Tag: CNC
FARMBOT Open-source CNC Farming Machine
FarmBot is an open-source CNC farming machine designed for small-scale precision food production. Similar to any CNC milling machine, FarmBot hardware employs linear guides in the X, Y and Z directions for tooling. FarmBot tools include: seeder, watering nozzle, camera, weeder and...
Continue ReadingParallel Port Breakout board with Buffer for CNC & Routers
Parallel port I/O break out board designed for Hobby CNC, Routers and Motion controller , This Board is an easy solution to driver stepper Motor driver, AC Servo (with Step-DIR Driver) and DC servo (with Step-DIR Driver), The Board is compatible with various CNC software specially...
Continue ReadingOptically Isolated LPT Breakout Board for CNC & Routers
Optically isolated parallel port break out board designed for Hobby CNC, Routers and Motion controller, This Board is an easy solution to drive stepper Motor driver through PC parallel port, The Board is compatible with various CNC software specially made for LPT port data output....
Continue ReadingArduino – Processing Laser CNC Project
Neumi @ github.com has build an Arduino based CNC project and source files are provided. This is my scratch build Laser CNC Engraver and PCB Exposer. It uses a 150mW 405nm laser diode and two CD drive motors and mechanics. A Processing sketch calculates the position of the pixels...
Continue ReadingArduino-Powered Laser Engraver
MichielD99, a 16 year old Belgian teenage maker build this amazing laser engraver using Arduino UNO, two NEMA-17 stepper motors and stepper motor drivers. This laser engraver uses a 1.8W 445nm laser module, of course, this is nothing compared to the industrial laser cutters who use...
Continue ReadingCreating G-Code via EAGLE software
Boris Landoni shows us how to create G-Code using Eagle PCB design software: To create a PCB with 3Drag , by milling , it is necessary to have the G-Code files for the tracks patterning and for the holes relating to the printed circuit board itself. In this section we describe how to...
Continue ReadingMaking PCBs with CNC
Rui written an article on how to build your own PCBs using a CNC machine. Rui Cabral writes: The PCB manufacturing method i used before buying my CNC machine was the lithography method and worked as follows: First i printed the board design on an acetate sheet. This sheet was...
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