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C-Beam Machine

UpdatedAugust 9, 2024

The Maker store C-Beam Machine is part of our CNC Mill Kit line, designed to be a desktop plate making machine with the intention of milling aluminium, hardwoods, plastics and other materials. Based off an open source design, these machines are commonly used in plate making, key cutting, PCB milling and metal engraving while retaining a small footprint comparatively to a full CNC router.

See the video below for assembly instructions.

Bill of Materials

ItemDescriptionSKUQuantity
1Ball Bearing 688Z 8x16x5BEAR-688Z6
2Cast Corner BracketBRAC-90CAST26
390 degree Angle Corner Connector (V-Slot)BRAC-90ANG4
4End Cap (V-Slot)BRAC-ENDCAP4
5L Bracket – Double – BlackBRAC-L2-B2
68mm Metric Acme Lead Screw – 290mmHARD-ACME-8-2901
78mm Metric Acme Lead Screw – 540mmHARD-ACME-8-5402
8Anti-Backlash Nut BlockHARD-ACME-8-ANTIB-BLOCK3
9Lock Collar – 8mmHARD-COLL-8MM6
101/4″ x 8mm Flexible CouplingHARD-COUP-635X83
11M5 Nylon Insert Hex LocknutHARD-NUT-LOCK-5MM6
12Drop In Tee NutsHARD-TNUT-DROP10
13Tee Nuts M5 (25 Pack)HARD-TNUT-PACK253
14V-Slot Linear Rail – 280mm 2060LR-2060-S-2804
15V-Slot Linear Rail – 500mm 2060LR-2060-S-5004
16C-Beam Linear Rail – 250mmLR-C-S-2501
17C-Beam Linear Rail – 500mmLR-C-S-5002
1890 Degree Joining PlatePLATE-90-52
19Build PlatePLATE-BUILD1
20C-Beam End MountPLATE-C-END6
21C-Beam Gantry PlatePLATE-C-GANTRY1
22V-Slot Gantry Plate – UniversalPLATE-GANTRY-VSLOT1
23Low Profile Screws M5 – 10mmSCREWS-M5-LP-10/105
24Low Profile Screws M5 – 20mmSCREWS-M5-LP-12-14
25Low Profile Screws M5 – 20mmSCREWS-M5-LP-20-130
26Low Profile Screws M5 – 25mmSCREWS-M5-LP-25-114
27Low Profile Screws M5 – 30mmSCREWS-M5-LP-30-14
28Low Profile Screws M5 – 55mmSCREWS-M5-LP-55-118
29Low Profile Screws M5 – 8mmSCREWS-M5-LP-8-124
30Eccentric Spacers – 6mmSHIM-ECCENTRIC-8-67
318mm ShimSHIM-PREC-10816
32Aluminum Spacers – 6mmSHIM-SPAC-6MM15
33Aluminum Spacers – 3mmSHIM-SPAC-3MM14
34Aluminum Spacers – 40mmSHIM-SPAC-40MM18
35Xtreme Mini V Wheel KitWHEEL-XTREME-MINIV-KIT4
36Xtreme Solid V Wheel KitWHEEL-XTREME-SOLID-V-KIT10

Credits

Special thanks to:

  • The Open Source Hardware Community.
  • Our fantastic customers, whose feedback constantly helps us improve our design.
  • The actuator kits can be purchased via this link. 
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