This is an XY table for a desktop dremel-powered vertical mill. The rest of the assembly isn't completed yet, but I after seeing NickAmes' work ( http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2956 ), I figured I should post this and see if it might be useful to his project. I still plan on finishing this when I get a chance, but collaboration can't hurt.
The basic idea here is that the X and Y stages are the same part and can be assembled into as long a stage as you like. X and Y stages are held together by a pair of M3 all-thread rods which are tightened by nuts on each end to place the stage in compression. each slide has a captured M6 nut which engages an M6 all-thread rod with a handle something like this:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2086
The slides are keyed together with 3mm keys (not yet modeled) and fastened by 4-8 M3 SHCS. The whole affair is attached to the table or bench by screws through the Y-axis endcaps. T-nuts (not yet modeled) would have a captive nut so that parts can be secured to the x-stage. As-is it might suffice as an XY table for an existing drill press, if you have one.
NOTE:
1) These may have to be walked through blender before they can be skeinforged.
| XY_Segment.CATPart | 683.6KB | |
| XY_Segment.stl | 88.4KB | |
| XY_Slide.CATPart | 591.8KB | |
| XY_Slide.stl | 216.0KB | |
| XY_Slide_Vertical.CATPart | 688.5KB | |
| XY_Slide_Vertical.stl | 231.3KB | |
| X_Endcap.CATPart | 668.6KB | |
| X_Endcap.stl | 94.9KB | |
| Y_Endcap.CATPart | 678.0KB | |
| Y_Endcap.stl | 142.9KB |
