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We have just released a PCB kit for a GRBL Breakout Board that fits the popular Arduino UNO Board.


http://www.ukcnc.net/GRBL-BREAKOUT-Pic-small.jpg


GRBL is CNC Motion Control firmware that...

CNC Design Limited launch a new Add-on Hat for the Raspberry PI computer that will make motor control easy, fast and accurate.

http://pthat.com/sPthat-RaspberryPI.jpg

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Hi Seesoe

Thanks for the great write up and clear pictures.

As Eric pointed out I was also curious if you surfaced the spoil board side that was glued down?

Was there a reason you did not...

As there are a few pickup makers around the forums who wind their own pickups, I thought this may be of interest to them.

New Guitar Pickup Mini Coil Winder.
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We have just launched a Kickstarter project for the new machine.

http://www.cncdudez.co.uk/cncmachinekicklogo.jpg




Desktop Mini Muscle CNC Machine. by CLaNZeR — Kickstarter

Managed to find time to upload a video.



CNCDudez 2012 Desktop Mini Muscle CNC Machine - YouTube

We have at last finished the Protoype of our new Desktop CNC Machine.

The market is flooded with cheap desktop CNC machines, so we decided to go all out and offer something more rigid that also...

If you already have the standard Sanguino board then you could knock up an adapter and use your existing CNC Controller box also.
I drew up a breakout PCB here

*** Step 1 *** Sanguinololu...

Want to use your existing CNC Machine as a 3D Printer, then please feel free to check out another thread I just posted.
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We have found time to make up some kits of our 3D Printer Sanguino to Stepper Breakout Version 2.0.

This is based on the popular Sanguino Board used in 3D Printers for controlling Stepper Motors,...

Thought this might interest a few people that do not want to build a second machine for 3D printing but use their own CNC Machine.

CNCDudez Router Strap 3D Printing First Test Runs - YouTube
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Hi

Well we have had a busy week and released a whole bunch of example videos showing what the machine can do.

I will not list all the links here as there is over 10 new videos!, but all the...

After a few years break, we are back this year with a few new products.

We have just finished prototyping the new Desktop CNC machine which will be available mid November along with a few other...

Hi James

I am going to re-compile for it to work with the 18F2550 first as I have a new breakout PCB made up and a few other people have asked for this one.

The code and fuse settings should...

Well after a few years away from doing the CNCdudez stuff, I am back this year and updating the site.

Have found a little time in between other stuff, to edit up a template for VB.NET 2010.
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Knocked up a quick small application to create Gcode for levelling your bed.

More features to be added yet.

Please note, that the program takes it for granted that you are using the top of the...

Just a quick post, to let any of the guys in the UK wanting a small desktop machine, then I have just placed my old 2005 CNCDuDeZ frame up on Ebay.
Comes with motors but no controller box.
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I dought if it compares at all.

If you think about it, that device will have to monitor the I/O pins of the Printer port and then when there is a change (Pin goes High or Low) it will have to...

Yep Hid is generic USB Human Interface Device and the driver comes default with XP by Mircosoft. It basically means you do not have to install 3rd party drivers like other USB devices.

Serial I/O...

Hi Mike

The Processor Board that comes in our controller boxes can accept serial commands but the Public USB controller is purley USB mode.

IT is USB packets you will be needing to send and not...

No probs

As long as you can communicate with the MCHID.DLL via Realbasic then you should be okay.

The include file in VB is called mcHIDInterface.bas which has the functions defined, so not...

Hi mwalach

With the direction byte and to what direction it turns the motors depends how the motor is wired.
So best just to try it out and if it is the opposite direction to what you expected...

Hi Eric

Now that is a excellent idea I have not even thought of that.

For short depths that would be a good shout but on deep drilling I tend to drill in 2.5 turns and then back out to clear...

Hi JR

Yes has variable speed with digital rev counter, 0-2500 RPM.
Not a bad price for UK, just under £1000 in US thats about $1700
comes with 3 jaw and 4 jaw chuck and usual steady's and...

I don't know Eric after spending all day on me new lathe doing repeat tasks on bars, I reckon I will go for adding a few steppers on mine pretty soon as repeating a job over and over a few time soon...

Hi Eric

Great looking lathe!!

I took delivery of a new Mini lathe this week also and know the buzz you are on!!!!

Mine is a bit scruffy already after nealry 8hrs today non stop of turning...

Hi Larry

Slow it down I reckon and do not cut so deep.

Try cutting the depth at a pass of 0.08 " or less at say 20IPM and then first increase your travel speed, then maybe your depth until you...

Hi Sendkeys

We supply a Mini Grinder as a cheap starter with our desktop machine and it is surprising what these little things can be hammered through.
Check our site for examples cut with this...

Hi Eric

Thanks for the link, that looks interesting stuff to play with and would indeed to the job.
Might look at something like that in the future.

Regards

Sean.

Hi Eric

The holes are just straight through and not tapered.
But that is not a bad idea, where would you get little rubber stoppers from?

At the moment you can just use masking tape to cover...