Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Session 2

Day: 3.0 hours. Total: 6.5 Hours

CNC cut upper hull panels
Bonded puzzle joints for upper hull panels
Cut and scarfed sheer clamps
Bonded sheer clamps to upper hull panels
Hot coat on inside of panels. 15% xylene.



Really enjoying the new CNC router. Bought this beast for $1,500 missing a controller and motors. Added 3 steppers, wired up a Dynomotion (KFLOP controller with KAnalog for the motor encoders) and it appears to hold .tolerance within 005". 1/4" steel tubing. Weighing in at 3,000 pounds.

My last CNC machine was 4 x 4 which required me to index the 4 x 8 sheets to cut large panels. The new 4 x 8 router saves me this hassle and the .035" or so misalignment that seemed to be part ofthe indexing game on the 4 x 4 machine.. HAPPY CHAPPY! 

The puzzle joints fit perfectly with a -.003" offset.. Light tap with rubber mallet and they were locked tight.





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