CNC Machine - Revision history

Tvansant at 21:05, 8 February 2018

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	'''READ ALL OF THIS PAGE PRIOR TO TRYING THE CNC MACHINE'''		'''READ ALL OF THIS PAGE PRIOR TO TRYING THE CNC MACHINE'''

Bpwagner at 14:25, 15 October 2013

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	CHECK YOUR POWER		CHECK YOUR POWER

			=== Notes ===
			From Aaron...

			10 IPS is what I typically run plywood at and 20 for jogging and pink foam. Anything higher than that and the machine cat get some pretty nasty wobbles near the ends of the X axis. As for speed of the bit it's a little hard to say since I usually just go off the sound. Blackened cuts and burnt looking sawdust are signs of the cutter going too fast. As for the comment about the chips I normally agree (on all other materials the chips are how I judge my settings) but on wood you just always get sawdust.

			Cutter speed too low:
			More stress on the stepper motors. You can hear them when they're bogged down.
			More force is transferred from the part into the tool. This risks breaking the bit and/or damaging the machine

			Too high:
			Will cut easy, but the bit will overheat
			With enough overheating the bit can get dull and start having the symptoms above as well.

			With that being said, I usually just start with the speed cranked pretty high since it can temporarily take too high easier than too low, let it start, then turn it down until things sound right.

			Issues with this machine:
			Check the router and the Z-axis assembly and make sure it doesn't have any wobble. Circles are the easiest place to find issues. If your circles aren't perfect circles, then something is wobbling. There will also be a little step between the beginning and end of the tool path. If that's the case try to wobble the router head and tighten what's loose. Next thing to watch out for is stairstepping. This happens when the router isn't pointing straight down. One side of the circle will be smooth, the other will have little steps where each pass was. This is bad (besides the part being wrong) because on the smooth sides it's actually cutting the entire depth depth of the material.

	=== CNC LINKS ===		=== CNC LINKS ===

Bpwagner: /* USAGE */

2012-01-04T17:52:08Z

USAGE

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	So far I have two videos to watch. More to come, but this might get you going.		So far I have two videos to watch. More to come, but this might get you going.

	~~<iframe width="560" height="315" src="~~http://~~www~~.~~youtube.com/embed~~/X2jk1GCXHkw~~" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>~~		http://youtu.be/X2jk1GCXHkw

	and		and

	~~<iframe width="560" height="315" src="~~http://~~www~~.~~youtube.com/embed~~/QFtmfJljQqw~~" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>~~		http://youtu.be/QFtmfJljQqw

	=== SAFETY ===		=== SAFETY ===

Bpwagner at 17:50, 4 January 2012

2012-01-04T17:50:39Z

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	=== USAGE ===		=== USAGE ===

			So far I have two videos to watch. More to come, but this might get you going.

			<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X2jk1GCXHkw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

			and

			<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QFtmfJljQqw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

	=== SAFETY ===		=== SAFETY ===

Bpwagner: /* CNC LINKS */

2011-01-12T17:42:14Z

CNC LINKS

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	=== CNC LINKS ===		=== CNC LINKS ===
	http://solsylva.com/cnc/links.shtml		http://solsylva.com/cnc/links.shtml

			http://replicat.org/generators - I wonder if it is possible to use these to generate G-Code?

Bpwagner at 17:27, 12 January 2011

2011-01-12T17:27:12Z

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	'''READ ALL OF THIS PAGE PRIOR TO TRYING THE CNC MACHINE'''		'''READ ALL OF THIS PAGE PRIOR TO TRYING THE CNC MACHINE'''

Bpwagner: /* CNC LINKS */

2011-01-12T17:25:28Z

CNC LINKS

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	=== CNC LINKS ===		=== CNC LINKS ===
			http://solsylva.com/cnc/links.shtml

Bpwagner: /* SAFETY */

2011-01-12T17:23:49Z

SAFETY

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	=== SAFETY ===		=== SAFETY ===
			YOU MUST WEAR SAFETY GLASSES!

			DOUBLE CHECK ALL SETTINGS BEFORE RUNNING THE MACHINE

			F1 is the abort key on for EMC

			THIS MACHINE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HURT YOU, OR HURT ITSELF!

			USE SHARP ROUTER BITS

			CHECK YOUR POWER

	=== CNC LINKS ===		=== CNC LINKS ===

Bpwagner: /* HARDWARE */

2011-01-12T17:21:36Z

HARDWARE

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	The steppers are connected to an old Sony Vaio laptop that runs EMC2 / Axis on Ubuntu. You have to have a computer with a parallel port to run the CNC. Parallel ports are getting harder and harder to come by!		The steppers are connected to an old Sony Vaio laptop that runs EMC2 / Axis on Ubuntu. You have to have a computer with a parallel port to run the CNC. Parallel ports are getting harder and harder to come by!





	=== SOFTWARE ===		=== SOFTWARE ===

Bpwagner: /* SOFTWARE */

2011-01-12T17:21:05Z

SOFTWARE

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	=== SOFTWARE ===		=== SOFTWARE ===
			'''Design Software'''

			Inkscape http://inkscape.org/ - create vector images to import into Cut2d

			Eagle http://www.cadsoftusa.com/ - create PCB's that can be milled. You will also need pcb-gcode - see below

			Autocad - if you have it, you can use it!

			'''GCode Software'''

			I use the software Cut2D http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/cut2D/c2d_index.htm to generate gcode from inkscape files or autocad files.

			'''Machine control software'''

			EMC2 / Axis http://linuxcnc.org/

	=== USAGE ===		=== USAGE ===