Note: This project is work in progress.
This directory contains files that might some day lead to a mostly printable electrochemical machining system (working with lower currents than most industrial machines using only off the shelf and 3D printed parts)
- An rigid 2 axis (XY) positioning system:
- The fixed part is done in (bedxy.jscad; work in progress)
- The moveable sled (xysled.jscad; work in progress)
- The carriage that connects the moveable sled to the fixed part (xycarriage.jscad; work in progress)
The z axis assembly consists of a tower that's screwed onto the XY table an provides linear movement along the third axis. Since there are only low forces this approach has been used. The tool is mounted on a mounting plated that's attached via screws onto a sled. The tower is contained in headtower.jscad.
The main sled that's moving along the X and Y axis that the Z axis is attached onto. The tool usually extends through the center ot the table to be more balanced. For other assemblies one might use different adapters and different axis (for example for a drill head, etc.)