I wanted to know because I have been spending a lot of money with Mark. And now I have some idea as to how much he won't get so that I can finish the design. LOL. Every time I turn around Mark has another neat thing in the store and I have to get out the scale and measure gold against want again.

Bob

o i hear you man i have almost all the parts and just really waiting on the plates. He is full of great ideas haha. If anyone is interested in some pics feel free to ask and i can post

This is my first cnc so I have a few questions that some of you guys might be able to help me with.

First off can u guys give me some suggestions on routers that would work good on this build without breaking the bank. The other question I have is about bits. I'm looking to cut mostly wood and materials like G10 and garolite. Also good stores to buy bits from thanks for any help it will be greatly appreciated.

Two things to mention about this board.
1) It's unipolar only. Not a big deal to some but can be to other (like me )
2) No optical coupling. Should be big deal to everyone.

Most trim routers are a good choice, at least for start. I can not recall if you are in the US but here in the US Harbor Freights has one for about $25 or so, IIRC.

I had bought a few times from this ebay site with good results. http://www.ebay.com/sch/drillman1/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=200

Thank you for the I put I will pick one up. I'm in the USA and harbor freight is right down the street. It's dangerous in that store go to get one thing and come home with half the store haha.

My friend has been using his board for years with great results on a hot wire cnc. Could you explain to me what an optical cupling is. Thanks

The optical coupling protects your computer form the board. If the board would send a voltage spike to the computer it will destroy your port or more. Optical coupling makes sure that there is no direct connection between the board and the computer.

If you're going to Harbor Freight use this http://www.dealsoff.com/images/habor-freight-0414.jpg. It will ease the pain some

Thanks for the clarification man appreciate it. Also good looks on the cup on haha will help a bit

Congratulations on a truly inspiring product range that just gets better and better.

kram242

I down loaded the plates file (DFX).

When I imported them into Sketchup, they are too big. The same thing when I used TurboCad.

What do I need to do to scale them to the proper size.

I tried again using Sketchup 8 and the drawing are still to big. The 5mm holes measure 1524.0mm.

Ditto in 7.

I got it to work. I needed to set the import options to mm.

Thanks Mark for a job well done. The time and effort you put into creating the OX is well appreciated. As an CNC router newbie I am feeling my way around a whole new area and can't wait until I have learned enough to stop asking stupid questions. But until then, here's another one. I have downloaded all the OX files and when I open Sketchup 2013 ( a program I'm having a bit of difficulty mastering. Another million questions there) I see the layout of all the parts. What I don't see is all the dimensions. Is there something else I have to do to maybe un-hide them? Newbies ~ ya gotta love 'em.

Ok it's decided, my first CNC will be a OX! Thank you very much for your work.

Thank you Mark. Very helpful.

I was watching the build video about installing the lead screw. My question is about the bearings. I was said that they need to seat in the threaded rod plates. The diameter of the recess is 16mm. So the outside diameter of the bearing needs to be 16mm and the inside to match the diameter of the lead screw. I was thinking of using 8mm. Am I correct in my take on this? Thanks

Decided to start up the 3D printer and print out the V slot nut block. It turned out great can wait to get started on this build