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I put it all together today after scavenging the necessary T-Nuts from previous build. I seem to never have enough of those T-Nuts. I used blind...
Think I solved the blind corner space problem. I came up with a custom 3d printed bracket for connecting all the 2040x250mm base extrusions...
That motor might work. The pancake motor I use works fine for the rotary axis. I will have to put my hand on it again after the next run as I...
David Bunch published a new build: Compact Dedicated Rotary Axis Laser Engraver Read more about this build...
I will start a separate build log for that simple design once I print the couple of new parts needed.
I had a thought yesterday that if someone wanted to have a setup just for using the rotary axis, this build could be a bit simpler. Here is a...
I uploaded the design for this simple Pen turntable to thingiverse along with source files in f3d, step & skp. Simple Pen Spindle Turntable Laser...
I found the problem that was causing the openbuilds logo to not look as good. I had the rotary settings wrong. Although they worked, I noticed...
Here is a video of the engraving of the maze on the pen. I found some free artwork of a running squirrel, added it to the beginning of the maze &...
I also did the engraving of the openbuilds logo the same day as the spider & web, but that did not come out as well as I liked. I think that...
I was just realizing last night that a 1/2" drill chuck would work well for these small objects & be easier to put in & take out. This one on...
Engraving of a spider & web wrapped around the bamboo pen came out well for the first pen engraving. [MEDIA]
Barring no problems, I should get these 2 items engraved today & should be able to video the progress. Here is my simplified turntable for the...
I am just getting back to these pens. Here is what I came up with for your openbuilds pen. Is this the correct logo to use @Mark Carew ? Should...
I had some problem printing what I call a stool for the turntable. I had 2 failed prints about 1/2 way thru. The nozzle hit the overhangs &...
This guy came up with a good way to engrave bamboo pens from Amazon ($0.79 each) using horizontal X & Y axis. [MEDIA]
O Ok, I will ignore it then.
I have been getting this message everytime I click on your site for the last few days from Malwarebytes 4.4.6. This is while using MS edge or...
I cut my stringer template with the laser yesterday. After a few test burns on scratch piece of paper, I used 200mm/Min with 90% power with the...
I updated the build guide & BOM on thingiverse to cover the various options better. The BOM has a tab for each of the 8 configurations someone...
