Category Archives: CNC
New Power Supply and a Test Run
The new 24VDC 240W power supply arrived today. I’m very impressed with powerbox. I ordered the power supply yesterday and it turned up today! This power supply was chosen so that the stepper motors will delivery more torque.
Desktop CNC Progress Report
There has been a recent rush of progress on the desktop CNC. All three axes are fitted with stepper motors. The brackets for the drive belts are in place. The drive belts are installed. The limit switches are mounted but … Continue reading
It’s Alive!
Today was time for a trial run of the Z-Axis. After correctly wiring up the stepper motor and correctly setting the steps per mm it ran really well. I looking forward testing the other axis soon.
Trial Assembly
The MakerSlides have been cut to length and the ends have been tapped. The fasteners are here and it’s time for a trial assembly. I want to find out if I have all the parts I need and if they … Continue reading
MakerSlides Have Landed
The MakerSlides I ordered for the Desktop CNC project have arrived. Five one metre lengths of glorious MakerSlide. Now the serious building can begin!
Power Supply
The power supply and coupling have arrived. I will be able to test the laser now.
It’s a “Laser”
I plan on building an interchangable head for the desktop CNC. One head with a spindle for drilling and milling and another with a laser for laser cutting thin wood, paper, card, and plastics. The laser arrived yesterday from Laserlands. … Continue reading
More Parts…
Received the last of the parts ordered from OpenLab today. They supplied the v-wheels, smooth idlers, eccentric spacers, pulleys, stepper motors, limit switches, and timing belt.
Desktop CNC
I have started a project to build a 3-axis desktop CNC machine. It started with grbl on an Arduino UNO to drive a couple of CD-ROM drive stages. The goal was to create a business card sized laser cutter. Then I discovered … Continue reading