Today, we look back at how we have progressed with our cnc machines. I started to investigate how to control cnc movement using a floppy drive. The floppy drive of a computer already had a stepper motor for moving the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic situation currently, movement is restricted. For many months now, I had to attend online masses on the internet. There were a few local Catholic churches that broadcast online masses on the internet. However, sometimes there […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An important component of the acrylic side light was the base which houses the LED’s and the electrical connection. As the name suggests, the acrylic sheet with the carved design had to be held vertically at the base, and the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had been quite successful doing single depth of cut engraving for some time now. Now I was looking for new capabilities. I had previously cut some 2.5D graphics on wood or phenolic boards. It was during one of these […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As my movable bed cnc machine was quite small, the whole machine, computer CPU, monitor, keyboard, and power supply were able to be placed on a trolley. This made it easier to move the whole assembly around. This feature was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had engraved many old CD’s with words and pictures with my cnc machines. Initially, I used to clamp the cd’s onto the waste board with the help of wooden clamps. I had to arrange the setup so as not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now that all the major modifications had been made to the movable gantry cnc machine, the final part was to calibrate and tram the z-axis again. As a recall, the work being done as major modifications were: The z-axis housing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Y axis for the movable gantry cnc machine was originally designed to be driven by GT2 timing belt. However, the results obtained after undergoing detailed 2.5D scanning parallel cuts showed that the tool tended to lag when it encountered […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a continuation of the improvement in the Z-axis for the movable gantry cnc machine. The previous post was about making a more accurate vertical z movement by changing the Z housing from one made of MDF to another […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…