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So I have an Ox-Metal variant which uses a tinyg controller board. I'd like to get rid of the PC on top of my workbench for obvious reasons. I...
Post your Grbl settings and a picture of your wire connections. If all directions run at once whenever you try a move, some setting is probably...
Squares don't necessarily stay square if they've ever been dropped. The big carpenters' square I have that was my grandfather's I've had to adjust...
I built my rolling bench under my Ox to standard counter height in North America, 36" high. If you're over 6' tall, you may want to make it...
Giarc has it right. Leadscrews, bearings, lock collars, couplers and the printed parts are basically the difference between the two, along with...
If you plan on cutting aluminum, I'd suggest you go with the 600w spindle.
You may want to look at SMW3D's Ox kit, it's complete with spindle, controller and motors. It's drilled and tapped where necessary, and includes...
Alex from Ronin posted a build that he uses to cut carbon fiber, there may be some good info for you here: TACIT RONIN CNC - Flood Coolant Enabled...
I've used makerparts.ca and fuzztech with some success. If you are in a hurry, order direct as those two ship only on weekends. Use USPS as the...
I built my first router out of MDF with a similar design. The problem is that the gantry can rack or twist a bit, making your x-axis not exactly...
I'd recommend running through the free CNC class on Instructables, I found it quite helpful getting started. CNC Class Fusion 360 is a powerful...
The Ox is a Cartesian build designed by Openbuilds. OpenBuilds OX CNC Machine And I'm sure you're right in that most of us are hobbyists and...
I agree. If the purpose is to crank out hundreds of identical parts, your effort would be better spent on creating a jig and doing it on a drill...
I'll agree. I've built an Ox-Metal variant, and one of my planned upgrades is to switch the Z-axis to a C-Beam style to give me more Z-travel and...
I've got a larger Ox-Metal build myself. I would say it would depend on the width of your gantry. If you are building one with a wider gantry...
If I remember right you get 1/4" eccentrics to match the 1/4" spacers.
No, I use a Bosch Colt. I had that and some other motors carried over from my first CNC build made out of MDF. Makita makes good tools too, I used...
1/4" = 6.35mm, not 8mm.
The link in the Parts List goes to the standard Nema 23. I use one of those motors on my Z-axis with no issues.
I forgot to thank you for posting that. Z and Y axes are complete, but I ran out of a certain size of screw to build the X axis. Hopefully they...
