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I am assembling an Acro 1510 unit to be used as a pen plotter. Everything has been going fairly smoothly but I have an issue with the stepper...
Our "2 axes" build is for the Acro, as the default Grbl setup wants a Z axis homing switch if homing is enabled, and you try to home. It errors...
What I have are 2 small "L" brackets at each corner. Then I place a shim the same thickness as the material that I am etching to raise the entire...
yeah balsa and some birch ply that i am sure with the right bit and speed i can cut through it like butter... and if anyone can point me in the...
Thank you. Understood. I need only about 10-20mm or so play with Z but it needs to be controlled. I do not know how heavy the "V-SlotĀ® NEMA 17...
so, choose 'router' as the tool since it must act like a router. that should give you Z control from gcode. then set parameter $32 to 1 since it...
So I have a blackbox motion control to drive an ACRO1515 plugged to a raspi controller over wifi using the web interface. I can connect to the...
This post is in some ways a way to reach out to the OpenBuilds team. After hundreds of hours with my Acro system, I'm sad to say, a 6-7W LED laser...
I'm still in the early design process. Current issues: Current controller boards I have and tried don't provide the complete solution (X,dual Y,...
...your mileage may vary. Yeah, sorry it's not super clear, I answered a similar question on Thingiverse before: OpenBuilds ACRO Z Axis by...
If you use a pushrod on the servo instead of the gravity catch, it should be pretty straightforward to get a similar effect on the ACRO with...
Good to know! I have a little over 5 years development experience, which is exactly why I'm worried about getting too far into the weeds here! I...
Did you at any time use OpenBuilds CONTROL to reflash firmware? We have a flashing tool under the Troubleshooting tab. Theres optional builds...
The ideal area would be roughly the size of the ACRO system that Peter Van Der Walt linked above, so around 30*80cm I don't need camera...
Hiya I think you need to look at the ACRO kits which give you a large but lightweight XY frame to start with. Machine Bundles - ACRO System -...
Just to "think out loud", here is what I'm looking at: OpenBuilds Table 510 - I've got a really nice table top already. Underside may be split...
Curious what you used to attach the aluminum angle to the corner plates? Have some drag chains from another project that would be perfect for this...
OK - I got first light on the ACRO system tonight and am happy with the the system is working. [ATTACH] I bumped inot a few issues along the way...
Take a look at some of the samples here for 6W laser test. Documentation (The 2nd and 3rd articles... first one is for the 2.8W.) This will...
Some of those materials look close to what I would be cutting.