Learning FreeCAD Part 3: G-Code And The First Cut
And the results are in! The cut was made at a Feed rate of 100 mm/min (seen in the grbl file as the G Code […]
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Learning FreeCAD Part 2: Modeling The Switch Housing
I have learnt alot, a hell of alot! Through the tutorials and basic tinkering with FreeCAD I have managed to get to creating a model […]
Welcome Stranger!
After returning from the Monaco GP I have been on and off with the project over the past 3 month or so building the z-axis […]
The Basics of Limit Switches / End Stops
Overview Limit switches have two main purposes. Firstly and most importantly they tell the controller board When one of the axes has moved to its […]
Work so far
The x axis is now more or less completed with the motor, lead-screw and the nut that will move the whole z-axis back and forth. […]
Don’t take short cuts!
I decided that I shouldn’t cut corners and do things right from the start. This lead me to my next purchase, a router plunge press […]
Material Failure
Well bad news is that my gantry base was destroyed by me adjusting my badly drilled holes for the y-axis bearings. The MDF was from […]
X marks the spot!
The x-axis support bars have been attached to two MDF 2 by 2’s that were supports for my old kitchen units. I based the distance […]
Which Route(r) to Take?
Now for the tool that is going to be controlled by the machine to do the actual cutting. After a bit of research on the […]
Base to Gantry
The motor, bearings and lead-screw for the y-axis have been attached to the base along with a simple lead-screw nut assembly which attaches to the […]