Hi All,

It's been 4 years since I built my first woodworking CNC. The first one was an 80/20 build using rack and pinion drives running on cncrouterparts bearings mounted on cold-rolled steel. Ever since I completed that first one, I've wanted to have a CNC on linear rails and running on ballscrews. To that end, I've been collecting the parts since the completion of the first one.

While the first CNC served me well, it's been acting up in the last few months. The shaft of one of the motors broke while it was routing a mahogany tea table. Luckily, it was one of the x-axis motors and the other x-axis motor was able to carry the gantry and complete the work. Otherwise, the table would have been ruined. Also, repeatability and accuracy has gone worse as the days gone by. Okay, I have not been very diligent on the maintenance aspect of the machine.

But since I've moved my woodworking workshop from my garage to my basement, it's now time for a replacement.