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I love machining Starboard. It cuts like butter. For smaller projects I find it very cheap in the off-cut bin at TAP Plastics. This was a cool...
The Makita is more powerful than a 500 watt spindle. The Makita is 1 1/4 HP whereas the 500 watt spindle is about 0.67 HP. My Makita has worked...
Inkscape is free and can trace bitmaps to make svg files. It also lets you scale them to the size you want it to be cut. I use it all the time...
Here is the xPRO documentation on hooking everything up. Spark-Concepts/xPRO Here are the discussions on this site regarding the spindle...
That is why I chose the airbrush pump for my CO2 laser vs a pond pump. :thumbsup: Two tools in one. I just went with the slightly cheaper Harbor...
If I recall correctly, I used a pre-stain product from minwax. Here is a quick video showing it although I do not know why he is demonstrating on...
I have used pine for furniture before and you need to put on a pre stain treatment before staining because pine takes stain unevenly without it...
Do you do a roughing pass and leave stock for a full depth finishing path? That should clean it up. I usually leave about 0.20 mm (or a little...
I thought it is a bad idea to run the y axis with two separate motors in case one craps out. If that happens and the mirrors get out of alignment...
Since they are slightly longer than your cutting area and not heavy, it would be a great project to get familiar with pin registration (Google...
Did you download the Arduino IDE so you have all the drivers?
Is it rack and pinion? If so count the teeth on the motor gear then count the same amount of teeth on the rack. Measure that distance and that...
CO2 lasers do not mount on your Z like a diode. They use a series of mirrors and a focusing lens and are usually in a protective housing and...
You may have a loose screw on your pulley. Or you may need to calibrate your x, y, and z axis. If it is a belted system, use Steps per...
If you use Estlcam and like it, you can buy an Arduino board and DQ542ma drivers. I use this combination with Estlcam. But, if I were doing it...
Here is the only successful build that I am aware of with more than 3 axis. You could add a rotary axis by unplugging your y motors and plugging...
A picture of the controller would definitely help. All controllers I am familiar with would have the solution if unplugging both motors at the...
Switch one pair of wires of the four for each stepper and they will go the right direction, or refer to the grbl wiki. It will help answer most...
A couple people have converted their workbees to linear rails with these from Amazon. They are 15 mm but 12 mm are available as well. I bought...
Well, according to Opt Lasers, it can cut 3 mm plexiglass an 2 mm per second. But they only appear to claim that for red and green....
