[ullbergm]

My new Cheap CNC router arrived yesterday..

The motors should arrive later today, i'll post more pictures once i get it up and running.

Everything looks great so far, sturdy construction, nice looking materials. Looks like it'll run nicely.

[cncadmin]

Looks great!

[marvinstov]

Great!
Let me know how you like it. My 12/24 machine should be here in about three days.
Marv.

[hardmill]

I want one

PEACE

[marvinstov]

If he builds it they will come, just send the money!

[cbcnc]

Hey that's a nice joiner.
Just joking. That is a clean looking machine. What sized motors does Cheap Cnc recommend for that machine?

Chris

[50a]

Whoa! Let us know! Go, go, go!

What is the first "real" project you're gonna do?

[ullbergm]

Progress report:

I'm using LinuxEMC and it's working great. It was really easy to get it accurate. When i say accurate i just mean that measuring it with a caliper (sp?) looks good and that a circle comes back to where it started. I dont have any better measuing tools right now but it looks pretty good.

I've not used it for a 'real' project yet, but i think the first project is going to be a plexiglas router template. That's a product im going to try to market and sell.

The second thing is to do inlay work on a box for my wife. (if i can figure out how to attach images i'll post a example of what type of pattern im looking at)

Cheap cnc uses the max nc driver+motors. I already had a stepperworld driver and some 180 oz nema 23 motors so i just ordered the machine without the motors. I can't really speak for how the machine would do with the stock motors/controller and my power resistors has not come in yet (i can only run the motors at 5v) so i'll give a new update as far as cutting speeds and stuff once they come in.

over all im really excited, i cant wait to get back to it this morning.. normally i'd sleep in on a saturday, but not today ;-)

[ullbergm]

Originally posted by 50a
Whoa! Let us know! Go, go, go!

What is the first "real" project you're gonna do?

Here is a picture of the pattern im looking at engraving or inlaying on the top of the box for my wife:

[ullbergm]

It's really fascinating to watch it run

Here is a picture of my first cut:
I did not bother cleaning out the cut.. since im running the motors at half their power right now i didnt want to wait too long..

[boxwood]

Hi
Looks good, you will have a great time this weekend with the new machine. What software you using to convert the image to gcode.

Ray

[ullbergm]

Originally posted by boxwood
Hi
Looks good, you will have a great time this weekend with the new machine. What software you using to convert the image to gcode.

Ray

i'm sure i will

i sent it to a friend that has a older version of onecnc, looks like a really nice program. wish i could afford it.

i'm looking around right now for a free/really cheap program.
any suggestions?

[kong]

Corel draw 8 ships with a program called "ocr-trace" which will allow you to import any picture file and convert to DXF for editing/toolpath programming in your favourite cad program. Then you can use the free ace converter from yeager automation to get to g-code.
You can get ace here

[ullbergm]

Originally posted by kong
Corel draw 8 ships with a program called "ocr-trace" which will allow you to import any picture file and convert to DXF for editing/toolpath programming in your favourite cad program. Then you can use the free ace converter from yeager automation to get to g-code.
You can get ace here

Thanks, i'll try that

[cadcam]

ullbergm, I was thinking about one of these today..
How has it been going?

I think I might have the boss (AKA Wife) to go for a full setup..
If you need an image change from Raster to Vector put it on the FTP so I cna change to a DXF or any other format for you.

thanks

[ullbergm]

Originally posted by cadcam
ullbergm, I was thinking about one of these today..
How has it been going?

It's been going good. I've not has as much time to play with it as i wanted.. way too much to do ay work..

Here are some pictures of things i've done so far:

Movie of the above part


Movie

Here is a movie of Linux EMC in action
Movie

I think I might have the boss (AKA Wife) to go for a full setup..
If you need an image change from Raster to Vector put it on the FTP so I cna change to a DXF or any other format for you.

Cool, thanks
What software do you use?


edit: I cant seem to get the pictures to show up.. the links works

[ger21]

What codec do the video's use. I only get the sound, no video.

Gerry

[ullbergm]

Originally posted by ger21
What codec do the video's use. I only get the sound, no video.

To be honest, i dont know.. they are straight off of my FujiFilm FinePix 2800Z.
I'll let you know if i can find out.. they played without any extra codec on xp so i never had to find out..

[ullbergm]

Originally posted by ullbergm
To be honest, i dont know.. they are straight off of my FujiFilm FinePix 2800Z.
I'll let you know if i can find out.. they played without any extra codec on xp so i never had to find out..

I take that back, i did install quicktime.
I've heard that quicktime may be the solution to playing the mpegs. not 100% sure thou

[keithorr]

Movie worked fine for me. If my player doesn't have the codec, it finds it automatically on the internet, updates, installs and plays.

What software did you use to program the gcode for cutting the letters? What ipm did you choose?