[LouF]

I was carving signs by hand years ago I used Marsh stencil ink spry the board then run it on my belt sander I found this the easiest way..

[r00t4rd3d]

I tried painters tape also, doesnt work good at all.

[hamburglar]

Thanks for the headphone stand dxf r00t4rd3d! Gave me a good first project for my first cnc. Just cut it out of mdf to test things out, will be slicing up some baltic birch for the one that will sit on my desk. (After some calibration that is...)

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[rwskinner]

Neat stuff in this thread. I saw you were using LinuxCNC but what CAD/CAM programs are you using? VCarve, Aspire?
I currently use VCarve and was thinking about Aspire but that is a huge jump in price and I don't know if I can justify it yet.

Richard

Another Box! This one is bigger then a regular pbox.

[hongan92]

I have a small question, where did you get your CNC Electronics part such as the stepper drivers, motors, power, jogging keyboard. Thanks a lot. Btw, I'm planning to build a 2' x 4' base on your model.

[r00t4rd3d]

I have a small question, where did you get your CNC Electronics part such as the stepper drivers, motors, power, jogging keyboard. Thanks a lot. Btw, I'm planning to build a 2' x 4' base on your model.

I got everything from ebay basically.

Also to anyone who might follow this thread, I had to move to an apartment with no garage or setup place. Hopefully that changes in the near future and I am able to start making stuff and posting back here on a regular basis.

[cd_edwards]

I bought most of my stuff from ebay as well. Then I replaced most of it. the chinese motors I purchased from longs motors ended up having a old ball shaft size. I was expecting 1/4" and ended up with 5/16". Replaced all my motors with automationtechnologiesinc.com and never looked back. Used a 7.3a 48V switching supply but found that not quite enough and purchased a 50v 10amp linear power supply instead. I made hall effect limit switches from some plans on cnczone, but eventually replaced them with proximity sensors from china. pay attention to the size of the sensor however. As there are a few different sizes. My G540 has worked flawlessly as well as the SuperPID I had before I replaced my router with a chinese spindle. r00t4rd3d, you need to replace your's. You could then run your machine in your apartment. Dust might be an issue though

[LouF]

I am going to start again after a long time out.

[cd_edwards]

I didn't know you had stopped. Sucks when real life interferes in our hobbies though.

[SatanKlawz]

Where did the bearing blocks that support your lead screws come from?

[r00t4rd3d]

After almost 2 years in storage, I finally got a place with a spot for me to CNC again!

[aarggh]

After almost 2 years in storage, I finally got a place with a spot for me to CNC again!

OMG, how on earth did you cope?

Looking forward to seeing more projects.

cheers, Ian

[voltsandbolts]

After almost 2 years in storage, I finally got a place with a spot for me to CNC again!

Glad you're back at it!

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[manofmanyhats]

After almost 2 years in storage, I finally got a place with a spot for me to CNC again!

Great news! I'm looking forward to seeing your projects again.

[r00t4rd3d]

After being stuck in ****ty living conditions for almost 4 years and getting my hopes up a few times thinking I would have a place to set up shop I finally have a spot to cut without worry.

[keithstanley]

Congratulations, I look forward to seeing what you make first!

[rikesh12]

So I was looking to buy a plain wooden plaque a month back....And I came across this website, engrave.co which sells wooden plaques at very less rates...The plaques are available in different sizes and shapes...go check it out Engrave.co

[r00t4rd3d]

Finally! Tonight I was able to set my machine back up.

[r00t4rd3d]

Some mice had a field day and chewed up some of my wiring while my machine was in storage and I believe they were living in the computer. I got all that fixed now and did a quick test cut tonight to make sure everything still worked. It does!

[keithstanley]

Congrats on getting it working again... Now the madness starts..... ENJOY!!!!!