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Corexy laser

I have tested my Opt Lasers laser module on a "open" frame for some time. Decided that I want to test a corexy setup and combine it with a boxed/enclosed design - my goal is to get high precision + a safe setup with protection from the laser light + a fan to extract the smoke/exhaust..
HD CNC

Heavy Duty build with 1605 Ballscrew and Linear Rail
Some Improvements on the Workbee 1000x1000

Improvements both real and suggested for the Workbee assembly
Z-Axis for Laser Diode

Custom Z Axis for OptLaser 6watt and the Acro System

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Kyo
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142133
C-beam Sphinx

A strong desktop cnc router that will enable you to make larger aluminium plates without taking up to much room. Simple, strong and opensource ! Build one today..
Gigantesque CNC

This is a upgrade to make a little deeper and a little bigger foot print for cutting. This is a copy of design off Rob Taylor idea for Dbl C Beam setup. The goal though is to design it around a new build with minimal tools for some one with no cnc access. Drillpress and drill bits and tap set. A 10in Non ferrous metal cutting blade for my table saw. Paper printer for printing DXF files.

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RSch
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4020
Scroll-saw Spiral Cutter

Attached to a scroll saw you can cut nested wooden spirals with this jig. Make two, three, four ... interlocking spirals that unwind/unscrew. Fascinating toys or art objects!
Rotary axis for Workbee

Adding a rotary axis to the Workbee 1010. Including height modifications to the Workbee.

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C-CNC
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14177
Gantry Style CNC from plywood

I am currently 15 years old, from Germany and trying to build a low budged CNC router. I only designed this CNC based on other CNC routers that I have seen and what I am able of. It consists mostly of 2.3cm plywood to keep costs down. The size of the work area is approx. 40 x 80 cm. I would be really glad if you could give me advice's for improvement on the design and everything else ... ( I could really need your help :) ) enjoy :)

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crypt-tek
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9441
crypt-cube

The crypt-cube is another project I've been working on off and on over the past year, unlike my previous built C3DO this is a much smaller built with a volume of 318mm x 240mm x 220mm. With this build my main focus is precision and speed.
Plastic Monstrosity

Large inexpensive build that can cut a 4x8 ft sheet with room to spare. Can be built using only a 3D printer and standard parts -- no special CNC'd plates required.
TITANXY (Fixed Build Plate, Quad Z Screw, CoreXY)

Super Rigid CoreXY 3D Printer
The dwarf

This is a build for those of us that want to work fairly large but are in a tight space and budget

Build Author
Rob Taylor
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9797
Grizzly G0758 Benchtop Mill Conversion

A proper CNC mill conversion. But quite small, with my trademark idiosyncracies.
750x750 Plasma cutter table

It startet in May with some leftovers from a cnc router build. Now in the middle of December its 99% finish. Everything is lowcost, spend about 1600$ so far.

Build Author
Joe F
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7568
Rack and Pinion Cartesian Mill

This is a rework of a previous build I did on here, a mostly printed cartesian CNC. Initially intended to just be an update to that, but so many things changed including the linear motion and every single part has been modified significantly that I felt as though it deserved a whole new build.
V-rex , Low cost CoreXY

Easy to build,low-cost, CoreXY
CoreXY Cubish

A dual extrusion CoreXY printer with a 290 X 290mm build volume built entirely out of 2020 aluminum extrusion and using openbuilds mini-carriages for motion.

Build Author
mytechno3d
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26087
Router / plasma cutting table ( Rack and pinion )

Heavy DIY plasma cutting table

Build Author
Jose Alezandre
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1692
Mighty Chihuahua

The idea was to use materials from previuos failed projects into a succesful one. I have build this tiny but powerfull CNC machine mainly using the universal gantry plates for the X and Y axis. Also another innovative part is the fact that I assembled the Z gantry with 2 aluminum sections of 20X40 and one aluminum seccion of the 20X20. I used NEMA 17 stepper motors with GT2 pulleys. This was designed on Fusion360

Build Author
Project Hopeless
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13569
Plywood Built CNC Router

This is my first build attempt, a large form (4x4ft.) 3 axis 4-motor CNC router table, . The build components are Baltic birch plywood, stepper motors, SBR linear bearings, and ball screws, LinuxCNC, Mesa controller.
Mini-OX

An OX-inspired mini desktop mill. Designed in OpenSCAD, these parts are fully parametric and can be customized to your liking.

Build Author
kallibaba
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33735
CNC Sand and Spraycalk drawmaschine

A little CNC Sand and Spraycalk drawmaschine More and details in the next weeks

Build Author
Corey Corbin
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4308
Sphinx Derived Router

I Like the Sphinx design thought I would attempt my first build. I wanted to build this and use Arduino controller with GRBL to be able to learn and understand my machine.

Build Author
Kims3DIY
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17417
Beamlazer Laser cutter CO2 100W

Hi everyone, im new to the world of lasercutters but i have been granted access for a Trotec laser for a while with old firmware and only compability trought Windows XP. Then i decided to build my own laser, with some easier workflow and support for Windows 10. Since im still a student i have limited resources, so i will try too use scrap parts as much as possible. I will publish photos and updates during my build continously. Gladly taking advices from others.

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Robert Mech
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8931
LayerFused X301 - CoreXY Large Volume Printer

The X301 is a CoreXY 3D Printer that has a small footprint and a large 300x300x330 build area. The open style of this printer breaks the "Cube" mold of many other printers in this class but still retails rigidity and great performance.

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Crazzy French Dude
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4456
PeeNaPle_V1.4b

PeeNaPle_V1.4b is a BoB controller board for 3D Printers, CnC and cartesian machine, using the latest Teensy_4.1
Black Box/ Power supply brackets

This items are so cool that they need to be together, so I decided to create brackets that connect both pieces together

Build Author
Quinnthouzand
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3217
Mustardo - The Mustard Bot

The goal for this bot is to lay down mustard on sausages and burger patties in a smooth and sexy way that looks good for the camera.

Build Author
Roy Berntsen
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25235
V-King CoreXY

V-King CoreXY 3d Printer- 380*340*340 Build volume - All wheels on V-Slots - Belts on XYZ - High quality and controlled design - Proven fast, reliable and it is all open source

Build Author
dreys
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10740
Was once a mini mill

Working progress.

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Rat Rig
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29964
Rat Rig V-Core 3D Printer ( Core XY )

Fully OpenBuilds based Core XY printer design by Rat Rig. CAD files, build manual, build videos available!
SCoreXY

Currently I have Velleman/3Drag K8200 modified and CNC machine self built and wanted to use both to make new 3D printer. After looking at different designs I liked Voron a lot and have decided to go that way. Currently I have ordered majority of parts and build shall start soon. I don't plan to rush it as I am usually 2 months home and 2 off. Today done some electronics. Looks ok. https://youtu.be/ls_tl54ruE0
Vulcan Pro V2

Contains a further modification to Creality's poor CR-10 design

Build Author
OpenBuilds
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5958
V-Slot Ventilator

The idea is to make a simple effective ventilator, studying the concept of using a simple push process with and actuator.
Plasma CNC machine

The plasma CNC that I have built has a water table that measures 1350mm x 650mm. The water is flooded onto the cut area while cutting and recycled around with a pump. This is to reduce smoke, cool the metal being cut to reduce distortion and also to keep sparks to a minimum. Most of the machine has been made from aluminium , the frame and table from steel, the water table, stainless steel.
Cnc Router 3000 x 1000 mm

In progress

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beardyblair
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24656
Sphinx XL

My build log of an adapted Sphinx design with additional height and a larger X and Y axis.
V-Baby CoreXY - Quality Engineered DIY 3d Printer

Easy to build - affordable opensource DIY CoreXY 3d Printer for fast reliable prototyping on your desktop - All wheels and V-Slots for smooth quick moves and opensource firmware on 8 or 32 bit controllers

Build Author
Tristen Poliseno
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3223
Back and forth rail mechanism

I have the whole description and all the details in the "Body" section!

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Braden Masse
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2938
Microwave Filter Tuner

The Microwave Filter Tuner (MFT) combined with the University of Regina’s tuning algorithm automatically tunes microwave filters by using a custom CNC machine with a computer vision system for identifying, mapping, and tuning each filter element, providing improved consistency, flexibility, and accuracy compared to traditional methods. The MFT is low cost and is capable of tuning multiple filter configurations with minimal preparation.

Build Author
Carl Feniak
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281674
C-Bot

A robust Core XY style 3D printer that has a clean parallel belt implementation and whose dimensions are adaptable to meet builder's needs. The use of open builds V-slot and other open hardware make customization easy.

Build Author
SandeepsCNC
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11441
Raspberry Pi CNC Software

The main objective is to build a software which can completely run on a single board computer, Rasbperry Pi, to reduce the complete cost of building a cnc machine. The software is extensively tested and can be run on any raspberry pi 2/3 boards. With no G-Code dependency, you can do complex 3D relief carving to simple tasks with simple GUI based project development environment. Please go through the YouTube channel for more details https://youtu.be/8KOXqLpvscg
![Acros with customizations [WIP]](https://builds.openbuilds.com/data/article_images/l/6/6329.jpg?t=1517104699)
Build Author
Sam Price
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5233
Acros with customizations [WIP]

This is a work in progress ACROS build with new legs and wire tracks.

Build Author
Forestbird Originals
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4418
Lead 1010 Build - Anything but stock.

This is a lead 1010 build that I wanted to have a little fun with. I purchased the whole Lead 1010 kit, and felt like studying a few shortcomings of the original to see if I can improve it or just have some fun with it.

Build Author
Mark Carew
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7724
OpenBuilds PowerCase

A simple to assemble, super clean and safe PSU case solution that fits into the OpenBuilds wire management ecosystem
Ox cnc improvements chain driven

Just ox cnc experiment
Core XY Beast

Super solid core xy build inspired by the e3d tool changer
TesseractXY (MendelMax 1.5 version)

History about making 3d printer.

Build Author
David Florian
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9777
Dual Extruders 3D Printer - Zidex Upgraded

How to build an Independent Dual EXtruder (IDEX) 3D printer from OpenBuilds parts.
Rob's D-Bot Build

The plan is to make this a fairly stock D-Bot build. We'll see if mods start creeping in.
The Spice Must Flow: a coreXY Sand Table

A 1.9 x 1 m table that uses a magnet to move a steel ball and draw geometric patterns in sand. The magnet is moved using a corexy mechanism driven by 3D printer controller board reading the patterns in the form of gcode files.
Rotary Axis for Laser Engraver/Cutter

This is a fully adjustable, low profile rotary axis for your Laser Cutter. Many OpenBuilds components are used, plus a handful of 3D printed parts.

Build Author
Vunnie
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6217
Workbee CNC on steroids

My First major improvement was changing the controller to a Acorn board. I loved the way a dedicated userinterface was speeding up my workflow. Next project my Y Axis. On Aliexpress I ordered a couple of 16mm ballscrews and some lineair rail. Before I took my gantry off I quickly made some aluminium profiles to fit my carriages. Withouth any doubt these improvements where worth it

Build Author
Fábio Pires
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6431
Frezar - Desktop CNC

This is a small desktop CNC inspired by the Mini OX project. It's designed with the nema 17 motors in mind. It's a 650mm x 500mm machine that it will be used to mill cast acrlic.
Two color Drawmachine

GRBL, vvvv, drawbot, penchanger, custom plates
Gary's Mod Plates for OX Heavy Duty X and Z

Gary's take on the OX HD X and Z plates, making it stiffer, adding mini wheels to the C-beam and Quick removable Z axis.

Build Author
megashub
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22883
K40 C02 Laser Rail System

An Openbuilds replacement rail system for the common eBay "K40" C02 Laser Cutter

Build Author
j0achim
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11572
CoreXY - e3d inspired

CoreXY printer heavily inspired by e3d's new open source printer with tool changing. I intend to make it so when e3d start selling toolheads these can be added to the machine without any major work having to be done.

Build Author
MattR
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16513
Fixed Gantry CNC Router with Old Industrial Supplies

I got lucky enough to purchase aluminum extrusions and linear motion components (and nuts/bolts/etc) at scrap metal prices when a bunch of industrial automation equipment was decommissioned. The only problem is that the aluminum extrusions are not metric sizes... they are the 1.5"x3" 80/20 series. It has presented a few challenges but nothing too bad.

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Craig Hollabaugh
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4158
Hyatt and My Journey to Tonehenge

I'm conducing guitar loudspeaker cabinet fabrication technique research (material type/thickness, mechanical joints, adhesives, etc) and how these relate to cabinet/speaker coupling and enclosure resonance with respect to psycho-acoustics. Basically, does one speaker cab sound better than another and why?

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rkugler
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5896
Miter Saw Stop Block

Just starting a miter saw stop system. Any suggestions appreciated.
Cnc od grinder and thread grinder

This is a totally original build of an od id grinder and thread grinder, I hope.

Build Author
reef
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11091
CNC Cyclone PCB Factory, my way, step by step.

I'd like to renew my cnc for PCB so I decide to create new one from an existing project named Cyclone PCB Factory.

Build Author
taratata2016
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7614
Panther 3D printer

After use of the i3 Prusa 200x200x180, the volume increases to 300x300x450 on the V-Slot and driven by a Megatronics V3
CNC 1000x1000mm C-beam

inspired by http://openbuilds.org/builds/c-beam-sphinx.3605/

Build Author
viktop
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17136
Simple CNC Router (Nema17, V-slot 2040, Arduino, GRBL)

An OX-inspired mini desktop mill.

Build Author
Sir Bagels
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2463
CNC Auto-pipette

Senior Design Project Bennett Robertson, Megan England University of Iowa College of Engineering
H-Bot CoreXY Cube

Dead build.

Build Author
James Evanko
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6355
Laser Displacement Golf Ball Scanner

Getting an accurate scan of a golf ball can be difficult with general-purpose 3D scanners. This purpose-built golf ball scanner uses a very accurate Keyence LK-081 laser displacement sensor with an Open Builds linear actuator for the vertical axis and a Sherline CNC rotary table for the turntable. Scan detail is determined by the sample step size and can be set arbitrarily based on desired scan time.
C_Beam X5L Hybrid_Tank

classic router with a ab table

Build Author
pek
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80310
Prusa i3 Bear Upgrade V2

Stronger frame for Prusa i3 MK2(s), MK2.5 and MK3 3D printer

Build Author
CoreCube3D
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20003
CoreCube3D - A CoreXY 3D Printer

Building a CoreXY based 3D printer using primarily parts from China on eBay. Large 500mm frame.
KeePrint Monster

Large 2 foot x 3 foot x 4.5 foot build volume Core XY printer build in process at this point. I am designing everything from scratch and using typincal parts bought from amazon for the build.
Mushu - Large Scale CoreXY

20x26x28 inch Build Volume CoreXY. Unlike many builds, I've decoupled the XY movements from the Z-Axis lead screws to help prevent Wobble, will be using linear guide rails, and mains powered bed heater, and a bed that is Allowed to thermally grow. This build is JUST narrow enough to fit through a standard sized doorway.
Vacuum laser table

Large 10’x6’ vacuum table made from steel tubing and 1/4 inch steel plate
Rotary CNC

I'm building a machine specifically for doing 4th axis work on woodwind instruments.

Build Author
Keith Davis
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19275
PrintAir CoreXY

A CoreXY/Bowden design with a belt driven Z axis. This is a box design without the front end of the box, making the print area and maintenance, like changing a nozzle, easily accessible.
Phlux Core XY Laser Etcher

A 750mm x 1000mm Core XY Laser Etcher/Cutter. To cut down on cost I tried to have as many parts as possible be printed.

Build Author
John J Talavera
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17896
CNC FOR EVERYONE!

This build was very complex due to the fact I wanted to create a low cost larger than normal CNC. I did not want a MDF or plastic body. I wanted it to be able to do more than most CNC routers this size on the market.

Build Author
Mark Carew
Views
73001
Original PhlatPrinter

Phlatprinter foam cutting CNC machines are awesome space saving mills that use a rotary axis as a sheet feed.

Build Author
MarkM_NJ
Views
19197
Spartacus Inspire

My very first openbuilds cnc machine. Followed along DaztheGas's Spartacus build.
Kraken Core-XY Printer

Core-XY build witha quad nozzle

Build Author
Hidro669
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3151
My custom world of tanks gaming desk built by Ragged Edge Eaming Solutions

summary huh... If it doesnt fit MAKE IT!
Butterfly 3DP V 1.0

tronxy x3 like

Build Author
holographic
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7299
Laser DIY

How i construct and create my DIY Co2 Laser cutter and engraving mashine. details will follow
WorkLead, no wait, LeadBee, naw... WoodWorker

Improvements on the Lead machine using some Workbee parts

Build Author
Christian James
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8452
Workbee "style" 1010 cnc

This build is based on the Workbee 1010 CNC. It is not a kit build and is much the same as the original but with some significant changes made here and there as the build progresses.

Build Author
John Bolduc
Views
5434
SG Duet Delta

This my version of a large no corners cut Delta.

Build Author
Joe Young
Views
5161
Goliath - CNC + 3D printer Hybrid

Mostly for Mill work, and FDM 3D printing (mostly Nylonx). I'm currently in the process of adding some hardware for a project requiring lathe work. I've included a solidworks 2014 pack and go for those of you interested in the build. if you need another file type, just let me know and i can try to accommodate. This is a scratch build (electronics and hardware)... see photos. Everything is pretty close to industrial quality... Electronics too. I got sick of other COTS designs breaking down

Build Author
TurfnSurf
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6513
DIY C-Beam CNC

Theoretical Working Area: 360x360x75mm Actual Working Area: 300x300x75mm Will Update Later

Build Author
Doug Rowley
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3823
My Workbee 1010

This is a workbee 1010 build using the mechanical parts from Open Builds. The electrical and electronic parts were from a prior build of a Root 3 CNC by Sailor Pete.

Build Author
Jacob Lotter
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4889
CNC ESS Controls System

My Controls box to run my Workbee 1510 That was retrofitted with Lead Screws as well as Lineal Bearings. The stock electrical configuration was not enough, so here are the Measures that I took to not only make this machine Run again, but to have fun with it, and make this system be able to run any CNC I run in the future with the installed microcontroller.

Build Author
Rob Taylor
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17934
Portable Diode Laser Cutter

Integrating custom machined components and off-the-shelf CNC components to create a portable diode laser etcher with air assist and reasonably substantial z-axis travel.

Build Author
David Hartkop
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2517
Humanitarian Medical Instrument Sterilizer Made from RepRap Parts

Instructions to build an open-source off-grid medical instrument sterilizer that can be used by aid workers in places without reliable electrical power

Build Author
Lumberjack Engineering
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18948
SOLAC: Space Optimized LAser Cutter

The Space Optimized LAser Cutter is a 40 watt CO2 laser cutter that supports a maximum part volume of 24" x 16" x 6.25". It consists of a V-slot frame + brackets/mounts designed to be 3D printed on a consumer desktop printer. Total cost of the machine is ~ $1,400 USD.

Build Author
pedrofernandez
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9284
K40 Cube Laser Cutter

The k40 cube is a laser cutter build using mostly stock parts of the chinese k40 laser
Sphinx 7575

Sphinx CNC modified to 750mm x 750mm c-beams. Parts not readily available in South Africa, so i have to make some modifications...

Build Author
Savvas
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17547
CNC Control Box with VFD etc etc

I'm currently working on the CNC control box, before doing any future work on the CNC Mountain Machine. I want the controller to be future proof and as professional as I can manage. I am planning to use stepper drivers, PSU's, a motor contactor unit to turn everything on, as well as a VFD and proximity limits switches. Each video will document the process and steps involved in researching, designing, planning and assembling a controller. I am not a natural electrician so learning as I go.

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Eric Jacobsson
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13940
The Floating Dust Shoe

I wanted a dust shoe that have a easy access to tool change and something that kind of float on the surface. And I have seen shoes with long brush that sucked in by the vacuum. I think I have the solution too all that here.
