Cnc buildlog

Suppliers
Cnc electronics

mill conversion
http://rlberg.com/ CNC Conversion of a Sieg X-3 Milling Machine. Stepperhead moved to Lathe

open hardware
http://secure-www.openhardware.co.za/cart/13-openbeam-extruded-aluminum sa supplier of openbeam aluminum extrusion design for building racks

Videos

 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppSPU6E2pWQ 27 videos building a cnc by Jason Beam (search jason beam)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIVL83AwXrE home made router with steel frame ProjectS S7

Bearings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3L55ZD4rpI Steel CNC bearing design from http://www.buildyourcnc.com. Four bearings clamped to a square steel tube, avoids expensive aluminium but not as stable as linear guide rails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvPD5_fk-R0&src_vid=g3L55ZD4rpI&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2893395509 GUide rails

Guide rails
http://www.thk.com/?q=eng/node/231 used by this 5-axis CNC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exydMRCv2V0  , http://www.victor.co.za/index.php/product-range/cnc-horizontal-lathe-5-axis-machining CNC Horizontal Lathe - 5 Axis Machining

links

 * og.net/ linked somewhere else
 * Aluminum extraction
 * http://buildyourcnc.com/ and see Gears robot
 * http://reprap.org/wiki/Extruded_Aluminum