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As far as mounting it is concerned, the Bridgeport has a work area of like 8" x 40", meaning the parts have to be pre-cut, have the edges cleaned up, and then milled individually (very time consuming). Also being a 2-axis CNC means that an operator has to control the Z-axis manually, which takes even more time and can lead to human error.
As for programming, the Bridgeport is like 30 years old (uses floppy disks). While it does run on G-Code, modern G-Code formatting appears to be incompatible with it. Consequently all the programming is done using the interface on the machine. Last edited by cbale2000 : 23-11-2015 at 15:42. |
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So here's a question for someone with more experience than me. What would the challenges be to taking an x-carve or similar machine and mounting it vertically such that the axis of the router is horizontal? This would allow a team to have a CNC machine in the pit using much less space.
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For those of you thinking of putting a CNC router in your pit area, all I can say is I hope we are not your neighbors.
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We'll post our experience here once we start some cuts (we're off until after Thanksgiving). Agree with the earlier post that assembly wasn't too bad - the assembly actually has been a great project/learning experience for the team. Thought I would share why we decided to go with the X-Carve vs. the Shapeoko 3 - the cut size the X-Carve could do in the 1000mm kit.
Goon Squad's Machine Specs: 1000mmx1000mm ACME Lead Screw NEMA 23 Stepper Motors Dewalt 611 Router & Mount Arduino/gShield Motion Controller Kit Limit Switch Kit Made our own wasteboard |
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