Aluminium CNC log.

[jcb121]

ha! well I haven't actually paid yet... so I named my price then ran!!

The Alu is pretty much all to size, The only parts that need cutting are the two small bits that are the spindle holder.

If i do need to cut some of the Alu, I can take it back to the metal shop and they will cut it for me for free.

I don't have a frame yet, I'll be going back to the shop to get some alu for it or getting it from aluwharehouse.

I might take some of the Alu into college with me today and drill it out on their Mill. just to make sure it's nice and accurate.

[jcb121]

So, After an Hour or two of wiring everything up, It comes to defcon one.

I get my Old pc from the Man shed, install the windows drivers and Mach3.

Clean my desk (move everything from my desk onto my bed)

Hook up the power and then.......


I go to plug in the Parallel cable and it's a Male instead of a Female connector!!

I never thought to check what type of parallel cable I needed :sad: