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  1. Official Forums

    1. Announcements

      Get the latest news and announcements about OpenBuilds, including new releases and development updates.
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      muhammad ziad Latest: OpenBuilds just opened a brand new location! muhammad ziad, Jul 31, 2024
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    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      Answers to various Part Store and OpenBuilds Forum related questions you may have.

    3. OpenBuilds Part STORE

      Find the Coolest, Newest and most Affordable Parts for Your Projects at the OpenBuilds Part Store!

    4. General Talk

      Chat it up with other builders about whats new and interesting
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      Ted Ellison Latest: Mobile widget missing jog distance settings Ted Ellison, Nov 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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  2. Open Builds

    This is where all the shared builds discussions are located.

    1. 3D printers

      3D Printer Builds
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      Peter Van Der Walt Latest: XYZ Factory Bot Peter Van Der Walt, Nov 20, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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    2. CNC Mills/Routers

      CNC Router Builds
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      Peter Van Der Walt Latest: Mount a laser on my cnc to have a combo Peter Van Der Walt, Nov 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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    3. Laser Cutters

      Share your builds of laser cutters, water jets or plasma cutters here.
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      Gus Mcfarland Latest: Torch slows and goes off Gus Mcfarland, Nov 11, 2024
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    4. CNC Lathes

      Lathe Style Builds
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      Peter Van Der Walt Latest: grblHAL Settings Help Request Peter Van Der Walt, Nov 6, 2024
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    5. DrawBot

      DrawBot/ArtBot Builds
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      Carlo186352 Latest: Wall Mounted ACRO Exploration Carlo186352, Nov 9, 2024
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    6. Vacuum Forming Machines

      Vacuum Forming Machine Builds
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      Bubba Mouisa Latest: Vacuum Forming Machine Bubba Mouisa, Mar 31, 2022
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    7. 3D Scanners

      3D Scanner Builds
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      Mark Carew Latest: Photogrammetry 3d Scanner Mark Carew, Jan 24, 2023
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    8. Other Builds

      Other Builds
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      Daveg123 Latest: setting limits on machine travel Daveg123, Nov 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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    9. * CONTESTS * Win Cool Stuff!

      The place for fun giveaways. Good Luck!
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      MaryD Latest: [closed] WIN the Ultimate PowerPack MaryD, Feb 19, 2019
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  3. Share Build Ideas

    Share your machine ideas and concepts with others.

    1. Concepts and Ideas

      Have a good idea or concept for a machine or mechanism? Discuss it here
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      lobotuba Latest: Maintenance counter lobotuba, Oct 22, 2024
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    2. Share Parts

      Resource parts will be discussed here, keep in mind these parts are shared as open source if posted.
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      Giarc Latest: Help with enclosure Giarc, Apr 25, 2024
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    3. FREEStore

      Items listed here are not affiliated with and have not been reviewed by OpenBuilds. If you have any questions regarding an item, please contact the poster. OpenBuilds is not involved in any FREEStore-related transactions.
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      gary bergin Latest: Sphinx Full Plate Kit By Blue Ox plus more gary bergin, Sep 14, 2024
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  4. Projects

    What Have You Been Making With Your Machines?

    1. 3D Printing Projects

      Projects made with 3D Printers
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      factory Latest: 24V Charger Cover factory, Aug 27, 2024
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    2. CNC Projects

      Projects made with CNC Machine
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      Alex Chambers Latest: Slate memorial plaque Alex Chambers, Aug 14, 2024
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    3. Laser Projects

      Projects Made With Lasers
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      Nairi Latest: Lav txa Nairi, Feb 25, 2022
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    4. Other Projects

      Projects You are Making With Other Types of Machines
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      Mwmx54 Latest: New plasma table build with thc and floating head Mwmx54, Mar 2, 2024
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  5. Tips and Guides

    Please share helpful advice and tutorials/guides here.

    1. Tutorials

      Share your helpful tutorials/ how to tips here. Example tutorials may be how to solder or may be how to make a screwdriver tip magnetic etc...
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      Peter Van Der Walt Latest: Need help operating the NEMA 23 for the C-Beam assembly. Peter Van Der Walt, Jul 17, 2024
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    2. Helpful Tools

      Add helpful tools here like pulley ratio calculators,center distance designers,etc.
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      EvanH Latest: Feed, speed, deflection and machine power spread sheet EvanH, Aug 24, 2024
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  6. Software

    Discuss Software for designing parts as well as software for machine control here

    1. CAD

      Discuss CAD (Computer Assisted Design) Software Here Example: Sketchup - Rhino - Solid Works - AutoCAD etc...
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      Giarc Latest: Scaling downloaded drawings? Giarc, Oct 23, 2024
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    2. CAM

      Discuss CAM (Computer Assisted Manufacturing) [Software Here Control Software] Example: Mach - Pronterface - Repetier - Creator - MakerCAM - CNCUSB - Grbl Controller etc...
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      Misterg Latest: Inlays Misterg, Nov 19, 2024 at 4:59 AM
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    3. Control Software

      Discuss the different available control options out there for the machines you build.
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      Peter Van Der Walt Latest: OpenBuilds CONTROL Software Peter Van Der Walt, Nov 19, 2024 at 8:33 AM
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    4. Other Software

      Discuss any other helpful software that does not fit in the categories above
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      gclayton Latest: Questions on modifying grblHAL ESP32 for testing purposes. gclayton, Oct 24, 2024
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  7. Electronics

    Discuss machine control electronics that drive your machines here

    1. Controller Boards

      Discuss cnc controller boards Ramps/Ardunio - Grbl Controller - smoothie - Gen 7 - Sanguinololu - Megatronics - Easy_electronics etc..
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      Levi Mandel Latest: H100 VFD 220V with 1.5Kw Spindel 2 poles air cooled with Black Box Levi Mandel, Nov 20, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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    2. Interfaces

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      nerb Latest: Is the interface temperature sensitive? Having keypad issue. nerb, Nov 15, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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    3. Motors

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      fflen Latest: EMI fflen, Oct 9, 2024
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    4. General Electronics

      Discuss electronics in general or electronic items not in a specific category.
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      David the swarfer Latest: UPS backup David the swarfer, Nov 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
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  8. MakerSpace Hangout

    Local Makerspace hangout. Contact OpenBuilds to add your makerspace here!

  9. Report Bugs and Forum Help

    1. OpenBuilds Bug Report

      If you find an error or something that looks out of place in OpenBuilds, please let us know here. We will look into your report as soon as possible. Please do not report bugs in builds here. Builds have their own forums for discussion.
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      Bilrob Latest: G code running but not machine Bilrob, Nov 17, 2024 at 11:13 AM
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    2. Suggestions

      Do you have suggestions for the OpenBuilds website or forum? Please let us know
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      Peter Van Der Walt Latest: why my post about the controller been delete? Peter Van Der Walt, Nov 9, 2024
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    3. OpenBuilds Forum Help

      Need help navigating this website?
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      HinZen Latest: GrblHAL 1.1f ['$' or '$HELP' for help] when Hard limit triggered HinZen, Nov 19, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Projects

I just purchased the 1515 in October. This is the first project I have run on the machine. Figured I would share. I made this badge for my Captain...
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My first attempt at raised letters with V-Carve Pro. I like all the features in V-Carve Pro.
Trial run for a memorial plaque for my wife's grave.
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4” Dust Collection Boot and System
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Hardwood flooring leftovers converted into a game.
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OBSYBOX is a remote observatory for astrophotography, where the user can image the night sky from anywhere in the world.
Arduino controlled wall mounted Easel for mounting paintings and other artwork for photographing. Painting moves in front of the camera,...
Open source enclosure for your 3d printer, CNC machine. Easy change of dimensions.
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