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Probably thr biggest benefit to an OpenBuilds machine is that you can buy everything you need for an affordable, running CNC. No need to...
That collector looks and sounds like a beast though. Way more suction than a shop vac. Could it be enclosed or installed in a closet?
You're right, it's definitely a lower pitch. What is the duty cycle? Can it run for an hour at a time? I read that most shop vacs (and probably...
Did you calibrate your steps per mm? Like tell the machine to move X axis so far and measure actual moved distance?
Plus plastic tends to make little curly chips that are easy to clean.
I remember you saying something about your Phoenix controller having issues. Do you like the arduino? Your test looks good dude! I bet you could...
The toolpath I used was Contour
I do everything from my apartment (turned in to a shop lol) so noise is definitely an issue. How loud is this collector?
I appreciate the support too Tracy. I spent quite a while on designing & building this machine. At least it felt like it was a long time.
Those t-nuts look similar to some M6 2525 series nuts I ordered from 8020inc a while back. That dust collector looks sweet. Does it fit on a 5...
Haha I've seen similar comments here and there. I think the OpenBuilds system is a great for a first machine. I really pushed my Sphinx to the...
That's awesome dude. I have seen those cam lock clamps. They look handy. That's really convenient that you have a TAP plastics near by. I have to...
As I cut the 1/2" plates, lots of chips were piling up on the Sphinx. It was a huge mess.
Yeah I did cut them with this spindle. I think my depth of cut was around .4mm. The spindle has enough power but the problem I had was chip...
Thank you!
Hey thanks Joe. It was necessary for this machine as most of the plates have features or pockets on both sides of the plates.
Hey nice work. I was looking in to those threaded inserts also. At this point I'm still not sure what to do about work holding. I'm thinking about...
Yeah I will. I actually designed the entire machine in SketchUp before I started the build. I had to make some adjustments along the way so I want...
I'm still trying to figure out a near perfect solution to work holding. Actually, if I would have done research begore I bought my cast tooling...
Awesome wasteboard! I attempted to do the same thing but I damaged my t-tracks when trying to enlarge the screw holes. Mine were drilled for some...
