I had obtained a few pieces of phenolic boards that was discarded from a switchboard maker. As they were quite stiff I thought I could make use of them to make some clamps for my movable gantry cnc machine. I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As the holder for my spindle could be removed so that I could replace it with a laser module holder, or a pen holder, I sometimes found that this arrangement could very often cause inaccuracy issues. This was because the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
When shooting videos of my diy or cnc projects, it was difficult to get closeup shots using my normal camera mounted on a tripod. I needed some equipment that can bring my camera up close to what I was doing. […] ↓ 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…
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…