The CNC Machine prototoype at the SAIC, Chicago; Photo by DIYLILCNC
At Open Form we’re busy coordinating our construction of our first CNC machine, the DIYLILCNC. It’s an open source DIY project developed by Chris and Talyor — two staffers at the SAIC — School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The 3-axis machine has a cutting area of 12″ x 14″ x 2″ (x,y,z), but these limits can be played with creatively. We have all the parts on order, and will post more when we have photos of the project and our experiments. In the mean time, if you’re interested in building the machine, we have started a post on the website for Building a LILDIYCNC Machine in Canada.