What happen with Fightech

Hi all,

I was not posting long time, but there were some reasons. Smaller and BIG ones.
One of most important thing is that Fightech go pro. I started company named Fightech. It was in my mind for long time and now it is reality. I always wanted to connect my hobby and professional skills. And now I am doing it. What I can do:
- design and building test benches for PCB/electronic devices testing,
- programming test benches in Python or NI LabView/Test Stand,
- programming microcontrolers,
- design digital and analog electronic,
- design and building CNC machines,
- building 3D printer,
and others.
My business expands to get new machines and new skills.


Nevertheless I will post new things here soon as I still build some new things in my workshop.

Lucas

Workshop update

Hi,

Last time when I have visitors in workshop, they said that it is totally different from what they seen on blog. So small update of current layout (before some other things will be presented). Forgive me for the mess.

New/old CNC after some upgrade. Lot of epoxy granite used to reinforce construction. Wider X axis, ball screws installed on all axis, new enclosure. Still waiting for new spindle to rebuild Z axis.

 Drilling spot, rack with materials.

Assembly table with PC to draw all elements. Plan is to made it from 8020 profiles, but have no time ;)

Bigger CNC. It have dissembled Z axis, as cheap ball nut from China has lost all balls from nut. New one is waiting for installation during weekend. Some new "project" stuff is also visible, but I will write more about it in another post.

Manual lathe and rack with screw.

I hope I will stay in this place till next winter, but who knows.

Lucas

Epoxy granite CNC part

Hello,

I like to share some epoxy granite element that I made to my CNC. I decide to made small modernization of my smaller mill. But like always modernization goes to total rebuild of machine.
One of step was to add stiffness and weight to old frame made from aluminium profiles.
Easiest way was to pour out some epoxy granite. When Y and Z axis was easy, because frame was already done, than X axis I have to  build from scratch.
Here I will describe how I made it.

Lathe tools

Hi,

I have some carbide inserts, but no holder for them. So idea was to create such a tool. I have some leftovers of PA6 Aluminum and decide to use it.

First tool is normal one installed in lathe tool post.

Cheap rotary tumbler

Hi,

Sometimes I cut a lot of small aluminium parts. Deburring them take a lot of time. That why I need something that will help me to do it automatically. I made rotary tumbler.

 

Lathe

Hi,

Once in the past I sad that lathe is one of the most important tool in DIY workshop. And this did not change. That why I decided to buy again lathe, and this time I will not sell it.
I was checking www.allegro.pl and looking something affordable for me. I do not need big one in this moment. And PROMA SM - 300E show up. It was quite old (2006 production), but from pictures it looks OK. I decided to go and see it, and it look that it was not used! Everything was looking like new, and it still was in original box. I decided to take it, prize was very good in my opinion.

New dust foot

Hi,

Whit new machine I made much more Plywood, MDF and dust board cutting. There is a lot of dust and chips flying around. In whole room there was mess. So "dust foot" was a must have thing.
I had to remove Z axis from machine.

On the bottom of it I drilled 4 holes and taped them M4.

 From 4 mm Aluminum plate I cut holder and screw it to Z axis. This will be permanently installed on machine. Additional hole is for my vacuum hose.