long overdue overhaul of 1000 x 1000 machine

Not sure if the Blackbox X32 is the right option here, just looking for guidance.

This is a fully loaded Lead 1010 and located in a shed measuring 3 by 2.50 meters. Here i build my guiyats by hand and the help of my Openbuilds friend! Pure for hobby.

Modified C-beam Machine. Taller (30 cm) C-beam uprights in gantry, and longer 750 mm frame in Y direction. XL gantry plate on X (and Z?). Y will have additional 700 mm SBR16 rails as extra support and slightly raised bed to fit above stepper motor. Approx. machinable area of 370 x 370 mm.

A compact, strong machine with very high Z clearance, yet can still mill aluminium easily.

I wanted a CNC machine that was able to do dovetails and other box joints. I also wanted to have it be able to tilt so it would take up less space when I was working on other projects.

First CNC and first attempt at building one also, so yeah... good luck to me!

This machine is controlled by a Mach3 BOB. I USED Nema 34 stepper motors and a 3kw, water cooled spindle. I’m in the process of adding a vacuum table with 4 zones. I have an X-carve so I use Easel to create G-code for the large machine. I’m currently looking for a way to stabilize the Y-axis. It wiggles a little, so I want to add another linear rail high on both sides.

The WorkBee is our latest CNC Machine and is a culmination of all our experience, feedback, and suggestions from selling the OX CNC Machine over the past 2 years. The WorkBee is capable of accurately cutting foams, woods, plastics or aluminum at depths greater than 25mm to 0.2mm accuracy or greater.

Belt driven 3-axis linear system for high precision and low costs. > Threading and linear real cutting needed

Replacing the Electronics and Spindle. Intending to rewire all the buttons and make it into a more modern and easy to use CNC.

CNC Mill built for cutting metal.

CNC SPINDLE FOR DIY ROUTERS AND MILLING MACHINES ITSRS-985 MOTOR HAS MUCH BEFINITS THAN ANY OTHER DC MOTOR IN MARKET

Its alive !

Low cost cnc linear drive for making any xyz cnc structure

Z-Axis Upgrade For My Sphinx

A Sphinx Linear rail build (600mm x 600mm) hence the title Sphinx66. Plates supplied by Chris Laidlaw. Linear rails used MGN15

I have not too much space and need a portable solution, and tired of cleaning the electronics I decide to put everything inside a box and this is the result.

Denford CNC Mill Update

Killerbee 1515 with modifications.

Machine based on Sphinx 55 built with linear rails.

My Minimill hit the gym, and isn't so mini anymore

A fixed gantry router using OpenBuilds control and electronics.

2x4 cutting area, enclosed with dust collection mainly built out of wood.

OLD Lead 1010 High Z Mod converted to Newest Lead 1515 with High Z mod, slimmer cbeam motor mounts, thrust bearings etc. Extended by original table out and upgraded my 1.5kw VFD and Spindle to 4kw ER20 Spindle and 7.5kw GT VFD

I started designing and ordering parts for this build back in Oct 2021. Unfortunately life got in the way and I had to sideline the project to deal with more important projects. I am now back working on this project full time. I originally was building a MPCNC on this torsion box platform I built but quickly realized how difficult it would be to produce anything with good accuracy. So I decided to design my own CNC that would be more robust and accurate.

Fixed Gantry CNC with good accuracy and rigidity but for a higher price than the usual CNC's on the site.

I built the lathe as a dedicated rotary axis, but I soon realized I could have a back up CNC for very little expense.

my first cnc build using the lead 1010 to build bigger and better!!

Has a 700 by 700 cutting area and is very stable

I have a two car garage NOT devoted to 3d printing or CNC. I have set aside a space for my 3d printer and a place to store my portable CNC table. The reason it’s portable is so that I wheel and can use my Lead 1010 outside where it won’t make a mess in the garage. The table is self contained. It houses a vac system as well as my CNC tools and supplies.

A small system with a big bite. Design achieves a good balance between machine size vs. build area, rigidity and ease of construction all while keeping build cost as low as possible.

Double C-beam Y axis 500mm., Double 2080 X axis 600mm. , C-beam Z axis 250mm, TB-6600 drivers, MKS-DLC32v2 GRBL w/wi-fi and blue tooth

First build of a Lead 1515!

Hopefully an upgrade of the Z axis of the Workbee.

Modified C-Beam which I plan to add a laser module and eventually convert to C-Beam XL size.

Building the OB Lead 1515 was straight forward. The on-line OpenBuilds assembly videos were extremely clear and easy to follow. Initial build of this machine is with OpenBuilds BlackBox which simplified getting the electronics to work the first time. OpenBuilds staff are friendly and helpful.

A CNC machine with an expansive 30x30" work area, supporing a router, laser, simple plotting and work monitoring camera. Control includes a tethered control box, game controller style jog control, and relay controlled AC outlets for all appliances. Accessories include a 3D printed dust shoe, a complete spoilboard and hold down system, an XYZ touch probe and multiple vacuum retention boards to support full profile routing.

Lead1010 build

GHOST Case build for the OpenBuilds Black Box Motion Control System

1000mm x 1000mm linear rails, double gantry, build in Process... more to come

A desktop Cartesian CNC router

Another Cartesian style build with parts from the UK, US & China.

Customised Lead 1010 making it a 1510. T-Track work area with dual Y limit switches for auto-squaring. Powered by xPro v5 & CNC.js

Router for making plugs for composite part production, and for cutting CFRP.

Overview of a 700mm x 1000mm machine based on the LEAD design and with the High Z mod from the start. Will have a parts list you can use to build yourself if you like the formfactor

Update a 20-year old bench top milling machine with OpenBuild Ecosystem electronics.

Had left over parts from cnc plasma build.

Very cheap CNC made from laser fired and bent parts.

Standard build with high Z using a Gauss probe instead of a router.

Ooznest OX CNC build

cnc made with a 6mm metal body .

modifying ACRO

I made a mill from first principles because I didn't like any of the ones that were out there, More info can be found on the website RigCNC.com

1500x1000, additional frame stiffening from laser cut Stainless steel bracing plates, Nema 34 motor upgrade and Hiwin 16mm ballscrew additions on the way. Ethernet Smooth stepper control, 2.2kw Water cooled spindle. Schneider atv320 variable speed drive. SICK inductive limit switches, Leadshine Em882S stepper drivers ,1kw 62V supply for Stepper drives

My very first CNC Router build. It's completely scratch built.

Used Laguna Swift 4X4 CNC mill with Water-cooled Spindle and RichAuto serial pendant retrofitted with OpenBuilds/Blackbox/Interface

This is a custom gear rack drive machine with a 4'x8' cut capacity.

Reworked PhlatPrinter Gen1 Adding dual nema 17s to all 3 axis Supprot for carriage to insure even dept cuts Lighting for view of cutting area

My cnc update and rebuild.

I've learned a lot from building this machine, and had and will continue to enjoy using it. Let The CHIPS FLY!

Improvements both real and suggested for the Workbee assembly

Replacing the Pro Light control box with a Open Builds BlackBox.

So Instead of buying a CNC Router which can cost thousands of dollars I ventured on the quest to design and build my own. I have multiple parts to this series. Hopefully all of my information I share helps!

A large format, modular, rack and pinion build designed around OpenBuilds components.

OpenBuilds OX CNC Machine. A strong easy to build shop CNC router that can be sized to suit your needs. Many new features have been incorporated into the OX to make it a great router that is sure to inspire!

Moveable Lead CNC1010 build with handles on four corners. Everything fits on one sheet of cut out 4x8 plywood

My workbee build with some add ons

This modified C-Beam, is a compact, powerful and affordable desktop CNC.

Ball screw drive, linear rail CNC Kit

I am currently 15 years old, from Germany and trying to build a low budged CNC router. I only designed this CNC based on other CNC routers that I have seen and what I am able of. It consists mostly of 2.3cm plywood to keep costs down. The size of the work area is approx. 40 x 80 cm. I would be really glad if you could give me advice's for improvement on the design and everything else ... ( I could really need your help :) ) enjoy :)

This is a upgrade to make a little deeper and a little bigger foot print for cutting. This is a copy of design off Rob Taylor idea for Dbl C Beam setup. The goal though is to design it around a new build with minimal tools for some one with no cnc access. Drillpress and drill bits and tap set. A 10in Non ferrous metal cutting blade for my table saw. Paper printer for printing DXF files.

DIY design and build of a roughing 2' by 3.5' CNC router

A Sphinx build to inspire and encourage all those who want to get started with cnc to check out Opensbuilds line of machine bundles and hardware.

Create a ball screw carrier with out BF BK bearing blocks.

It start out to be an upgrade of a CNC 3018-PRO but ended up being a full build

Project Completed.

I found this to be a very fun exercise in building Bessy and will continue to improve her in the future.

This is a build for those of us that want to work fairly large but are in a tight space and budget

A small form factor machine in a soundproof enclosure

Adding a rotary axis to the Workbee 1010. Including height modifications to the Workbee.

An easy to source/easy to build, yet quite robust CNC router. This design has not yet be implemented.

This is basically a Sphinx variant with few changes of my own...hope it'll work.

WorkBee1510 with retractable space saving stand and customize build Marlin firmware and MarlinPanel (GCode Sender/UI)

Yet another build of an improved C-Beam Machine, improving stiffness, size, versatility, and strength without increasing costs much.

This is a Sphinx variation, aimed to minimize footprint and maximize workarea. Work in progress.

The Sphinx has all the components I need, except it will need a taller vertical lead screw, the same length as the horizontal ones. It will also need legs. So I need to start with the Sphinx parts list, then make a few changes.

Another build based on the original OX design with a cutting area will be about 26" (680mm) x 50" (1300mm) and driven by lead screws.

The idea was to use materials from previuos failed projects into a succesful one. I have build this tiny but powerfull CNC machine mainly using the universal gantry plates for the X and Y axis. Also another innovative part is the fact that I assembled the Z gantry with 2 aluminum sections of 20X40 and one aluminum seccion of the 20X20. I used NEMA 17 stepper motors with GT2 pulleys. This was designed on Fusion360

Anti-Twist Design, larger lead screws, enhanced M8 wheel sets.

Increase Z axis travel by 20-25mm with minimal modifications

V-Beem horizontal milling machine built on OpenBuilds components. Simple structure, great expansion possibilities, high stiffness.

A beefed up minimill, ready to gnaw on some aluminum! HG15 linear rails, a thick heavy column, bellows and easy fixturing and tramming.

China Router frame with linear bolts, Nema23 and the icing on the cake “open build parts“

A 1500x1200mm, 20mm rail and 1610 ballscrew, heavy-duty, four-axis gantry machine. As high speed as spindle power MRR will allow for. Approx 4 x 3 x 1ft travels, intermediate size between benchtop and floor-scale units. Aiming at $10-15k machine in the $3k region.

I built this cnc using 2 z axis actuators thinking it would minimize deflection and it seems to be very sturdy. I used 2 1500mm c channels for my x axis, 1 1500mm c channel for my y axis, nema 23 stepper motors, dm556 drivers, 2 24v power supplies, smc5-5-n-n controller, 9mm wide belts, and the Hitachi m12vc router. So far it's working very well with a few hiccups. Programming the controller was a learning experience but I'm very happy with it.

I am satisfied with my build and next one will be even better.

Machine with 12,5Nm closed loop steppers or servo steppers

Inspired by previous Sphinx builds by Sorin (w/ MGN Rails) and Kenneth's witthuhnCNC XKLBR-1S. I wanted to create a desktop unit that kept a minimal profile and neatly contained the PS, Controller, and all wiring, making it a singular unit that could be easily transportable (as it will be doing double duty at my home and at work)

Workbee 1010 with Duet controller from Ooznest