL = 1" TABLE MOVEMENT DIVIDED BY4000 STEPS = 0.00025" OF MOVEMENT PER STEP FOR METRIC DRIVE SCREW SETTINGSALL CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY STEPS OR PULSES TOSEND TO THE MOTORS TO GET YOUR MACHINE TO TRAVEL TO CORRECT DISTANCE.IF YOUR SELECTED DRIVE SCREW ON MACHINE = SCREW = 1 mm OF TABLE MOVEMENTMOTOR SELECTED = 1.8 DEGREES PER STEP = 360 DEGREE'S DIVIDED BY 1.8DEGREES = 200 STEPS = 1 TURN OF MOTOR SHAFTWE CAN NOW CALCULATE THAT TO MAKE THE MACHINE MOVE 1mm THE SCREWWILL HAVE TO TURN 1 TIME = 200 STEPS =WE NOW CAN CALCULATE RESOLUTION LEVEL = 1 mm TABLE MOVEMENT DIVIDEDBY 200 STEPS = 0.005 mm OF MOVEMENT PER STEP

CONTROL SOFTWARE IF YOU ARE NEW TO PC CNC CONTROLLED MACHINES THE EASIEST WAY TO GET STARTED, IS TO USE MACH3 FROM ARTSOFT. THIS CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL BE ABLE TO RUN THE ELECTRONIC DRIVE AND MOTORS FROM YOUR PARALLEL PORT

YOUR PC, THE SOFTWARE CAN ALSO IMPORT GCODE FILES, DXF FILES, AND PICTURES FOR CUTTING, WE HAVE TESTED

MANY DIFFERENT SOFTWARE CONTROL PACKAGES, AND ARTSOFT IS OUR CHOICE FOR SUPPORT, PRICE AND FUNCTION, IT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM

THE DEMO SHOULD RUN APPROX. 500 LINES OF CODE AT E AND WILL GET YOU STARTED QUICKLY WITH NO INITIAL COST,. PLEASE SEE

SOFTWARE FOLDER FOR THE DEMO COPY AND VISIT http://www.artsoftcontrols.com SUPPORT, DOCUMENTATIONS AND VERSIONS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

://www.artsoftcontrols.com/Videos/Setup&Download/MyVideos.swf AND LINKS BELOWFOR OTHER CONTROL SOFTWARE REMEMBER ROCKCLIFF MACHINE IS AN OEM DISTRIBUTOR OF ARTSOFT MACH3 PRODUCTS YOUR CNC ROUTER PLAN PURCHASE ENTITLES YOU TO A DISCOUNT ON THE PURCHASE PRICE WHEN YOU PURCHASE

LICENSE THRU US, See YOUR builders discount page http://www.rockcliffmachine.com/oem.htm

AND DRIVE SETUP YOUR MACHINE CAN BE SETUP TO CUT IMPERIAL OR METRIC

DRIVE SCREW SETTINGS ALL CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY STEPS OR PULSES TOSEND TO THE MOTORS TO GET YOUR MACHINE TO TRAVEL TO CORRECT DISTANCE.IF YOUR SELECTED DRIVE SCREW ON MACHINE = 1/4-20 THREAD = 20 TURNS OF THESCREW = 1" OF TABLE MOVEMENT MOTOR SELECTED = 1.8 DEGREES PER STEP = 360 DEGREE'S DIVIDED BY DEGREES = 200 STEPS = 1 TURN OF MOTOR SHAFT WE CAN NOW CALCULATE THAT TO MAKE THE MACHINE MOVE 1" THE SCREW WILLHAVE TO TURN 20 TIMES = 4000 STEPS = 1" OF MOVEMENT. WE NOW CAN CALCULATE RESOLUTION LEVEL = 1" TABLE MOVEMENT DIVIDED BY

025" OF MOVEMENT PER STEP

SETTINGS ALL CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY STEPS OR PULSES TOSEND TO THE MOTORS TO GET YOUR MACHINE TO TRAVEL TO CORRECT DISTANCE.IF YOUR SELECTED DRIVE SCREW ON MACHINE = M6-1 THREAD = 1 TURN OF THESCREW = 1 mm OF TABLE MOVEMENT MOTOR SELECTED = 1.8 DEGREES PER STEP = 360 DEGREE'S DIVIDED BY 1.8DEGREES = 200 STEPS = 1 TURN OF MOTOR SHAFT WE CAN NOW CALCULATE THAT TO MAKE THE MACHINE MOVE 1mm THE SCREWWILL HAVE TO TURN 1 TIME = 200 STEPS = 1 mm OF MOVEMENT. WE NOW CAN CALCULATE RESOLUTION LEVEL = 1 mm TABLE MOVEMENT DIVIDEDBY 200 STEPS = 0.005 mm OF MOVEMENT PER STEP

NEW TO PC CNC CONTROLLED MACHINES THE STARTED, IS TO USE MACH3 FROM

ABLE TO RUN THE ELECTRONIC DRIVE AND MOTORS FROM YOUR PARALLEL PORT

YOUR PC, THE SOFTWARE CAN ALSO IMPORT GCODE FILES, PICTURES FOR CUTTING, WE HAVE TESTED

PACKAGES, AND ARTSOFT IS OUR CHOICE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM

LINES OF CODE AT NO INITIAL COST,. PLEASE SEE

http://www.artsoftcontrols.com FOR DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

AND LINKS BELOW REMEMBER ROCKCLIFF MACHINE IS AN OEM PRODUCTS YOUR CNC ROUTER PLAN PURCHASE THE PURCHASE PRICE WHEN YOU PURCHASE

US, See YOUR builders discount page

STEPS OR PULSES TO SEND TO THE MOTORS TO GET YOUR MACHINE TO TRAVEL TO CORRECT DISTANCE.

= 20 TURNS OF THE

MOTOR SELECTED = 1.8 DEGREES PER STEP = 360 DEGREE'S DIVIDED BY 1.8

WE CAN NOW CALCULATE THAT TO MAKE THE MACHINE MOVE 1" THE SCREW WILL

WE NOW CAN CALCULATE RESOLUTION LEVEL = 1" TABLE MOVEMENT DIVIDED BY

ALL CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY STEPS OR PULSES TO SEND TO THE MOTORS TO GET YOUR MACHINE TO TRAVEL TO CORRECT DISTANCE.

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MOTOR SELECTED = 1.8 DEGREES PER STEP = 360 DEGREE'S DIVIDED BY 1.8

WE CAN NOW CALCULATE THAT TO MAKE THE MACHINE MOVE 1mm THE SCREW

WE NOW CAN CALCULATE RESOLUTION LEVEL = 1 mm TABLE MOVEMENT DIVIDED

CONTROL A CNC THE STANDARD CONTROL LANGUAGE OF THE CNC IS CALLED “GCODE” THE MACH3 CONTROL PROGRAM WIL IMPORT THE GCODE TO TELL THE MOTORS WHERE TO STOP AND START, GCODE IS A SERIES OF COMMANDS AND MOSTLY MEASUREMENTS OF WHERE THE CUTTING TOOL SHOULD BE MOVING TO CUT THE PART. SIMPLE TOOLPATHS CAN BE ENTERED MANUALLY BUT MORE COMPLEX PARTS WILL REQUIRE YOU TO DRAW THE PART WITH CAD SOFTWARE, LIKE AUTOCAD, OR SOLIDWORKS OR CONVERT A PICTURE OR ARTWORK, INTO GCODE AFTER THE DRAWING OR ARTWORK IS CONVERTED BY THE CAM PROGRAM TO GCODE IT CAN BE LOADED INTO MACH3, AND RUN. MACH3 WILL ALSO GIVE YOUR MACHINE ALL THE FUNCTIONS NEEDED FOR A CNC, LIKE MANUAL JOGGING, START AND STOP FUNCTIONS.

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HOTWIRE 4 AXIS CUTTING SOFTWARE SEE http://www.foamwork.net/ AND http://gm.cnc.free.fr/en/ FOR HOTWIRE 4 AXIS CUTTING SOFTWARE

Builders Pictures:

Please take the time to browse the Builders Pictures Directory for some of the great pictures of builder’s machines, some have followed the plans exact and some have made their machines with whatever was available, and inspired to change or modify what they wanted,

SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LAST STEP NEVER FORGET ABOUT SAFETY, THESE MACHINES CAN HAVE A MIND OF THIER OWN, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE JUST LEARINING TO PROGRAM OR RUN YOUR MACHINE, AND NEVER FORGET ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY WATCHING A MACHINE CUTTING ALMOST ANYTHING AND IT’S YOUR RESPONIBILY TO ENSURE YOU AND THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ARE PROTECTED FROM HARM. BUILDING YOUR MACHINE OR DEVICE USING PLANS

FROM ROCKCLIFF MACHINE INC.,YOU MUST AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MACHINE THAT YOU CONSTRUCT USING OURPLANS. THIS INCLUDES THE OPERATION, SAFETY, AND RELIABILITY OF THEMACHINE. 2. YOU AGREE TO BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISTAKES, ERRORS, MATERIAL LOSS, PERSONAL DAMAGE, SECONDARY DAMAGES, CAUSED BY ANYCIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THE USE OF THE MACHINE YOU CONSTRUCT USING THESE PLANS. 3. YOU ACCEPT FULL LIABILITY FOR THE OPERATION AND USE, OF THE MACHINE YOU CONSTRUCT, BY OTHERS WHO MAY USE THE MACHINE. THE ONUS IS ON YOU TO CAUTION OTHERS WHO MAY OPERATE THE MACHINE, AND AGREE TO COMPENSATE ROCKCLIFF MACHINE INC. FOR ANY LOSSES DUE TO LEGAL ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST US BY OTHERS WHO HAVE OPERATED YOUR MACHINE. 4. YOU FULLY ACCEPT THE ABOVE STATEMENTS AND WILL COMPLY, AT ALL TIMES, WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 5. OUR PLANS TO BUILD ANY MACHINE ARE TO BE USED SOLELY FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS USE AND IS NOT TO BE USED FOR RESALE IN ANY FORM 6. ALL DRAWINGS, PICTURES, DESIGNS, ARE COPY WRITTEN AND ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF ROCKCLIFF MACHINE INC. AND ARE NOT TO BE REPRODUCED. REGISTERED ISBN No. 0-9809958

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