I’m going to try to avoid being one of those blogs that only links to other blogs. That whole idea seems really recursive and redundant to me. This post did interest me however. Here Stuart McFarian is building a (probably) slower machine that looks a bit less heavy-duty. It also looks like it will cost …
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illiterates will love this one!
…so i hooked up my camera and uploaded some photos… this is a closeup of the xylotex controller this is an earlier version of the frame from when I wanted a smaller machine. this is the bigger, newer version of the frame, 4 feet by 2.5 feet! I have the black pipe installed with the …
Links to check out
here are a few links you might find interesting if you’re doing what I’m doing. http://www.cnczone.com/ THE forum to check out what others are doing like this. http://www.geckodrive.com/ Pretty nice stepper controllers. Pricey, but very niceby all reports. http://www.smallparts.com/ Exactly what the name implies. all kinds of small part you would otherwise have to dig …
Parts list (AKA why I’ve been eating ramen and coffee)
So here are the bits I’ve bought already Xylotex 3 axis system kit with 425Oz/in stepper motors enco 12′ of 1/2″ acme rod 8 matching nuts thebigbearingstore.com 6 1/2″ 2 bolt pillow block bearings 8 1/2″ shaft collars Home Depot Tons of bolts, nuts, washers, bits and doodads. 20′ of galvanized steel u-channel (not really …
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CNC router recap
I’m currently building a cnc router. This is a machine that will take a line file generated by a computer, and cut it out of / into wood. Depending on how precise and strong my build is, it might be able to cut almost anything up to (possibly including) soft aluminum. I was inspired by …