If you are just joining us, Part 1: Custom Built CNC, an Introduction Part 2: Building the Structure, Folding CNC Part 3: CNC Electronics Introduction Grbl is a no-compromise, high performance, low cost alternative to parallel-port-based motion control for CNC milling....
If you are just joining us, take a look at part 1 and 2 at: Custom Built CNC, an Introduction https://replicantfx.com/cncpart1/ Building the Structure, Folding CNC https://replicantfx.com/cncpart2/ DISCLAIMER: Lets start with what should be pretty obvious at this point. If you...
Finally I have gotten to talking about version 3 of the CNC router. (Want to see where I started: Part 1)I learned my lessons, pulled on my big person pants and finally did it right. Doing it right started with getting...
Welcome everyone. To cover my past and current Computer Numeric Control (CNC) build will take a few posts. I will be breaking up the documentation and discussion into sizeable chunks. I will introduce the first few builds but avoid the deep...
I love RIDGID's Oscillating Edge/Belt Sander. Overall, it is a wonderful addition to my shop and has served me diligently since 2012. It sits on a mobile flip top cart that is shared by my plainer. Now, it is a...
Intro If you are reading this post, you most likely already know about the cheap 40 Watt CO2 Lasers available from China which are commonly referred to as K40s. There are several sub variants of the K40 but generally they are...
Quick and dirty. I jumped on the band wagon and purchased a set of PETG rolls from Amazon, branded as "Amazon Basic". I have tried several other brands before this and struggled to find a good consistent supplier that was also...
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ASTROMECH SERIES TWO KINEMATIC AND OPERATION MODEL REPORT AUTHOR: TIM SHILLING DATE: 18 DEC 2017 – INTERNAL DESIGN DOCUMENTATION – PROPRIETARY, FOR INTERNAL & EDUCATIONAL USES ONLY,...
A Demonstration and Optimization of a Nanosatellite‘s Mechanically Actuated Gravity-Induced Control (MAGIC) Semi-Rigid Tether Release System and Tip Mass Slow-Down Mechanism A Part of the Deployment and Intelligent Nanosatellite Operations (DINO) Nanosatellite Project Author: Timothy Shilling 3/26/04 ...
I usually don’t include bolts and nuts in my CAD assemblies, but this was mostly do to not having CAD files for these things readily available. I decided to fix that and create nut and bolt sets: Metric Button Head: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3402872...
