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| maxnc [2018/03/12 02:12] – sdh7 | maxnc [2022/10/26 14:42] (current) – Moved it to the wood shop last night sdh7 | ||
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| ^Name| MaxNC 10| | ^Name| MaxNC 10| | ||
| ^Owner | Makers' | ^Owner | Makers' | ||
| - | ^Location | Electronics| | + | ^Location | Wood Shop| |
| ^Training needed| yes| | ^Training needed| yes| | ||
| ^Hackable| no| | ^Hackable| no| | ||
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| Current Status: Mostly Functional | Current Status: Mostly Functional | ||
| - | This is a donated MaxNC 10 CL that has been hacked into functionality. MaxNC electronics have been replaced by an Arduino/ | + | This is a donated MaxNC 10 CL that has been hacked into functionality. MaxNC electronics have been replaced by an Arduino/ |
| ===Current Status: | ===Current Status: | ||
| - | 90+% usable at this point, but be careful.(see Caveats) | + | *90+% usable at this point, but be careful.(see Caveats) |
| + | *Could use some signage in its new home in the wood shop | ||
| + | *Need to set up the computer next to it to operate it, or BYO laptop... | ||
| ===Caveats: | ===Caveats: | ||
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| *Upgrade electronics to a 4-axis capable board so we can use the 4th axis (should probably also get an appropriate chuck & tail stock as well). Something like a TinyG or Smoothie-compatible ARM solution would work well. | *Upgrade electronics to a 4-axis capable board so we can use the 4th axis (should probably also get an appropriate chuck & tail stock as well). Something like a TinyG or Smoothie-compatible ARM solution would work well. | ||
| *Re-do bearing X&Y bearing blocks in aluminum? | *Re-do bearing X&Y bearing blocks in aluminum? | ||
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| + | ===Suggested Upgrades/ | ||
| + | * figure out spindle RPMs based on pulley configurations (need a tachometer, I guess?) | ||
| ===Instructions for use:=== | ===Instructions for use:=== | ||
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| Zeroing: In bCNC, use the arrow keys to move X&Y, and Page Up/Page Down to move Z. You can set the step size in the software - 1mm is good for big moves, and .1mm when closing in on zero. Get your endmill to within a few thousandths of the material (use a sheet of paper as a feeler gauge, and you're there when moving it is " | Zeroing: In bCNC, use the arrow keys to move X&Y, and Page Up/Page Down to move Z. You can set the step size in the software - 1mm is good for big moves, and .1mm when closing in on zero. Get your endmill to within a few thousandths of the material (use a sheet of paper as a feeler gauge, and you're there when moving it is " | ||
| - | Run your job. Attend the work. If cutting metal, apply cutting fluid every few passes. If something goes terribly wrong, hit the emergency stop. | + | Run your job. Attend the work. If cutting metal, apply cutting fluid every few passes. If something goes terribly wrong, hit the emergency stop & abort on the sender. |
| - | ===Suggested usage (set these things in your Gcode)=== | + | ===Suggested usage (set these things in your Gcode or via Easel or whatever)=== |
| *Keep feed rates relatively low for now (~10 inches per minute seems ok for aluminum) | *Keep feed rates relatively low for now (~10 inches per minute seems ok for aluminum) | ||
| - | *Keep your depth of cut light for aluminum | + | *Keep your depth of cut light for aluminum |
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