Case_Studies - rmu75/linuxcnc-wiki GitHub Wiki

date: '2019-01-08T12:04:37' title: Case Studies

Here are some examples of machines built using LinuxCNC as the controller

VMC

http://webpages.charter.net/bengvall/emc/emcconversion.html Dave Engvall's Mazak conversion

Mills

JakeAndRussells HM45 chineese conversion Stuart Stevenson's G&L Horizontal Boring MIll(http://jmkasunich.com/cgi-bin/blosxom/shoptask/wichita-trip-02-20-08.html) Stuart Stevenson's Dah-Lih(http://www.anderswallin.net/2007/08/dah-lih-emc2-conversion/) jlmjvm's bridgeport using steppers with encoders Robert Harpham's Leadwell VMC mill conversion(http://www.linuxcnc.org/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,20/func,view/catid,30/id,559/lang,english/) Igor Chudov's Bridgeport Series II Interact 2 CNC Mill(http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact-2-CNC-Mill/) Jean-Paul Moniz's First 3 axis CNC mill Bridgeport clone(http://linuxemc2.pmiautomation.com/) Construction Van de Walle's Norte VS-2000 VMC(http://www.vdwalle.com/Norte) George Reeder's Bridgeport R2E4 & LinuxCNC for Dummies page(http://www.grmolds.com/) Mini Mills Chris Radek's MaxNC retrofit and improvements(http://timeguy.com/cradek/cnc) Weyland's RF31 retro-fit Opti BF20 with steppers(http://www.anderswallin.net/2004/11/cnc-milling-of-mdf-plug/)

This machine now has DC servo control http://www.anderswallin.net/2008/09/servo-setup/ Lerneaen Hydra's Opti BF20 retrofit with steppers(http://www.lerneaenhydra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=28) xemet's desktop CNC (Proxxon MF70)(http://www.emc2cnc.altervista.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31) X3 Benchtop Conversion(http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?An_X3_Benchtop_Mill_Conversion) Dewey Garrett's X3 Mini Mill with servos(http://www.deweygarrett.com/phpv1/index.php?goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUI3nUjWTO5Q) Mike Gilsdorf's Smithy 622 Mini Mill (crashing)(http://www.backsidesmack.com/?p=3)

Lathes

Andy Pugh's Holbrook Minor conversion (in 9 articles)(http://bodgesoc.blogspot.com/2015/08/holbrook1.html) Lerneaen Hydra's Emco compact 5 retrofit(http://www.lerneaenhydra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=28) Kirk Wallace's Hardinge HNC with tool turret(http://www.wallacecompany.com/cnc_lathe/HNC/) Robert Harpham's Hardinge Superslant Twin Turret Lathe conversion.(http://www.linuxcnc.org/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,20/func,view/catid,30/id,1025/lang,english/#1278) Index GE42 3-Axis Lathe(http://www.cnc-ready.at/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=0&func=view&catid=5&id=6&lang=de) by LUDA Mechatronik (Austria) Restauracion de torno educativo, spanish(http://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/3832369.pdf) Restauracion de maquinas varias, spanish(http://somim.org.mx/articulos2010/memorias/memorias2012/articulos/pdfs/A2/A2_70.pdf)

Lasers

Micges Laser 2.1m x 1.3m, 2,5d laser Micges Laser 2 2m rotation laser DIY. How to build a Homemade Router Laser CNC from old Printers parts.(http://www.tinet.org/~sje/cnc/laser_eng.htm) Construcción de un Router Laser CNC ( Spanish version ).(http://www.tinet.org/~sje/cnc/laser_es.htm)

Plasma

Robin Szemeti's plasma 2.5 x 1.25m plasma cutter Jarl & Carl 2.5m x 6.5m plasma cutter(http://www.dallur.com/index.php?id=130) John Thornton's Plasma Cutter(http://gnipsel.com/shop/plasma/plasma.xhtml) A2 Mechshop's 4x4 plasma gantry: GantryPlasmaMachine

Routers

Micges Table Mill(http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Micges) Les Watts' router a really nice big servo-driven router Robin Szemeti's router cheap and cheerful 3 axis router for signmaking. Nathan's router(http://www.guitar-list.com/howtos/how-to-make-guitars-and-guitar-gear/build-home-made-cnc-machine-jgro-router) a DIY 3-axis wooden router Brian Mihulka's router A 6'x10' router purchased used and converted to LinuxCNC A2 Mechshop's 4x4 gantry is also built to support a routing head: GantryPlasmaMachine

Rapid prototyping (3d printing)

EMCRepStrap 3d printer(http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/Builders/EMCRepStrap) Rapid prototype machine for plastics http://dev.www.reprap.org/bin/view/Main/EmcRepStrap

Weird kinematics

Alex Joni's toy - a small cable tripod that proves LinuxCNC kinematics working Koppi's toy - a bipod that proves LinuxCNC kinematics working CNC Inverted Cable Tripod(http://www.stensat.org/projects/halloween_2007/inv_tripod/inv_tripod.htm) (using kins to fly a ghost around the yard!) dave anderson's small cable hexapod(http://www.metalworking.net/Gallery/index.html) and till franitza's hexaglide model a a thread on hexapod designs(http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=753&page=2) that repeatedly mentions LinuxCNC, although nobody has actually built anything, the slackers www.cnc-hotwire.de(http://www.cnc-hotwire.de/) A dual-bipod (wire and winch) foam cutter. Very elegant. Inverted Tetrapod(https://sites.google.com/site/kedefly/home/Lavori_e_Progetti/cerimonia-volley-2010) - This is a Cable Inverted Tetrapod, inspired to the above mentioned bipod and triopods. We use this system in theaters for artistic purpose. Hexapod(http://parallelrobots.blogspot.com/2012/04/linuxcnc-hexapod-machine-tool.html) 6-axis hexapod (Stewart platform) mill prototype. Other Enhanced Machine Controller Antenna Range (EMCAR)(http://emcar.sourceforge.net/) Dewey Garrett's Ornamental Turning Engine(http://www.deweygarrett.com/phpv1/?goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dn2BBjQopArE)

LinuxCNC Installations in progress

VMC

MazakRetro notes on the retrofit of a Mazak V machining center Deckel DC30 Retrofit(http://www.cnc-ready.at/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=0&func=view&catid=6&id=3&lang=de) by LUDA Mechatronik (Austria) Mills Michael Cormack's Jet JVM-830 CNC Conversion(http://www.cncwright.com) Kirk Wallace's Shizuoka ST-N mill conversion(http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/) The Multimachine(http://opensourcemachine.org/) is built out of used truck engine blocks (!) -- is it possible to add CNC numerical control to the Multimachine(http://openfarmtech.org/index.php/Multimachine_%26_Flex_Fab)? Lathe "Casafrog" Tsugami Lathe retrofit/rebuild http://www.casafrog.com/cfblog/ Index GS30 5-Axis Lathe(http://www.cnc-ready.at/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=0&func=view&catid=5&id=2&lang=de) by LUDA Mechatronik (Austria) Plasma