We are working everyday on the new Mars Rover. The work is going so fast that it’s hard to remember to take pictures, but here are some of the pics we snap along the way.

We also used our CNC mill to make this custom Servo Plate for the Mars Rover’s mast. We design all our parts in the SolidWorks CAD system.

There are also times when we need to do it the old fashioned way. Here we are drilling a bracket hole in the Mars Rover mast, which is a 1.5″ aluminum hollow tube.
Comments (4)
jennyross
October 21st, 2013Wow… these photos are truly awesome especially for a metal cutting lover like me!
Todd S.
June 5th, 2014Beautiful! Could you please provide tips on how to get started w/ machining? I have access to a shop, but do not have the knowledge to operate the machines. Thanks so much.
Camille
June 8th, 2014Todd:
Thank you for your comment. 🙂
First, I would read some books on machining, like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Home-Machinists-Handbook-Doug-Briney/dp/0830615733
Also, study the content on this site:
http://blog.cnccookbook.com/category/blog/
Todd S.
June 12th, 2014Camille, both the book and the site are very informative. Loved the book though. Thanks so much.