DIY injection and recycle
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Read moreLaser Kerf and line width
I was floating around the lab yesterday and took note of the line width capabilities of the laser. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share…
Read moreTHUMLER’s T No. 100 back online (after lid wore through)
My rock tumbler (THUMLER’s Model T No. 100) broke down when the lid wore through. This thing is a 3lb capacity beginner model I picked up on ebay. Today I was…
Read moreCNC Meetup
When: Tuesday August 2nd, 6-7pm Where: Atomic Rooster Pub, 303 Bank We can have a follow up at ModLab on Wednesday 7pm (2 Daly, ask for Artengine at front desk).…
Read moreA-Axis
When using an A-Axis I was thinking that I could mount the work piece in two ways. I could have a chuck at one end and a flat plate at…
Read moreNema 17 CNC kit running!
I got this thing running finally. The documentation was a little poor but after a couple rounds of correspondence with the supplier in China I think I have everything in…
Read moreLead/Ball screws, couplers and ball bearings for small CNC
Here are my candidates so far: Lead Screw 98935A817 3/8-12 lead screw 36″ 2G (McMaster) This is $5.00 but that’s at McMaster which I think is useless as they wont ship…
Read moreBody for a small CNC
I’ve been looking at the Zen which is made of HD Polyethylene. I’m not sure how rigid that thing is but the idea seems inexpensive. Plus the parts can easily…
Read moreLinear Bearings for small CNC
I was just looking at the Zen 12×12″ CNC which is made of Polyethylene, just like my big red colored mill. This machine uses 16mm linear bearings on the X…
Read moreFirst CNC Aluminum Part
With the help of my friends I was able to make my first part. This part is a mounting bracket for a generator for a human powered project. Took a…
Read moreSerious look at dust: A Cyclone?
As you can see by the look of my vacuum, it’s time to look at dust collection a bit more seriously. I think a cyclone style system is an idea.…
Read moreEndmill supply
In the past 24h or so I broke about 5 endmills. I also learned that I need more 2 flute endmills. I bought a pile of 4 flute on ebay.…
Read morePhlatboyz plugin “tab”
Here is a default tab from Phlatboyz plugin for Google Sketchup. Here I’m cutting 1/4 inch aluminum with a 1/8th inch endmill. The default tab is 1/4″. I’m supposing I…
Read moreWhat are these holes on linear bearing blocks
I was looking at the linear bearings on my mill the other day. What are these holes on the bearing blocks? Are they some adjustment or fastener for the linear…
Read moreFirst try at Aluminum with CNC mill
I took a job out of my queue that required aluminum today. The mill worked well but I had the feed rate wrong or something else was wrong. As you…
Read moreCoaster test
I finally got the spindle controller going for my Chinese mill. I did a test run to make a coaster for a bottle of Tuborg I had in the fridge.…
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