Computer numerical control machine anchoring systems and methods for wind turbine blade maintenance and repair

A method for anchoring a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to a wind turbine blade comprising the steps of:

• providing a CNC machine comprising:
• one or more fasteners of the CNC machine configured to be disposed at a surface of a wind turbine blade;
• one or more tools of the CNC machine configured to be implemented at a portion of the wind turbine blade;
• and
• the one or more fasteners of the CNC machine are connected to a housing of the CNC machine, a first end of an extendable rod is connected to the housing of the CNC machine, the one or more tools of the CNC machine are connected to a second end of the extendable rod;
• the one or more tools to slidably traverse at least a portion of a length of the extendable rod;
• locating, using the CNC machine, a repair portion of the wind turbine blade;
• marking, using the CNC machine, an anchoring location around the repair portion of the wind turbine blade with surface indicia;
• selecting, using the CNC machine, the one or more tools;
• disposing the one or more fasteners of the CNC machine at the surface indicia disposed at a surface of the wind turbine blade;
• and
• implementing the one or more selected tools of the CNC machine at the repair portion of the wind turbine blade.