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Hi all.

I hope this thread fits under this forum. The machine I'm using isn't really a DIY, I started with a Hermes V3400 engraver and have been hacking it apart to fit my needs, I began by...

OK! I think I'll put it in the plan to build a little enclosure for the machine, so I can trap any dust. For now I'll just be sure to wear dust masks :)

Yeah this will just be a couple PCBs for prototyping this circuit I'm working on. I actually have the Eagle files in github here...

Yeah I know there's a few places out there like JLCPCB. I was hoping for this to be a sort of rapid prototyping method, because I'm designing a rather complex circuit using lots of SMD components...

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I have an old industrial CNC machine from a bygone era that I decided to repurpose for milling PCBs for another project of mine. While searching around forums for best practices i saw some...

Yeah small brackets was my goal. Honestly I'll probably use it more for PCB milling, which hopefully won't be too intense.

When you say it's a proprietary tool, do you mean I will have trouble...

Is that why I'm having strange issues like,past a certain acceleration/speed value, every once in awhile when initiating a movement with a given axis, it moves backwards for a second? It's only done...

I've engraved with the machine, yeah. My dad gave me some small plaques to test with when he gave me the machine originally. It worked OK but the one bit I have is dull. I haven't tried anything more...

Ok, well I think based on my own research, the lead screws I will keep for now. It seems the more pressing issue is the spindle. I have to figure out exactly how I'm going to fit a properly sized...

Well the mods didn't like the wording of my last post so it's now collecting dust in the engraving machines forum. Let me be clear that I am NOT asking for help with software or anything related to...

Yeah I don't understand why it's not considered DIY, the only thing I haven't changed on this machine is the case and lead screws and spindle...

Hi all!

So about a year and a half ago now I offered to rebuild an old broken down engraving machine my dad had at his company. It's a New Hermes Vanguard V3400. It's huge, and heavy, and slow....