A media hand router that shows new manufacturing CNC processing -— $ 350 “Maslow CNC”

The Maslow CNC, a CNC kit that uses a woodworking hand router, is recruiting in Kickstarter.

Unlike a general CNC, Maslow is located on the top left and right of the workbench with a Gear unit driven by a DC motor with a built -in encoder, with two roller chains on the left and right, and a woodwork router in the center.It has a unique structure in which the installed processing unit is suspended and processed while moving it up, down, left and right with a controller.

The work area is about 1 because it is a mechanism to hang with a roller chain..2x2.It is 4m, and it is as wide as an example in the CNC processing machine in this price range.The work area is actually determined by the length of the chain, so by increasing or decreasing the number of chains contained in the kit, it can be adjusted according to the workbench that you make.

The resolution of the encoder built into the motor is 8148 steps per rotation, and the XY accuracy in the actual processing unit is 0..It is about 4mm.The roller chain is used as a weight so that the tension is applied, and the gear backlash is eliminated to increase the accuracy.There is no lifter for the Z axis, and it is basically fixed at the position where the rutabit is set.

To assemble the kit, two US -sized plywoods (4x8 inches: about 1).2x2.4m), 3 2 × 4 materials (10 feet: about 3m) and one woodwork work are required.Bit selection and processing speed are the same as normal plate processing.We recommend RIDGID's "R2200" as a router, but it will be available if it is a fixed -base type.

Maslow has open source of all hardware / software based on GPLV3.The processing data uses a G code, and an application that can be output in DXF format or SVG format can be used for creation.

The price is $ 350 (about 36,800 yen) for Maslow CNC Machine Kit, a standard kit.In addition to the kit, two routers, two bricks used as weights, two plywood and three 2x4 materials are required.BETA TESTER KIT costs $ 550 (about 57,900 yen) and can receive a kit when the hardware is completed and participate as a beta tester.It is said that parts that have been changed before the standard kit is completed will be sent.

The project is crowdfunding until November 23.The target is $ 50,000 (approximately 5.26 million yen), and as of October 28, it has succeeded in procuring more than double $ 120,000 (about 12.6 million yen).If the project is steadily digested, the beta tester is scheduled to be shipped in February 2017 and the standard kit in May 2017.

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