Category Archives: CNC

CNC Update 4: Taking Shape

Posted on March 6, 2010 by admin

Today was spent cutting, drilling, tapping, de-burring, re-drilling, filing, filing some more, re-cutting, bleeding etc… At the end of the day a few things are starting to take shape. Look closely at the shinny Z axis plate, see that red swish? … Continue reading →

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CNC Update 3: Assembling the 80/20 Linear Bearing

Posted on February 28, 2010 by admin

This has been a very busy week and weekend. I had a couple of PLC boards to refurbish so I didn’t get as much done this weekend as I had hoped. I did manage to get quite a bit done … Continue reading →

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CNC Update 2: 3 Functioning stepper drivers on 1 Proto Board!

Posted on February 21, 2010 by admin

Yesterday was spent picking up supplies and installing and learning Autodesk 2010. I have never really worked with any CAD program before so this was a challenge. However I was able to learn enough to draft my first item. It … Continue reading →

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Crank up the Volts on that Stepper!

Posted on February 17, 2010 by admin

I found some larger stepper motors that I had salvaged from a large dot matrix printer years ago. They are rated at 4.4V 1.15 A. However I have discovered that the EasyDriver chops and current limits the output so you … Continue reading →

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CNC Update 1 “We Have Motion!”

Posted on February 13, 2010 by admin

NOTICE: I CORRECTED ERRORS IN THE CODE AND DESCRIPTION ABOUT MICROSTEPPING AN PULSE DELAY! Videos at the bottom. Ok, a lot has happen this week. I started out with a general ideal of how I wanted to accomplish the X … Continue reading →

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