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 MoreHey everybody! Here's an article about my second homemade CNC machine!
Machine #1 is working! BUT! There is too much flex! So I decided to start on machine #2 already! :)
Machine #1 cuts well enough (if I cut slowly) that I should be able to make some parts for the new machine using it - so at least I should be accurate with the parts that I AM making out of MDF (Update - I have since decided to not make ANY MDF parts since I started the Aluminum Foundry - all parts will be steel or Aluminum) - With that said - I guess I should tell y'all what I'm making the machine out of :)
Aluminum Extrusion T-Slot!
I got this off of eBay and I was a little worried that it might not be "beefy" enough... but it's very strong and sturdy.