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next month in elektor electronics
Multi-Purpose
3D Milling Machine
Ready to go kit
specially for Elektor readers
In next month’s issue, Elektor
– in cooperation with a renowned
manufacturer – presents an extraordinary
project many readers have eagerly awaited
for many years: a real 3D milling machine
for home construction from a kit.
Although we can’t go into
details right now, we also
can’t resist printing a photograph
of all metal parts
that go into building
the Elektor 3D Milling
Machine. Tell us if
we’re wrong when claiming
that this is the first affordable
tabletop milling
machine for anyone doing
precision mechanical
work, be it for electronics,
electromechanical applications
or modelling.
The machine is versatile
in that it can be used not
just for the production of
front panels and 3D models,
but also to mill your
own PCBs at home, at incredible
precision.
The net X-Y working surface
of the milling machine
is 300×400 mm,
while the Z (vertical)
range is specified as
100 mm.
A complete kit
The Elektor 3D Milling
Machine comes as a
comprehensive kit con-
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taining all metal parts (see photograph), the stepper motors,
two ready-assembled circuit boards for the drive electronics,
a spindle motor with the associated clamping device and a
base plate. The kit comes with special control software that’s
remarkable for its user-friendliness and general structure.
All this is supplied to you no less than 700 pounds (approx.
1,000 euros) cheaper than a comparable instrument.
Thanks to the article in the January 2007 issue and the supplied
manual, construction of the Elektor Milling Machine
is straightforward. Our serious advice is not to miss this
unique project in next month’s issue!
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