New router build CRP4848 4x4 Kit

[luehrslogistics]

Hi all,

I thought I'd post my work in progress - a 4 x 4 router using a kit from CNC Router Parts. For budget reasons I went with the 4 x 4, but built the table so I can upgrade it easily to a 4 x 8 later. The kits include almost everything you need, save for the base, a router or spindle, PC and software. I went with a wooden base constructed of 2x4s and 4x4s with integrated shelving for full 4x8 sheets. For the router I'm using a Hitachi M12VC with the plan of upgrading to a spindle down the road.

 

[rjssigns]

Coolosity! I want all the gory details please.

 

[luehrslogistics]

Table constructed and bondo'ed up to make her pretty.

 

[OADesign]

Super cool. I'm subbed to this one!

 

[luehrslogistics]

A couple coats of Cannonball black...

 

[luehrslogistics]

49" x 97" melamine shelves installed...

 

[rjssigns]

That frame ain't goin' anywhere. sheesh!

 

[bigben]

wow, I'm following this...

 

[luehrslogistics]

Dry fitting some extrusion components...

 

[luehrslogistics]

X Axis assembly just about done. All squared up and tightened.

 

[Kottwitz-Graphics]

So, I gotta ask. By the time you buy all the parts, how much do you think you will have tied up in it?

 

[luehrslogistics]

My invoice from CNC Router Parts was $3800 which included the router kit, cable track kit, the router mount, all the electronics and shipping. The wood, hardware and paint for the base cost me $200, the Hitachi 2 1/4hp router was $119 from Amazon. I had an old Windows XP pc with a parallel port sitting around, and the Mach3 software to talk to the electronics runs $175. Depending on what CAD/CAM software one chooses from there you can begin producing salable work for about $5k. I will be adding dust collection and likely a vacuum hold down, but first things first.

 

[SebastienL]

That's interesting!

I've always wondered what one of these homemade rig can do; speed,rigidity and precision wise.

For sure, I'll be following this thread.

 

[Techman]

alll that plus about a year of learning curve.. You will become a machinist and learn a a whole new world and vocabulary.

 

[FatCat]

Cool thread, very interested to see how this turns out.

 

[mnapuran]

I've been debating the 4x8 myself.... how easy is it to take the 4x4 to 4x8?

 

[weaselboogie]

Good for you. I always admire the DIYer.

 

[luehrslogistics]

Installing the gantry risers...

 

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[Skyhook35]

That would be great the have around the shop HUh Sean???????