My Machine

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Originally Posted by Tom

You've seen my build thread then! ;)

Lee and John, thanks for the info - i'm going to Michael's later in the week to hear what a trend sounds like. I'm going to make my decision based on that. I've got my grandad's words running through my head - buy on price, buy twice. Could get expensive... :eek:

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Yeah i have seen your thread, Sometimes I should think before i type :redface:.
seriously I was impressed with your build so far.

Michael.

Kip "Seriously" I always smile and I say that with a serious amount of seriousness.

Is that a nice smile or the scowl in the picture ?

John S.

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Originally Posted by michael

Kip "Seriously" I always smile and I say that with a serious amount of seriousness.

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So are you serious then? Or are you unsure about how serious you are when you’re showing seriousness about something that really is quite serious?

Yours semiseriously,
Lee

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Originally Posted by John S

Is that a nice smile or the scowl in the picture ?

John S.

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Usually Wind John S, Did you get my email???????

Michael.

Gonna build a new machine! Any suggestions on how I could improve on my existing machine would be appreciated.

Similar flying bridge design but with single (larger) ballscrew for X axis and THK fully supported rail on all axis.


Michael.

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Originally Posted by John S

Another creep.............:wave:

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Creeping isn't such a bad thing John, It worked for me!! Thanks again for the bit you made!!!

I'm interested in this whole business with the laser. I had no idea DVD diodes were powerful enough to do anything... other than read dvds... and make home made laser pointers.

Do you think you could post a little info on how you did it?

Cheers,
Dave.

Well what do you want to know about DVD laser burning?

You could just buy a 300mw DVD diode in a 12x30 mm housing with lens and driver board off Ebay for about £30, Seller I think is in South Korea but had a good track record with UK customers.

I made a mount to hold the diode where my spindle would usually go, The driver board I used needed a 6v Regulated supply so I just gave it 6v via a regulator switched via a Solid state relay driven directly by the parallel port.

I then wrote a simple script that swapped out Z moves in the G Code created by Cad software for M codes to turn laser on and off, The etching of a baby on some wood was done with a 180mw 635nm DVD laser diode.

Focusing the laser takes a little trial and error, But I got a spot size down to 0.07mm, Even 180mw at a spot size that small is a fair amount of energy.

Please feel free to ask me any questions as I know I ramble and talk shit sometimes.:whistle:

Michael.

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Originally Posted by Kip

Please continue to talk shit...I'm hooked ;)

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I second that :)