CNC Machines

[Tatsu]

I own a mini-desktop CNC which the team's using right now.. we used it to make pretty much everything from chassis to arm. total construction costs were around $1.5k..
All G-code is handwritten with macro-assist. I wish I knew how to use cam, but I can neither afford it nor use it well.

[LionMane250]

We Have PLTW at our school. Some of the classes are: Aerospace & Engineering, Computer Intergrated Manufacturing (CIM), CAD 1 & 2, Computer Graphics, & a whole lot more that I dont know the name of.

[Qbranch]

I make parts for 1024, but the machine shop I work at is not related to the team. ECU has 2 cnc mills, knee mill, engine lathe, a couple gantry mills, grinder, etc.

I don't go to the school where the team is... but at MCC where the team is based there are PLTW classes available, dont know exactly which ones.

-q

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by Tatsu

All G-code is handwritten with macro-assist. I wish I knew how to use cam, but I can neither afford it nor use it well.

Take a look into FlashCut and Ace DXF converter. They are free, and easy to use.

[K.Porter]

172 has access to a 3 axis CNC router at the high school, as well as a number of CNC mills that we haven't been able to work with at one of our sponsor's shops.

We used the CNC router on the 2006 robot to put the team logo into a few pieces of lexan, but that's about it. I would make more use of it this year, but the only person that knew well how to use it retired, and I don't have the time to teach myself during the season. Hopefully next year though...