3 Axis CNC Mach me MDF Plans and Cut List

Copyright 2008 Patrick Hood-Daniel The-

user of these plans assumes alt

responsibility for his or her actions during
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Overail Dimensions and General Notes:

These measuremefltS include only the MDF components and not other external components such as motors, bearings, lead
screws, etc.

For placement of various ¡tems such as motors, lead screws, bearings and other unique harwdare ftems, go to the
bulldyourcnc.com website.

Notes: Alt screw diameters and types wilI be -20 unless specified otherwise. Hole dimeters and dimensions are seldomly
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repeated for simplicity. lf there is an inquiry to a hole size, or a position, refer to another part of the drawing. Any omissions 2-0~”
and errors should be relayed to Patrick Hood-Daniel (713-952-7511) or phooddanieI~bUildYOUrcflC.c0m.

lf there is any concern with you having solde responsibility for any actions resulting from this plans, please retum the kit and 1
wilI refund your purchase in whole within 30 days of purchase.

4,-4”
-Axis Bearing
upports -i
ere are two of these pieces
the machine. They serve as
ipports for the linear bearingS -j
~d for the router mount.

3ch piece is an exact mirror of

e other. -i
ardware Needed:
-J
~) 2” screws to connect to the
-back support and the router
~ount base. ~1
~) screws to secure the
~‘

near bearing angle. -j

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3’,
3,, 4
8

~outer Base

rhis piece will be used dually as

he router base and as a dust
~oNector top.

There is only one of these pieces

on the machine.

The diameter for the large hole

for the vacuum hose should be
modified to fit your vacuum hose.

The medium hole is used for the

router collet to protrude.

Router mounting holes will need

to be marked and bored so that
your router can be utilized. The
underside of this base should
have these holes countersunk so
as not to reveal the screw heads 6”
as this may interfere with the
material to be cut.

The four remaining holes is to

receive a cross dowels to connect
to the screws from the Z Axis
Bearing Supports.

4’,
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Z-Axis Rail Support II

H —y
~ 4

This piece wiII be used as the

m -J
support for the aluminum angles
as ralis. The sides are chamfered 9”
8i 6
at450 degree ang~es with a small 1~
portion of the MDF remaining for
the router bearing guide.

The 4 holes at ~ are used to

receive cross dowels to connect
to the y-axis bearing supports. 1”

4”

z~5~
1~
~~tor Mount
3”
4
hese pieces wiII enable you to
~ount the motors to drive the
~ear motion.

;ounterbore holes will need to

3ceive the #1 O nuts. Use the
~ethod that is exhibited on the A
uUdyourcnC.COm website to drive
~ie nuts into these holes. 5”

Ehe two outside holes are to

eceive 3” screws in order to
~onnect through the main piece
~‘

)eing attached, and two motor

nounts.

rhe large center hole is simpiy to

3110w space for the couplings and
f the bearing is not flush against
4”
Ihe main piece.

There are s~x of these pieces on

the machine.

Section A-A
A
 3”
4

‘-Axis Linear
earing Supports
~ere are two of these pieces in
e machine and they serve as
~ear bearirig supports and to -~ A
)nnect to the Z rail support and

/
ie Z back supports. Motor Mount (2x) j’ Holes only necessary for top.
4» —~-

ou will need (4) ~“ screws to

ttach the bearing angle (the four
oles in the middle. (4) 2” screws
re neecied for the four outside
oles to con nect to the y-axis
ack support and the z-axis rail
upport pieces.

he two holes outside of the

arger bearing hole is used to
asten the motor mount using 3”
~crews.

4’,

L Section A-A
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liii liii III

3”
4
Axis Back
~ II liii 1111
uppoíts
~e piece shown at the top is the
axis back support piece that wiII
so serve to hoid the z-nut. The
ece at the bottom serves simply
~ extra support for the router
des. Both wiII have a center
~re on each end to mount to the
)uter sides (shown upper right).

‘ou wiII need four cross dowels,

wo for each piece.

‘or the piece shown at the top, 01!’

4
~
2) 1-112” screws and nuts are
equired to fasten the
ransmiSsiOfl nut.
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‘Iii 4
II
liii

Axis Back
upports
~ese two pieces are similar to
e z-axis back support found on
:e previous page. These pieces
iii serve as the back support for
e y-axis and one (top) will hold
ie y-nut.

ou wilI need four cross dowels,

yo for each.

or the piece show at the top, (2)

-112” screws and nuts are
~quired to fasten the
ransmiSsiOn nut.

— - - ~ (2x) øj~” 4”
1~”
1
ø~Ç
 3 3”

antry Side -P
he Gantry sides serve to hoid up
~e y and z axes and ride on the
-axis rails.
~“ ~— U fH1 H+H
he five holes lined up on the left
,ill connect to the y-axis rail
uport piece using T screws.

~he six holes in a grid

~onfiguratiOfl are used to attach
he bearing angle using screws.
~

rhe three holes to the far right will

~onnect to the gantry bottom
)iece and will require (3) 2~
3crews.
—7”
The large holes is for the bearing
and needs to be counterbore to
the bearing thickness. The two
adjacent holes wiIl hoid the motor
mount and will require the use of
3” screws.

There are two of the gantry sides

in the machine each mirroring the
other.

3”
8
 Scale: 1:2

Table End II,

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1
1 III 1
‘ 1 I~l 1 III 1
III 1 1 1
III 1 —1—1 1
~ere are two of these table ends
1 the machine, each an exact
irror of the other.

ou wiII need six 2” screws to Ha—

~sten this to the two table halves.

he two holes on either side of

ie bearing seat require 3” screws
fasten the motor mounts.

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—+—

1~
—1--
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 Scale: 5116” = 1”

f~11~j

Axis RaU Support

ront Reinforcemeflt
-us is the baclç part of the y-axis —6
iii support piece.

hese will fasten with the IB

~rews mentioned on the previous
~ge.

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T
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Y Axis RaU Support

o
Front
‘o
The is the main gantry support
9nd the piece that supports the
rails for the y-axis travel.
o
You will need 7 cross dowels on
each side, two øf which will be o
used to fasten the rail to the
piece. The other will be used to o
attach the gantry sides. o
The 10 holes in the center will be 1
used to fasten the reinforcemefl~
with countersLnking (half way
~“

through the board) to allow 1”

~“

screws to be used. There should

be very little protrusion of the
screw head or fine nut so the
z-axis assemblywill not have
obstructiofl.
 Scale: 5116” = 1”

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Gantry Boiitom
Support
This is the piece that wiII serve as
the support to maintain alignment
and strength for the gantry around
the tab~e rails.

(6) cross dowels wiIl be used to

connect to the gantry sides and
(2) 3” screws are needed to
fasten the x-nut piece.

Scale: 1:1

3”
8

Gantry Bottom X-nut 3”

Support II

This piece wiII fasten to the gantry

bottom from the previous page. ~ ~(2x)ø~”

(2) 1 4” screws are neede to

~H
j
secure the transmission nut to the
piece, and (2) 3” screws to fasten
‘to the gantry bottom.

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 Scale: 1:4

Standard Iengths available from supplier may vary.

4,

Bottom HaIf of Table

This is the bottom halfofthe

complete table assmebly.

The piece is chamfered to receive

two 1-114” angles for linear motion
of the gantry.

The six holes in the middle are to

be used to fasten the two halves
of the table together.

The five holes on either end will

rece ive cross dowels. Three for
connecting to the table ends and
two for holding the angles in
place.

The two holes for the angle

attachment should be drilled on~y
after the two halves are prepared
and fastened together.

4’l” for the table length may seem

non-typical; however, this is the
nominal dimension of stock found
at the local home improvement
store.

3’,

1
3” T
-T
8
 Scale: 1:4

Standard Iengths available from supplier may vary.

4,

)~ HaIf of Table

e top half of the table wiIl serve

the cutting surface. The holøs
the middle aré counterbored so
~re is not protrusion of screw
ads to interfere with the
3terial to be cut.

1-112” screws are needed for

e middle holes to fasten the
her tab~e ha~f.

3”
8