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please don't use 'oil', especially on aluminum. (and if you meant 'proper cutting compound that is oily' then please say that, newcomers cannot...
yes, look in the 'files' section for the original Ox build for the recently updated drawings....
I believe every possible question has already been answered at http://www.phlatforum.com where the SketchUcam software originated. Maybe you can...
a better solution to the redraw issue is to change the launcher link to sketchup to read like this env vblank_mode=0...
you should not do this! (make the min and max ends reversed) the CNC standard is the X increases to the right, and Y increases going away from...
cut a stand off short so it + an eccentric = 20mm long or contract someone with a lathe to make you a custom eccentric from 10mm square bar, take...
sounds to me like a TinyG problem, you should check on the TinyG forums. do you have any backlash compensation enabled, that would cause this if...
Sketchup does 2 kinds of 'circle'.... if you just draw a circle, it will default to 24 segments and will look segmented on the screen. (you can...
no, nothing wrong there, just fill in the actual numbers for your machines travel limits. now... open Tools|Phlatboyz|Options|Machine Options and...
upcut bit means it can pull itself down into the wood. might be moving in the collet. gradual change in tone indicates this! (or the Z losing...
not a challenge :-) , necessity since I am in Africa and importing from the openbuilds store is stupid expensive. I'll be making V wheels too.
hey SJD, I also made my own eccentrics, using 10mm square steel bar. set it up in the lathes 4 jaw chuck to turn the spigot, then made a 0.8mm...
half the bit diameter is the usual starting point. what is more important is the load per tooth and feed speed, which all hang off the RPM and...
if you want a 1500mm gantry I think you should space the 2 rails apart (using 20x80 of course) and put the router between them.
to summarise what we were discussing..... (-: when you have built your machine, you need to calibrate it. for decent threaded rod drives, this...
i might be biased on this, but..... I would just use Sketchup with the SketchUcam plugin. This generates Gcode directly from your Sketchup...
grounding guidelines , esp for signal wires to prevent crosstalk and ground loops.
seems reasonable to me given belt stretch. the theoretical number is 3x20 = 60mm per rev 3 (space between teeth on belt) X 20 (number of teeth on...
POCKET and PLUNGE they say, and that is what they affect (-: inside and outside direction is affected by the 'overhead gantry' setting, so try...
from the user manual Standby mode The operation mode moves to the standby mode under the condition M1 = M2 = M3 = L or M1 = M2 = M3= H. The power...