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Chapter 6 / The Frame

Paint the Frame

Now is a good tim e to paint. Clean the frame with acetone or
something that wi ll remove the rust dust that came from cleaning.
If you used new material, then the oil covering the metal wi ll need
to be removed. I bought some rust paint at the local hardwa re
store and made the frame pretty. as depicted in Figure 6.30.

Figure 6.30
Finished frame.

During this chapter you decided how big your CNC machine wo uld
be and found the required material to bui ld a frame. After weldi ng
or bolting the pieces together. you drilled all the holes needed to
install the guide rail s for the x-axis and fin ished the fram e with
some paint. The final product is sturdy and attractive. During
Chapter 7 you will assemble a gantry, install guide rails on the
frame, and put the gantry on the guide rails.

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