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i am assuming you want to cut quadcopter frames
based on your budget you wont be cutting any soft stuff(Carbon Fiber, G10 sheet)
if you end up cutting aluminum sheets you will have to have a good...

thank you very much, thats the word im looking for xD.

i have managed to cut perfectly using CAMBAM

thanks man!

that us right,
the mills i have been using are 3 flutes and they have a hollow point in the middle. which i think is the reason why i cant plunge but only spiral cut it

what ever i try this bit wont plunge in, some of my routings are 2.5 so i cant do spiral.

i found out down your thread that 1 flute is the best way to cut aluminum.
should have thought this...

i have only bought this driver as i didnt know what to get back then and i thought it was good for a starter and it turns out to be good.

I have gotten a new one today instead of resoldering it,...

Hello there.
This might not be the right place to post this but this is probably one of the most viewed section in the zone.

But anyway.
i have just finished building my cnc router. its pretty...

Hello there,
I have been using this board(3 axis) to drive my diy cnc router i have build a couple of weeks ago.
but tonight, the worst happened.

i have been trying to start engraving, but i...

5mm Ball nose, A bit of Z missing steps. but not bad though
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w450/Inoyuzzi/GOPR0132_zpsd585dab0.jpg

Finally, she is finished! and already replicated it self!!

THE PRIME!

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w450/Inoyuzzi/IMG_4247_zpsa6fbccaa.jpg

anyone have an idea if 16mm for Z and X and 20mm rails for Y will hold? will it be strong enough?

Homemade MDF CNC Router Table Linear Test - YouTube

Finally, alot have been done and not starting to take shape. its painful doing everything by hand, had to use some unusual techniques to get everything done,
but in the end i feel pretty good about...

As a senior high school ive always wanted to build a cnc router at low cost,
now that i have gotten all the parts and finished machining the rails and leadscrews(thanks to trade training center) ...

Took about 2 hours of total work, wasnt expecting it to be easy but it was done with breeze,

thanks everyone for the infos.

used a sutton hss tap....

The lathe im using have a barrel boring support on the end :)

i will have it protruding no more than 1/16ths, :) they got pretty big lathes down there.

Hello there, yes i just confirmed that theres only about 1mm thick hardened case.
But i am planning on drilling and tapping on each end.
But id like to thank everyone, those info had really made me...

if i wont be able to cut it with cold so i might use the cutoff saw on the shop and just finish it in the lathe, as i dont think we have a parting tool there.
but i do hope its only case hardened....

Hello there,
Is it possible to tap these rails SF16 800mm 16mm Hardened Round Shaft Linear Rail ROD Slide Bearing CNC Router | eBay
i am a bit skeptical about this, and i dont want to waste time at...

just got everything setup

The Z axis turns the same direction becaues the Z DIR pin were wrong.

Time to build my router :D
all parts have arrived:rolleyes:

i dont mean the sound comming out of the elements
I meant the actual sound coming out of the motors, it makes like very high frequency noises,

and no, my wirings are right, i can easily swap the...

i managed to eliminate the small noises by changing the current settings to 25%
But there is still some small noises, is that normal?

Also my z axis goes clockwise for both + and - values, is...

I have a dip switch
and its setup up to
75% current
Decay Mode
Fast
Microstepping
1/8

I assume this motors has 200 steps per revolution
So i put 1600 steps per 2mm because im using m20...

I GOT IT TO WORK@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

But one i noticed one thing,
When its on working mode, or Green reset.
The motors sounds like baby bats
And when i try to jog it, it doest seem so...

any help, please?

Is there any other way to check the parallel port if its connected to mach3?
Please :( :(

im using a Desktop

I thought that 3.3 volts is neutral, 4+ is high and 0 is low, well thats what the video there shows.:eek:

Looking at the video, he didnt do anything else, but did his video on mach3 defaults

He was able to jog the coordinates.
and i am too, but the problem is im not getting any values from the...

Normal Multimeter, on DC voltage mode.

I havent fiddled with the motor tuning yet
I think i have the default settings for that one

2000 Steps each motor. 120mm per min travel speed 4mm sec acceleration.
Step pulse and Direct pulse...

Here is the manual that the driver came with.
I really dont know whats the problem anymore.
I saw somewhere that there is a port mode that has to be correct.
So i googled it
and found out you...