I picked up the Blade MCPX helicopter a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share my experience good and bad with it. I’ve flown and reviewed a friend’s Blade MSR and thought it was great so when I had the chance I bought the bind-n-fly (BNF) version of the EFlite MCPX since I already […]
Continue Reading MCPX Blade Helicopter Review Pics and Video
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update but I have not stopped working on the machine. I’ve done a lot of work on the machine and have even machined a few useful parts. I built a suitable table to set the machine on top of and positioned right near the breaker box. It […]
Continue Reading Part 11 : DIY CNC : Almost Finished
I’ve made some good progress with the DIY Router project this last weekend. In my last update on May 4, 2011 you could see that I was working on getting the uprights mounted. Since then I’ve drilled and mounted the plates to hold the Y-axis cross beams (seen in the photos as the black plates […]
Continue Reading Part 10 : DIY CNC : Great Progress
Assembly of the CNC Machine has been a bit slow. Most recently I mount the NHK linear rails to the table frame for movement along the X-axis of the router, mounted the linear blocks which attach to the linear cars and tie them together, and mounted the uprights for the Y-axis and temporarily placed the […]
Continue Reading Part 9 : DIY CNC : Y-Axis Construction 2
For my first DIY CNC Router made from aluminum extrusion I have begun on the Y-axis construction. If you’ve read the previous parts then you’ll know he progress up to this point, and progressing onto the construction of this particular component is another huge step forward. I assembled some of the components for Y-axis for […]
Continue Reading Part 8: DIY CNC : Y-Axis Construction
