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I have successfully machined and engraved brass on my scrapyard CNC build, it has a cheap 500 watt Chinese brushless spindle. I have had decent results using a tiny center drill as an engraving...

It seems to the norm in Australia.
We get gouged all the time.

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That is insane.

Whats to stop you getting a mate in the UK to buy and ship out to you?

1m of 90x45 is £25 + VAT = £30

Shipping of 5kg 1m x 10cm x 5cm box to generic "aussie location" major...

That source is a bust.
They will only sell 6m lengths. They will cut it but you still have to buy the whole length!
$2530 ex gst plus shipping.......Splitters!


back to plan; 'next'

Engraving Brass stock is a free-machining non-gummy grade of brass which cuts cleanly, not all brass behaves this way so choosing your material is key.

Brass isn't difficult to scratch away.!

yes the R is for radius so the r2 will be diameter of 4mm etc. To set it up in fusion, got to the ,manufacture tab, and the click on manage at the top right of the screen. In the drop down menu...

Your asking for trouble running at the drives Max voltage. You will damage them at some point if your running at high feeds and happen to catch the mains at a peak the back EMF will fry them.!


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I've now managed a few cuts on PCB's and am looking to try some alternatives - I'm hoping to make a few "brass plaques" - I know my CNC won't cut real brass, but I've see a lot of "brass laminate"...

Thanks mate I’ll have a look now.

The info I’m after really is what motors and drivers I need to order

Are those the 4nm NEMA 23s from CNC4YOU with a 4.2 amp current limit? What have you got the AM882 set to?

What controller you using and how many volts. Do you have a ratio on that because at 1:1 that's 2500Rpm.!!

Hi Desertboy

I have been using the FANUC – Inverse Time and A-axis / fanuc with a-axis direct from the Autodesk Fusion 360 Post processor library the only thing I turned off was the 'use sequence...

The answer to the question "Is this any good" is NO. . . .BUT . . . . If you said is this any good to learn CNC with then answer is Yes. Just don't expect to do the things you see others do with more...

Hi Latza,

Strongly advise you to search around the forum and do some research before buying anything. The cheap machine kits you'll see are often not very good, same for kits of components, they...

I havnt found a machine yet. I’m contemplating making one. I can fabricate and make things so that’s not a problem but I don’t know anything about the motors and drivers at all

Is there a fairly...

Hi Latza Welcome to the forum, a link to your intended purchase would be helpfull, also need to know what you are intending to machine and to what precision.
Regards
Mike

Latza Welcome to the forum. What have you stumbled on?

The middle one. bypolar parallel

Could be any wire you want so long as you connect it to the right phase on the drive but here's what I would use.

Wire # 1 = A+ = Red+Blu
Wire #2 = A- = Yel + Blk
Wire #3 = B+ = Wht + Brn
Wire...

First let me say I'm not having a go at you or anyone with this post, it's just to make my point.!

Posts like these are what confuse folks and lead them to add up the wrong numbers. The Va rating...

You still haven't answered post #5 What will the drives take as max voltage and will the drives take AC and well as DC

You have not said what drives you want to use as a lot of drive these day...

This here is exactly why you shouldn't buy anything until you fully understand what's been said and why.!

My suggestion to that person to use a toroidal over a the 6A PSU would have been based on...

Hi Desertboy

Just joined to say hello to a fellow DDCSV user.
I have just got mine and still learning about it. I found two places to get help and info.
Facebook - love or hate it, some helpful...

I'm using 18 tooth HTD pulleys for exactly this from belting online with 2x M4 grub screws. Seem to do the job so far. Model number (18-5M-15F) (HP18-5M-15F)

I think I remember from figuring it...