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I haven't seen this tip posted here. Tapping can go a LOT faster than a lot of people think with the right tools. After watching a YouTube video...
Glad that things worked well. The crosscut sled is a great idea. Yeah, the chips from cutting aluminum are a LOT different than plywood.
Cutting aluminum plate on a tablesaw sounds scary to me. I cut aluminum plate with a circular saw and guide. I use a 7 1/4" 60-tooth carbide blade...
I am using an inexpensive 19" monitor with my Pi setup, plugged in via a $3 DVI to HDMI cable. The monitors I have are used Dells, they're...
That Ridgid router might be a challenge to mount, it has a raised area with an adjustment screw on the side of the body. It would probably require...
This is a good resource for stepper motor wiring: Stepper Motor Hardware Interfacing Here's another, though it is more oriented towards 3D...
I never even thought of using a BEC to power the Pi, that is a great idea. I think I even have one sitting around in my RC parts. Have you ever...
As was said above, they each have their place, each option has its strengths and their compromises. If I could only have one choice, it would have...
@Gopal: To answer your other question, as far as I can tell, $14 is not used in the latest GRBL. It is not present in the $$ output.
@Jim Drago: The plate I cut in this post: C-Beam™ Machine - Plate Maker was my first attempt at making a "2-sided" plate for the X and Z axis of...
I watched a LOT of YouTube videos. Trochoidal milling? Milling threads? Amazing. I have used the helical drilling, that has worked very well....
I am also extremely impressed with EstlCAM. I was happy to purchase it after a few hour's use, and I've barely scratched the surface of its...
Big thanks to Mark and the remainder of the OpenBuilds Team. The C-Beam machine has been an excellent introduction to CNC. I finally got mine put...
