Machine upgraded to version 2.1! These parts will greatly increase the Z-axis rigidity, especially when drilling and cutting aluminium. All of them can be cut with the machine itself ( some hand finishing such as making the threads is required though )

Z-axis nut holder and top plate supports make the biggest difference, others are not as crucial.

The zip-package contains updated solidworks files including all assemblies and drawings. Aluminium part outlines are provided as dxf and an overview of them with some measurements as pdf.

This is a simple 3-legged stand I made for my brother. Made from 15mm plywood it's quite large (see pdf) but you can scale the design down to any size required. The height is adjustable and overall the stand is quite sturdy. I gave it a single coat of varnish to protect it from moisture (it's used as a stand for a small telescope)

Provided are all solidworks source files and cutting diagram as metric dxf.

This is my second DIY 3 axis cnc machine. It is designed in solidworks 2008 (~50-60 hours) and built mostly out of MDF. Provided are all the source files and drawings in both solidworks and edrawing formats. This machine is possible to make with just some hand & power tools, but I used my first cnc machine to make most of the smaller parts.

The machine uses chinese linear rails and ballscrews from ebay seller linearmotionbearings2008. With the 1.8Nm stepper motors I use with geckodrive g540 it achieves 10m/min rapids and 5m/min feedrates. The working area is about 110cm x 60cm x 10cm.

Expected cost to build a machine like this from scratch is 1000-1300 euros. It also took me over 80 hours to build.

Cuts nicely with 2mm endmill. I did the engraving of numbers etc. with 55degree V carving bit. This is quite large (about 16cm x 17cm) so you might want to scale it down a bit.

Please note that this doesn't comply with parking disc standards in Europe so you could get a ticket if you use it.