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Cableguy

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• Mar 4, 2017

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I have a bunch of linear rods, 2 steppers, bought a sheet of plywood and some 8mm screws leads... PSU is no problem, and I have a dremmel... and not afraid to use it... or canibalize it! I plan to make a cnc like this one, but on the cheap side.
https://www.amazon.com/Zen-ToolworksTM-Carving-Machine-7x7/dp/B002ARTLUG

If successful, it will be the starting point for the creation of my own brew 3D Printer (reprap prusa I3 based)

 

Peter Simpson

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• Mar 4, 2017

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Hey @Cableguy, that's some heavy duty stuff you want to create there, that's way over my head and way above my pay grade lol. Well I for one can't wait to see your final completed projects, I'm more than sure it will be a great learning curve for you, they should hopefully be good.

You should try to create 2 x 3D printers (if possible), DHL one over to me and I will gladly test one for you

 

Cableguy

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To this moment I payed 18€ for this:

and about 7€ for the Plywood

I scavenged 2 inkjet printers for the rods, and a fax machine provided the steppers...

The PSU, Well, I have a few PowerBlock from old equpments...

The rest (Dremmel, electric saw and other tools) I already had...

I really hope to get it done around 50€ total

a good place to start:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Homebuilt-DIY-CNC-Router-Arduino-Based-GRBL/

 

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Peter Simpson

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That the..., very nice indeed, CNC shields, Warp Cores, all look extremely complicated to me . CNC hey, so why a CNC machine, what sort of things will you be cutting out with it once you have built it, in my eyes a CNC cutter is rather specialist. you could in theory CNC a bucket load of wood and plastic.

I really enjoyed reading that link, thank,you...

 

Cableguy

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• Mar 4, 2017

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plastic, teflon boards ( kitchen cutting boards), wood (up to 3/5 mm width) would be my targets... I plan to make it multitool, so that I can draw, cut, and laser burn/cut thing with it

 

Peter Simpson

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• Mar 6, 2017

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Hey @Cableguy.
I thought that my Nano's and Pro Mini's (Compatible devices) were at Joanne's house, but it appears that only my Nano's are there, the Pro Mini's are right here with me at mine and I'm just about to post a quick tutorial on how to connect them to a computer via a USB to Serial connector.

Tomorrow I'll post a quick project with it, but right now I have to do some paying work...

 

Cableguy

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• Mar 6, 2017

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looking forward to your tuto, I may need it one of these days

 

Peter Simpson

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• Jun 26, 2017

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Cableguy said:

To this moment I payed 18€ for this:View attachment 53460

and about 7€ for the Plywood

I scavenged 2 inkjet printers for the rods, and a fax machine provided the steppers...

The PSU, Well, I have a few PowerBlock from old equpments...

The rest (Dremmel, electric saw and other tools) I already had...

I really hope to get it done around 50€ total

a good place to start:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Homebuilt-DIY-CNC-Router-Arduino-Based-GRBL/

Click to expand...

So how is this project of yours coming along @Cableguy???

 

Cableguy

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• Jun 27, 2017

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I'm afraid that I haven't done much... I have made some drawings of how I want it to look, but a few household project got in the way.
I hope to get back into this one after the holidays

 

Peter Simpson

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• Jul 7, 2017

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"Please sir, I want some more".
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat"...

Arduino mega, Node MCU and ESP8266 with 32Mb connected via USB-TTL CH340G all in one board.


ESP-01.


ESP32.


ESP32 with OLED display.


ESP-100.


ESP8266.


ESP-01 with relay.


Now the biggie. Arduino Pro/Pro Mini classed board powered 100v-240v with a relay to control building lights, fans, etc.

Top.


Bottom.


Enjoy...

 

Cableguy

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• Jul 14, 2017

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Peter Simpson said:

So how is this project of yours coming along @Cableguy???

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So......I have gotten to the conclusion I would need a table saw... BUT, buying one is out of question and more over, its not Makers Style way of doing things...
So I scavenged around my scavenged parts, and found a DC motor rated at 24V, with a pulley... A few days ago I had bought a 8,5cm diameter circular saw disc, and its center hole fits perfectly into the pulley. I also had a 24V PSU, and started making a small box for the whole thing...
I'm hopping to finish it today, and will use it to make MkII version of it, with hopefully, better precision, so that I can finally start building my CNC frame.
I will post a few pics of MkI, and maybe later create a "project" thread for mkII