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Category: Arduino

Pimp My CNC – Threaded Insert Upgrade

Posted February 1, 2014November 22, 2016 Winston Moy4 CommentsPosted in Arduino, CNC, Life, Projects

Edit: If youre making your own gcode, or drilling your own holes, DO NOT go by the 9mm hole diameter recommended on the packaging of the threaded inserts I used. They are too loose in MDF. Go with 5/16″ / 8mm. I’m just going to throw on a ridiculous title because it looks like no […]

Using Inkscape and MakerCAM to Generate GCode

Posted January 23, 2014 Winston MoyLeave a commentPosted in Arduino, CNC, Eng/Sci/Tech, Projects

It only took 3 weeks, but I now have both a functional Desktop CNC machine and a viable workflow for 2.5-D milling. This video summarizes my journey from a simple SVG made in Inkscape to a milled test piece in cardboard that I will proudly hang in my office.

My CNC takes its first steps. Hello World.

Posted January 16, 2014January 15, 2014 Winston Moy2 CommentsPosted in Arduino, Life, Motion Control, Projects

… and I only ruined one Sharpie. After far more than a weekend of work, I have wired up the Shapeoko’s stepper motors to its Arduino and run my CNC through its first tests. The system has been tuned and calibrated and is now ready for a build. There were a lot of mistakes made […]

Shapeoko 2 CNC Kit: Assembly Overview

Posted January 12, 2014 Winston Moy1 CommentPosted in Arduino, Eng/Sci/Tech, Motion Control, Projects, Tech Toys

In case you hadn’t noticed, I was kinda majorly geeking out over this Arduino-controlled machine last week. Over the holidays, the Shapeoko 2 CNC kit I had ordered from Inventables arrived. I spent most of my free time in the beginning of January putting together my first serious workshop toy/tool. I documented the entire process […]

Motion Control Contraption Test #1

Posted December 17, 2012December 17, 2012 Winston MoyLeave a commentPosted in Arduino, Camera, Motion Control, Photography, Projects

After a ton of procrastination this weekend, I finally got around to setting up stage 1 of my motion control contraption. Using a simple Arduino program to step forward and backwards in a loop, I got a few test shots with my Nikon bolted to the rig. The shutter was triggered via the Arduino to […]

Optocoupler for the Win

Posted November 18, 2012November 18, 2012 Winston Moy1 CommentPosted in Arduino, Motion Control, Projects

Just to prove that I haven’t been only playing video games, I humbly present to you a simple opto-isolator test circuit. This is the first step to remotely triggering my camera’s shutter remotely without putting it in any danger of a voltage spike from the rest of my motion control system and Arduino. The optocoupler […]

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