Picked up $60 of T6 aluminum scraps (Including plate). $10 of bolts/springs. $15 pillow bearing. $52 for XY precision locking microscope stages on Ebay.
A few hours in the workshop and this happened! Total $137 to build the arm. It has a locking tilt adjustment to set the rake angle of the stylus and the stages allow for precise alignment - on centre, and exact depth of cut.
It's pretty primitive, but it's built like a Russian tank, so I'm not at all concerned about any movement while recording.
The whole project so far - head, armature, CNC linear stage and turntable, nuts and bolts, has cost me $360 - quite pleased with that.
Still lots of little details to iron out before testing, but starting to look purposeful at least!
I think it might work, what do you guys think?
As always, thanks for the inspiration Trolls.
Rock on.
Budget cutter 2.0
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Budget cutter 2.0
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ROLANDJAYS
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Re: Budget cutter 2.0
Is there a suspension holding the head ?
Re: Budget cutter 2.0
Not as yet, still figuring that out, but I'll certainly build the head suspension before trashing any sapphires!