Thread: Build and Intro
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20-11-2013 #31
EDDY I can confirm that the switches work as they should when there is no power going to the stepper motors. I'm guessing I have to now re wire switching wire with shield wire of some kind??
thanks
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01-02-2014 #32
Man its been a while since I've been on here. Time for some pics!
Overall I'm pretty happy with how the machine runs, especially seeing as I made it with zero plans/planning, a big no no on here haha. Haven't had any major problems and once I received the new driver everythings been sweet. Still haven't wired up any limit switches, I'm lazy.
Some videos
DIY CNC Router Flush Handle - YouTube
DIY CNC router pocket - YouTube
Here's a few things I've been making....Last edited by swisscheese; 01-02-2014 at 12:36 PM.
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01-02-2014 #33
Those doors are great, what cutter did you use for that ?
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02-02-2014 #34
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06-02-2014 #35
Great stuff. G.
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06-02-2014 #36
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06-02-2014 #37
My guess would be the software by this guy...?
http://jasondorie.com/page_cnc.html
In fact, seeing a link to his software was one of the first things that got me into cnc machines!
Nice job swisscheese, looks really good!
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06-02-2014 #38
Yes that's the link.
Might take you a few shots to get it working well.
A few tips
Make centre distance between holes about 0.4mm bigger or more than hole size.
Set z retract limit quite low, I do mine at 2mm
High contrast images work best
Also look up iannonne design. He has some great furniture with nice disigns on it using this and other techniques.
Cheers
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06-02-2014 #39
Good tips, thanks. I haven't tried using the software yet as I think my machine might die from all the z action! First thing I will try when I upgrade though.
What sort of times did your half-toning take to machine?
Jim
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06-02-2014 #40
Also another
Start with min hole size at 1 mm and max around 4.
Melamine faced chip board and laminated mdf work good.
I have never timed but I would estimate that one of those doors ( from the tree cabinet) took around 1 to 1 and a half hours. Those doors were 15 thousand holes each. Probably could go faster but as you say you don't want the z axis losing steps as it works very hard and would be a bugger to reset.
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