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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video I show my customized CNC for ski/snowboard construction. Its a hacked 500mm X-Carve from Inventables. Total workspace is about 5'11" x 11.5" (180 by 30 cm).
Commercial CNC's with 6' (~180cm) of cut capacity typically means a 4'x8' machine. Those are often prohibitively expensive and take substantial floor space. So I made my own! About $1,350 for the machine and $250 on upgrades = a CNC for $1,600!
Thanks for watching!
I think you should do a live stream talking through some of this stuff. Such a cool setup you’ve got.
Oh man, that would be a huge step up in my youtube game! Thanks for the suggestion but I'm afraid I don't think I could do it. You wouldn't believe how many takes it takes to put 3 sentences together, lol. Maybe someday in the future. Happy to answer any questions.
@@redbarrelskis3361 bull!! You got this! lol
Hey man, this is amazing. Best video I've seen out there on the subject. I'm looking to use a CNC for my ski cores and would love something like this for two reasons: 1) I have limited shop space and 2) 4x8 CNCs are expensive as I'm sure you know.
One quick question; how did you deal with the belts? I'm assuming you had to lengthen those somehow too. Any info is appreciated!
Whats up dude, thanks! Yeah I did have to extend the belts. I forget if they are XLR or XL or XR or something, but they are a standard belt type. I got some really long sections from Amazon for pretty cheap.
Agreed, 4x8 CNC's are super expensive and take up a ton of space. I thought this hack was pretty slick too. Its a few years old now, so I'd say its lasted the test of time quite well. Good luck!! Feel free to reach out with questions!
Nice project! Is this suitable for snowboard?
oh yeah. Its work area is only ~300mm wide, so as long as you don't want a super wide board it works great! So far I've made 1 traditional and 1 split board with it.
any reason you don't use the SkiNC to profile your cores?
The CNC really only holds up to a 1/4" bit efficiently. Over that and you have to go super slow. I just don't want to run it for like 6 hours... I use a bigger router on the sled and can put much larger bits in it. Also I built the sled before I had the router, and if it ain't broke don't fix it.... Cheers!
What is the maximum thickness of material it could cut? Will it work on MDF 18mm?
That mostly depends on the length of the cutting edges on the bit you use, but 18mm is no prob. Its common to to use multiple passes at different depths for thicker jobs.