Donny Davis Do some work Karl This post shows Karl finally doing something useful. We had to cobble together a machine bed so the temporary Z axis could reach to cut parts for the permanent Z axis. This wasn't the original plan, b... Feb 18, 2021
Donny Davis Electronic things This is a short story about how Karl got his brains. CNC Controllers are complex little boxes that tell the machine how and when to move. There aren't a lot of pictures for this post, mostly just the ... Feb 18, 2021
Donny Davis Oh Gantry! Karl grew some parts since our last post. It would have been great for Karl to just build his own gantry, but unfortunately he has learned how to do that yet. So we had to teach him. Karl's gantry ... Jan 29, 2021
Donny Davis Base be done Karl now has a completed machine base. Lets walk through the steps that have been done so far. The machine bed was bolted and leveled using music wire from corner to corner to keep the frame on a sing... cnc cnc router machine tools Jan 13, 2021
Donny Davis Framing your life away Karl the CNC Router is starting to take some shape. We are building a welded steel frame so Carl will be heavy and rigid. Karl has a couple different types of steel beams 6x12 A500 1/4 Steel Tubing ... cnc cnc router karl machine tools Dec 16, 2020
Donny Davis Things in boxes There has been a steady stream of parts arriving from all over the US. We are only waiting on steel and epoxy at this point. Here is the current parts list for Karl 4x 2000mm x 30mm Linear Rails with ... cnc cnc router karl machine tools Dec 7, 2020
Donny Davis Building Karl Today we ordered steel, linear rails, ball screws, servo motors and auto tool changing spindles so we can deliver products with razor precision at a blinding pace. Why you may ask did we choose to bui... cnc cnc router karl machine tools Dec 2, 2020