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Do you have a total cost for your 40w setup?

I would love to be able to use the existing machine if possible to avoid having to buy another controller :/ Does anyone have a good reference for somewhere that has a fulll list of everything needed...

Seems like all the thunderlaser ones are larger and cost around $5000. The reason I'm looking for used stuff is because I cant afford anything over $1000 which is one of the reasons I want to use the...

I recently built my second gantry style router cnc machine at home with about a 2ft x 2ft cutting area. I'm finally starting to get alittle bored with just the wood router and I'm thinking about...

Sweet inlay!

Are those rockets?

Very cool Fretman, do you machine the necks as well or just the body and cover plates?

I've searched through the forum a little bit and have found various posts of what people have made but I want to see more! Getting bored with the machine and looking for simple and fun things to...

I recently put together a small 2W diode laser from a kit I found online. Its suppose to be a handheld burning laser but I now realized I would like to make a mount for it and rig it up to the...

What type of inlay were you thinking? Just inlaying the dots or an inlay of a small plaque with the braille on it?

I recently went on a tour of a new hotel that is being built in my area which is not part of a corporation so everything will be hand picked for this hotel. They mentioned there is still alot of...

I just purchased a G540 with 3 380oz. stepper motors to run on my home built cnc. I've been working on getting a table top mounted and cables run so I havnt gotten to cutting much yet but last night...

Any opinions on if it would be a better idea to go with a typical wood router and a SuperPID controller or the 1.5kW spindle? The only reason Im worried about going with the 1.5kW spindle is because...

I have been looking at the chinese spindles now for a while but still have a few questions. The majority of material my machine will be cutting is wood and plastic but I would like to have the...

Im interested in one of the chinese spindles.. does anyone know the best place to purchase them? I was looking to buy the entire kit with the spindle, frequency drive, collet set, and spindle mount.

I finally started putting my second CNC together after months of designing it in ProE and slowly machining parts in my spare time. The main rails that the gantry slides on are giant 3.5" wide rails I...

I am just setting up my DIY machine and want to get the rails greased up before I start moving them. Is there a good grease you can recommend for linear bearings that I can easily find in town? I...

Ohh, gotcha, so is a maxnc unit a stepper motor drive? I guess I didnt really know what was going on behind the schenes once I got the thing set up but it seems as though most of the work is being...

what is the difference between a geck drive and the maxnc controllers? I know that the maxnc contains the power supply.

I guess I'm not sure what I need then... Can someone please explain the difference for me? My last machine was run off a maxnc close loop system.

Yes, I mean a Mach 3 compatible motion controller such as a maxnc controller, or gecko drive.

As i said, any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated.

I am beginning my second DIY build of a wood routing CNC but I was interested in trying to put some more thought into the product selection process of this one before I start buying things. I would...

I am beginning my second DIY build of a wood routing CNC but I was interested in trying to put some more thought into the product selection process of this one before I start buying things. I would...

I am starting to design my second home cnc machine and I have many more resources to build this one than I did the first go around, so I would like to make this one much more robust and try and...

I recently bought a maxnc CL controller on ebay and Im working on trying to get it functional. I have worked with the maxnc controllers before and I know it took me quite a while to get it functional...

I recently aquired a ballscrew in fairly good condition although the ballscrew nuts have been pulled off the ballscrew and all of the ball bearings have been lost. (This happened long before I got...

What type of software are you using for the 3d graphics such as the dog and the weave in the backgrounds?

I found a pretty good technique to use when using solid woods such as oak, maple, ect. Once the design is routed into the wood, I give it about 2 coats of spray lacquer and let it dry. (watch for the...

Anyone know where I can find a new encoder for this setup?