DO IT YOURSELF! SAW GUIDE: Aluminium V-SLOT frame

Once again, we are trilling to present you a project which was created entirely of OpenBuilds V-SLOT system components and V-SLOT Poland elements. Many people asked us to prepare the saw guide project that will facilitate the cutting of wood and other materials.

In this article, we will describe how a circular saw guide is built.

HOW TO BUILD A CIRCULAR SAW GUIDE?

To build saw guide, you will need few components that can be found in the V-SLOT.PL store. The complete list of components is written below. In addition to the components that you will find on the list below, you will need an Allen key and an 8 flat wrench. The making time is about an hour and even a beginner DIYer should not have problems with doing this on his own.

To complete the full set of needed components easier we have prepared a special "KIT", which includes all the necessary accessories to build this construction. The only thing that you should choose to suit your needs are aluminium profiles, which you can buy in various lengths from 15cm to 300cm!

FOR WHAT THAT CONSTRUCTION CAN BE USED FOR:

The structure is a simple system of V-SLOT profiles and accessories which together creates a stable and rigid linear guide. On the trolley that moves along the profiles, you can mount an aluminium plate to which you can attach various tools - for example, a circular saw.

However, you need to remember, when installing cutting, rotating, drilling and other devices must have been ensuring a stable mounting of the tool and have to take all precautions during work.

V-SLOT Wood planer - new version v. 1.11

TThis time we want to present you an updated version of the wood planner.
It is an improved version of its predecessor, which after the use of new components has gained even more rigidity.

In addition, we have also prepared a video for you, where you will learn step by step how to assemble such a device on your own.
The planner is entirely made of V-SLOT aluminium profiles and accessories available in our store, thanks to which the structure is stable, easy to build, and you can easily adjust it to your needs.

Later, in this article you will find a complete list of used components which descriptions of each individual one. Each section of the project will be described as well.

HOW TO BUILD A CNC MACHINE (for a hobbyist) - hints and practical advices

In the beginning, CNC milling machine is a tool that offers many various possibilities of milling. With CNC machine, we can work with various materials such as foam, polystyrene, plastics, wood, aluminium or even steel. Polish group of DIY enthusiasts is still growing (which truly makes us very happy) and as a result, we decided to create a series of guides, where we will describe the process of building a simple 3-axis CNC milling machine. Machine, which will be ideal start to your adventure with CNC.

How to Build a homemade CNC milling machine based on the V-SLOT OpenBuilds system.

In our guides, we will focus on building a CNC machine that uses OpenBuilds V-SLOT system components - We will use the C-BEAM milling project. Our construction will consist of V-SLOT 2060 and C-BEAM aluminium profiles, plates, and V-SLOT rollers compatible with V-profiles.

Changes in Fusion 360: Problem with generating paths for CNC

At the beginning of October 2020, in Fusion 360 software have been introduced a few changes. The program, which is used by many people to model and generate files for 3D printers, CNC milling machines and plotters, has been offering fewer functions for several days.
The changes mainly affect users of the free versions - and as we know this is a large group.

We will not write in this article about all the changes which have occurred in the Fusion 360 program, because several valuable articles or videos have already been created.
In this short article, we will focus on the topic of generating files for CNC devices - because there have been introduced minor changes.

Users who have been used the free version of Fusion 360 so far were able to tear their hair out earlier this month.

"My milling machine is not working!”, "The G-CODE generated by Fusion 360 is buggy!" "How do I fix fusion 360 to generate files for the CNC milling machine?"

These are just a few slogans that could be heard from users of CNC machines. Autodesk made a slight change that made it a bit of a chore to work with the CNC machines for which Fusion 360 generated files.

How to build a table from V-SLOT aluminium profiles?

Structural aluminium profiles available in the V-SLOT store, have many applications. Profiles enable the building the construction of boxes, machines, workstations, and many others. This time we will show you, how to build a simple table using structural aluminium profiles.

The table built on the basis of a 40x40 mm aluminium profile is a stable structure that will successfully replace the table for light and medium loads. The table can be equipped with supporting legs or wheels.

In this case, self-tapping screws were used to twist the individual elements. An alternative method may be the use of corners and connecting plates, but worth to know, that described method allows to minimize the construction cost while maintaining high stiffness.

DIY: VERTICAL PLOTTER WITH ROTARY AXIS FOR DIODE LASERS

The entire system of V-SLOT profiles with OpenBuilds accessories is used in the construction of many interesting projects and machines. The community built around OpenBuilds is so large that there are several interesting projects every single day. Each of them is very inspiring and often encourages us to build shared projects and create our own.

In this post, we would like to interest you in one of such a project!

CNC xPRO v4 - Perfect controller for CNC machines for amateurs and professionals!

It's been a long time since we published our last guide, "Guide: CNC Control with Arduino and CNC Shield", where we described a simple and cheap controller which allows us to work with CNC devices.

We promised more parts - these will come soon, but earlier we wanted to present you an alternative to the combination of Arduino and CNC Shield, which should be of particular interest to people starting their adventure with CNC devices and people who plan or already have CNC constructions offered in our store (e.g. CNC WorkBee , CNC MiniMill, Acro and others).

Protective helmet for doctors with 3D printers and ...... CNC milling machines?

The 3D printing community has been helping a lot since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemy. Especially, since the protective visor model that almost any printer user can print have appear.

Many people, institutions and enterprises have recently managed to produce and deliver products necessary for the construction of printers and many other machines. Unfortunately, we do not have ready-made 3D printers in our workshops and for some time we have been wondering if the owners of CNC milling machines could also help in the production of protective face visors.

CNC milling machine for MDF work?

Fibreboard is a material that is mainly used to produce furniture and interior finishing products. MDF is a great material for learning purposes that will forgive us many mistakes during our first work with CNC milling machines. This material is cheap and available from many different chain stores such as Castorama, Leroy Merlin or OBI.

NOVELTY!

The unique Black Box OpenBuilds CNC controller already also in Poland!

Probably, as the first company in Poland, we are trilling to present the latest CNC controller from the manufacturer OpenBuilds USA - BLACK BOX!

Certainly, on our website, very soon there will be more entries about this unit and today we want to describe to you in a few sentences what the Black Box driver is.

Carving with a CNC milling machine in wood

For a long time, we have been receiving questions from you regarding the possibilities of working on CNC milling machines. Many people have asked the same question: "can with a CNC milling machine only cut through"? Watching our videos on YouTube, many of you probably concluded that the milling machines offered by V-SLOT Polska may not allow you to create spatial figure, sculptures, and more projects like that. In this article, we will show you that the milling machine allows not only for cutting out unique shapes, but also carving in materials and creating unique and individual projects!

Relif - a bas-relief made on a CNC milling machine

In this first article, we will describe for you how to make a bas-relief using the Fusion 360 software and CNC milling machines from the V-SLOT Polska store. So far, many of our clients have purchased CNC milling machines on which they are creating beautiful architectural decoration designs and more.

Bosch Rexroth: New products in the V-SLOT store June 2020

Our V-SLOT team is constantly trying to introduce new products to our store in order to expand our assortment and provide you with the greatest possible choice. The assortment of our company is based mainly on structural aluminium profiles and accessories necessary for the construction of structures made of these elements.

At the turn of May and June, many new construction profiles and Bosch Rexroth accessories have appeared in the V-SLOT store.

BOM in Fusion 360, i.e., a list of elements used in the project!

For many years, we have been designing, among others, in the Fusion 360 software. We perfectly know how useful for many people are ready-made 3D models of aluminium profiles and other products, which you can buy in our store V-SLOT.pl Preparation of the project is particularly important when we plan to implement it.

Nevertheless, based on our own experience, we know that the transition process from a project to purchasing from a supplier is often the next few hours of browsing the store's website or catalogue.

That is why we decided to refine the product models available on our website so as to facilitate your shopping or quickly get a project quote from us!