hi all
just hello from south wales.
just got 2 cnc routers from a school dirt cheap,they are conect routers.
now my plan is to change the control boards.
1 how easy is this going to be.
2 can a complete novice do this.
speak soon
andy
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hi all
just hello from south wales.
just got 2 cnc routers from a school dirt cheap,they are conect routers.
now my plan is to change the control boards.
1 how easy is this going to be.
2 can a complete novice do this.
speak soon
andy
Hello Andy,
Welcome to the forum...
In answer you your questions:
1) I don't know these routers, but almost anything's possible with the right approach. :)
2) Certainly a novice who's willing to do lots of research, learn quick, and ask a few questions.
Why not post some pics of the machines to get the thoughts flowing? :beer:
Hi Andyand welcome
Do you mean routers or mills? We love pics here...
We have several members who have converted Conect equipment, so you'll have plenty of hand-holding.... there's at least one such member in your neck of the woods too...
hi all
couple of pics for you
Attachment 2597Attachment 2596
Done two of the ones in the second pic, never seen the first model though.
hi all
ok first off thanks all for the welcome.
done some searching and found this,The kit of an M401 control card, 3x STEP1 cards and a set of connectors and crimps is available for £350 is that ok or can i do it cheaper.
andy
Wow,100 squid each. :eek:
That first pic contains a B&D router the very first model of B&D routers,noisy as hell.
Can't imagine it would be that hard to do tho...Quote:
Originally Posted by John S
One point with the second one though.
After these were converted the owner wanted to use them for engraving on brass but due to the long travel on the Z and to be honest the skimpy build of the Y and Z axis the quality of the cut wasn't great.
They would have been fine for wood or foam in education and with a 12 " clearance in the Z I'm guessing they would have been more for foam or machinable plastic.
Just a heads up before you get too deep into them.
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-Axis-CNC-Ste...ry_Woodwork_EThi all
could i just put this into 1 of my machines.
thanks
andy
In theory yes, subject to what motors you have fitted or plan to replace them with. I don't know who's kit is inside the MD box, but the specs look pretty OK... you could email Kevin to ask...Quote:
Originally Posted by windows20
hi all
john s any chance you could give me some details on how you converted the machine,
would be a great help.
thanks
andy
hi all
any 1 local fancy a trip down to my place to give some advice on my routers.
picked the bigger 1 up yesterday,no router with it but did have a vacuum bed and
the sotware for the machine.will get some pics up tomorrow .
andy
I wish i could 'pop' over to Newport... could pick up the MIG welder waiting for me at another member :) sadly its a tad too far just to pop over...
hi all
some more pics
for you brendon.Attachment 2835Attachment 2836
andy
I may have a router head available soon, from a denford microrouter, as i'm converting it into a pick and place machine.
hi i2
can you let me know if you do.
thanks
andy
as soon as i'm ready to do the conversion, i'll give you a shout.
hi all
can i just conect this straight to my router.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-Axis-CNC-Ste...ry_Woodwork_ET
thanks
andy
Andy, thats the 3-axis version of the one you posted before... so same answer applies...
btw, you'd be better off posting such questions elsewhere in the forum (here for drivers)
Andy, if you want i'll pop over and have a nose at the electrics to see what you need.
hi all
i2 will take you up on that offer, will help me out big time as im rubbish at that side of things.
thanks
andy
i'll pm you my contact details.
hi all
just a thank you to i2i for the visit the other day,a very nice chap.
andy
ps
are you ready for me yet:naughty:
lol, should be ready soon.:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by windows20