I wanted to try and print some planetary gears to try and make my 4th axis work better.
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Here's my journey of building a Reprap 3d Printer. Took about two weeks to get to the point where I was printing and I am still tweaking things to get good prints but it's working well enough to share :)
Read MoreHere's how I made my own bandsaw bearing guides from aluminum tuping and regular skate bearings - for like $20 :)
Read MoreUsing a Parallax Propeller Proto board and a Pololu Stepper Driver - I've built a home made power drive for my lathe / mill / drill - Check it out!
Read MoreI am working on a project for my Enco Mill Drill Lathe - it's a Power Feed driven by a Parallax Propeller and EasyDriver - part of the project involves making some Timing Pulleys to hook it all up! So this post is about the Timing Pulleys! Check out some pictures and videos!
Read MoreI just realized that I've never uploaded anything about my latest 4th Axis that I've thrown together - so here are some pictures and a video about it!
Read MoreHere's a few pictures and a short video of the first piece cut out on the homemade 4th axis!
I need to get a crash course on 4th axis programming so this part is a little simple ;) I'll up the ante once I learn a few more things!
And here's a short video of it getting milled (it's best to right-click and "Save As") HERE