Cnc

Robert B on March 7th, 2011

Behold! This is the standard table on the Roland MDX-540SA CNC milling machine, costing nearly $37,000. I took a picture of the table and then used Photoshop to eliminate distortion due to perspective and pincushioning. Then I grabbed some guides so that I could measure the positions of the holes. The Roland specifications show that [...]

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Robert B on August 24th, 2010

In which a form of mass production is attained.

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Robert B on August 15th, 2010

Wherein the first parts direct from the workshop are displayed, and a name change is set forth.

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Robert B on July 26th, 2010

Wherein we are awed by the awesome awesomeness that is a fully-equipped makerspace in Philadelphia.

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Robert B on April 12th, 2010

Wherein Software Libre is demonstrated.

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Robert B on January 9th, 2010

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 [...]

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Robert B on December 12th, 2009

Wherein the Trials and Tribulations of assembling a computerized numerical control Machine are enumerated.

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