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…
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…
The movable gantry cnc machine that I am making would have a bigger working area than my previously made movable bed cnc machine. Therefore, using a drag knife to cut thin pieces of cardboard, plastic sheet and similar materials had […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I came across some techniques for stippling pictures which were suitable for cnc milling. The strippling technique was ideal for the pen plotter, but since I had already installed a milling spindle for cutting, I thought it would be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had been using my movable bed cnc machine to fabricate parts for my other projects. For example, I had machined out a pocket from a piece of wood for use as a sliding block for my drill bench press. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chinese New Year 2016 holidays had already come and gone. I was hoping to complete the CNC machine before that, but was delayed due to other pressing matters. While waiting for the milling spindle to arrive, I tried out some […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone! With all the three axes of the cnc machine physically able to work, my next attention was drawn to working out how to generate my own graphics or text that could be translated to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…