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Yes the SKR and Octopus are complete control boards. Sorry if I was mileading. It's normal for Marlin to be a stand alone appliance controlled by a lcd screen with a rotary knob and a micro SD card...

Are you talking about the CB1 or CM4 module instead of a Pi? Found your discussion on v1e. Fun read. No worries about the firmware. Easy as editing a text file, compling, copying the config to a...

There are builds that utilize klipper on both linux and windows however by far most people use a Raspberry Pi and as a first install I would recommend you do the same. Youtube streamer Nero 3d is...

Very interesting. Just to clarify, you are outputting to external drivers and not the ones onboard? I definitely like BTT stuff. Have them running a couples printers in both Marlin and Clipper.

and ofcourse the best reason for ESS is the offloading the pulse generation from the PC to the ESS for smoother stepper operation and higher reliability as the code can be queued up on the dedicated...

Now if I was going PC less I'd buy Masso but there is a premium to it.

Those 201's are nice stuff. Easy to add another drive. There are economical BOB's if you don't have space on the current one. You could consider going with a Ethernet Smooth Stepper. Not cheap but...

I have the BLH20 for my x & y and they are excellent. I should've bought them from the beginning. There should be no concern for any wood cutting application.

Hey, thanks. Yes. There is plenty of room for a manual tool change.

I agree what was said before, over 48" 8020 is inadequate. Even 8040 as you see in many other kits is not enough for the gantry beam. However being easy to cut and assemble extrusion does simplify...

I just noticed there is no good view of the rail system for the dust shoe. The rail is standard t-slot with a standard t-lot bolt and knob. The rail bearing is plastic that holds the plwood arm in...

After many tries at each component the dust shoe is done. Using Fusion 360 was particularly trying. Hopefully over time I'll get a better handle of how to model objects. Happy with the result and the...

Looks like a nice machine and a equally nice shop to house it.

Very nice result.

Some actual cutting. A simple pocket cutout. 1/4" 2 flute upward spiral bit at 100 ipm, 0.125 doc, and around 18000 rpm on the spindle. I'll need to add another second or so to give the spindle time...

Some pictures of recent progress.

Added a grounding bar from spare aluminum angle. Really crooked drilling there. Still have to change out some wire for the shielded equivilent. Mounted the e-stop...

Tuning out stringing is mainly from two settings. Retraction and nozzle temp. With direct drive extruders 1mm is a good starting point. Temp is filament dependant. Most PLA's can be printed around...

The motor cables were from my first table and assembled poorly with electrical tape and no understanding of grounding the shielding. Remade but those too will need to be replaced for adequate length...

Finally made a stand. Originally I planned to buy some hot rolled 2x1 steel tube but the price would've been around $350 CDN before tax. Everything is just so expensive so instead I repurposed the...

Looks great and I agree, beautiful stepper sound music.

Love the fishing cart. Looking forward to seeing how this develops. I do wish you had budget for linear rail. Even cheap sbr will far outperform the aluminum angle and you'll likely find the steel v...

I had seriously considered the QueenBee before deciding I would design my own. I had my doubts and as you have confiirmed the single 8040 for the gantry was not adequate for 1500mm length. You could...

I have a bit of free time these days and have been working more on the router table. I do plan on going 1616 ballscrew for the Y axis but in the meantime while I wait for the parts to arrive I...

After a long break focusing on additive manufacturing I've started working on the router again with some design changes. At the loss of about 2" travel on the X axis I mounted the ball screw end...

Mine came threaded.

I have a very old eurocom latop, dual core pentium something, running mach3 directly off the paralell port. Not the smoothest but runs reliably. Just have to turn everything else off, firewall,...

I wouldn't worry about how loud the spindle is. The cutter on wood will be much louder. Much. I run an air cooled spindle and it doesn't seem to make "extra" dust.

Ideally you would have two separate machines space allowing. A router need stiffness and rigidity where a laser not so much. That weight penalty would end up for a slow machine. If you were to run a...

May I ask what motor mount you are using for your Z axis?

More robust than the delrin wheel versions of cnc? Yes. Those wheels are not known for longevity under load. I definitely think you could make a much more rigid 2'x2' frame for less than $1500 but...