MACNC – Mostly assembled CNC
I finally put together what I have built over the last weeks / months. I did not manage to get the x/y rails 100% perpendicular, but will go with it…
Metric Foot for the MPCNC!
As I wrote in my last update for the MPCNC build, I had trouble with cracking plastic. I solved the problem by designing my own version (right) that fits metric…
Assembly starts!
This weekend I managed to put the main assembly groups together. Unfortunately the very first step was the most frustrating for me: The majority of the print parts are made…
Cutting pipes
Finally a a good use for the humongous pipe cutter and vice that I bought at a flee market several years ago
All parts printed
...except for the tool holder because I want to wait for the spindle motor first. However I can start cutting the stainless steel pipes now and start assembly of my…
Heart and brain arrived
Today I received two essential parts: The used power supply I bought on ebay and the RAMBo-board that will control and drive the stepper motors!
Most components have arrived
I did not order a MPCNC-kit from V1 engineering, but sourced the components from different places, mostly ebay. By now most of it has arrived, but I am still waiting…
Parts for the frame are printed
...and look rad! I somehow wanted to give them a Proxxon-ish look. However I will introduce a strong blue for the gantry instead of green. Let's see how that will…
I started ordering parts!
After reading an article about the amazing Maslow CNC in the german edition of Make Magazine 5/19, I did some further research, stumbled across the Mostly Printed CNC (MPCNC) and…