Root 4 Lite

Root 4 LITE CNC - High Performance small scale 3D Printed CNC Machine

Root 4 Lite is deisgned to be a low cost high performance CNC machine that anyone can make at home.

Goals

  • Low Cost (Under £500)
  • All bal screw design for percision movement
  • Support for High performance VFD spindles
  • Use low Cost NEMA17 Stepper motors
  • Standard off the shelf parts
  • Easily sourced components
  • 3D printable
  • Scaleable

Spec

  • Working Area = 22428060mm (Z,Y,Z) - Default build for other diemensions please see LINK
  • Stepper Motor = NEMA 17
  • Aux rails for mounting a laser or dust shoe
  • All ballscrew design
  • Linear guide Z Axis
  • Driect Drive Motors
  • Full VFD support

Videos

Youtube Videos can be found Here

Detailed build Videos

License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons 4.0 license with Attribution-NonCommerial-ShareAlike see LICENSE.txt for details