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This is the repository of a Tsugite. It is a research prototype of an interactive software that supports the design and fabrication of wood joints.
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CNC Drilling Machine #29

Open Ziozeb opened 2 years ago

Ziozeb commented 2 years ago

Dear all, May I ask you which CNC drilling machine do you recommend to use your Tsugite software. I am checking on my side but probably I need an help to get the right one to be able to drill the extremities of long pieces of wood.

thanks again for your attention

Cheers Mauro

marialarsson commented 2 years ago

Hi Mauro,

Thank you for trying out Tsugite!

The CNC-machine vertical material insertion is a general problem since most (all?) commercial CNC machines are designed to cut plate material. So, they tend to have a long reach in XY, but little flexibility in the Z-axis in terms of reachability and space to input materials.

That being said, as mentioned in the paper, I used a machine from Pro Spec Tools. It has a relatively long Z-axis reach, so I could cut up to 20 cm long vertically positioned wood bars.

To cut longer pieces, a collaborator used the handibot with a jig as mentioned in this post (in Japanese): https://digifab.or.jp/archives/2738

The handibot has since been discontinued from ShopBot. Another of their machines though, ShopBot Desktop, has an option of a removable aluminum deck, which would make it possible to remove the "floor" and insert material vertically. That's what I would try if I were you.

Let us know how it goes!

Ziozeb commented 2 years ago

Thank you very much for your help. Much appreciated.

Mauro, Naples, Italy

Il giorno lun 9 mag 2022 alle 02:27 Maria Larsson @.***> ha scritto:

Hi Mauro,

Thank you for trying out Tsugite!

The CNC-machine vertical material insertion is a general problem since most (all?) commercial CNC machines are designed to cut plate material. So, they tend to have a long reach in XY, but little flexibility in the Z-axis in terms of reachability and space to input materials.

That being said, as mentioned in the paper, I used a machine from Pro Spec Tools. It has a relatively long Z-axis reach, so I could cut up to 20 cm long vertically positioned wood bars.

To cut longer pieces, a collaborator used the handibot with a jig as mentioned in this post (in Japanese): https://digifab.or.jp/archives/2738

The handibot has since been discontinued from ShopBot. Another of their machines though, ShopBot Desktop, has an option of a removable aluminum deck, which would make it possible to remove the "floor" and insert material vertically. That's what I would try if I were you.

Let us know how it goes!

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