CNC Bill of Materials

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This page summarizes my full parts list/bill of materials for my CNC machine build.

Note: you can get a complete part kit here, less the router, router head, and control computer.

(Under construction)

Control & Electronics

Parts in the standard design:

Qty Item Supplier Cost Each Notes
1 Geckodrive G540 CNC Router Parts $290 4-axis, industrial quality. This is the most expensive single component.
3 NEMA 23 Stepper Motor CNC Router Parts $52.50 380 oz-in

Motors from CNC Router parts come pre-wired with a DB9 connector and current-set resistor to plug right into the G540 driver.

3 Stepper cables (DB-9 through cable) CNC Router Parts $16
1 48V Power Supply CNC router parts $52.50
1 Straight-through DB25 cable (various) $20 Connects PC parallel port to G540 stepper driver
1 Host PC (various) Varies Host PC running ECM2 control software. Parallel port required.

Components I've added:

Qty Item Supplier Cost Each Notes
1 Emergency stop switch Various, eBay $12

Router Head

I used a Porter Cable 690 router head, because I already had one. You can buy this router head alone, or as part of a router kit. See:

To mount the router, I used this K2CNC mount: RM-PC892. The FineLine Automation z-axis plate (CRP140-01) has mounting holes pre-drilled and tapped to work with K2CNC router head mounts.

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