CNC X2 Mill Conversion
In the previous post, I continued my adventure in creating a clamp for my vise. I drilled three holes through the long part of the L, and then proceeded to mill around the resulting long hole. This time, I went very slowly, perhaps 0.001″ per second, sometimes a bit faster. This time I didn’t chip [...]
So the cut-off disk that I mentioned in the previous post stood up to cutting through several inches of 1/4″ angle iron. The angle iron that I bought from Home Depot was “weldable steel”. There were lots of sparks of red-hot bits of metal flying, and eye-protection was a must. The next step after cutting [...]
Problem #1: I can’t get Mach 3 to generate just one pulse on a keypress, or to go faster or slower when manually moving the axes. Solution #1: Get a jog dial. Shown on the right is a Z-Bot Jog Dial II from Little Machine Shop (US$89.99). It is a USB device, and comes with [...]
Following the advice given by CNC Fusion from the previous article, where they had me loosen the side piece, tighten the motor mount, and then tighten the side piece as much as possible without causing any grinding. And it worked! My Z-axis now has a measured backlash of 0.002 inches (2 mils). That is more [...]
After a lot of careful measurements and consultation with CNC Fusion, we determined that there is actually very little difference between the positions of the holes on the mill and the positions of the holes on the side piece. CNC Fusion kindly sent me an additional side piece with the holes drilled at the measured [...]
Wherein the Trials and Tribulations of assembling a computerized numerical control Machine are enumerated.
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