The mill is working and I’ve been familiarizing myself with CAD and CAM software, and EMC. QCAD and Inkscape are first rate. I’ve had trouble finding anything I like for CAM, but dxf2gcode seems to work very well. The labels aren’t very intuitive and everything’s metric, but it’s more reliable than the [...]
The CNC router is now complete, mechanically. It took longer than I expected due to a couple missing/incorrect parts, but I’m pleased with how things are looking. I haven’t started with the wiring yet. I have a computer to run EMC2, but I was using it as a test server for another [...]
I ordered a CNC Router kit from Patrick Hood-Daniel’s BuildYourCNC website. There are a lot of bolts in this kit! The wood is medium-density fibreboard. I suspect it’s plenty sturdy for most of what I’ll be doing, but I still want to mount it to the table.
I’m short a few pieces, but [...]
What you need, when you need it
September 6, 2010