Making a powered Z-Axis table for my K40 Laser Cutter - Holgamods Kit (Part 4)

in #maker6 years ago

This is part 3 of the motorized Z-Axis build for my laser cutter

You can find part 1 here

https://steemit.com/maker/@rativiv/making-a-powered-z-axis-table-for-my-k40-laser-cutter-holgamods-kit-part-1

You can find part 2 here

https://steemit.com/maker/@rativiv/making-a-powered-z-axis-table-for-my-k40-laser-cutter-holgamods-kit-part-2

You can find part 3 here

https://steemit.com/maker/@rativiv/making-a-powered-z-axis-table-for-my-k40-laser-cutter-holgamods-kit-part-3

To start off the installation of the bed into the K40 I knew I would have to do some cutting of the K40's base

So I brought the air compressor into my shed

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Going to use an Air Nibbler to cut out the area for the stepper motor

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I start by marking with a texta the area that needs to be cut - I made this 60mm x 60mm

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After laying down some cloths over the electronics on the right hand side, so no metal chips go into the electronics, I then drilled a hole large enough for the head of the air nibbler to enter

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Once the hole was cut out, I used a clean dry paint brush to sweep the filings out the hole in the bottom onto the desk below (easy clean up)

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As you can see, it fits perfectly!

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Its in!

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So with the new laser head, it appears that the table may not go low enough for how I want to use it, so I am toying with the idea of cutting out the whole base where the bed would sit and then using a large sheet of 3mm aluminium to strengthen the structure of the base, once a large part is cut out..

Future modifications! Stay tuned!

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