Circle Diamond Square
There is a test you can run to check the accuracy of your CNC mill. It’s called the “Circle Diamond Square” test. It’s real name is R...
Tag: CNC
Base for the ShapeOko
I built a new base for my ShapeOko mill. It’s not quite done, and I’m not quite happy with it, but I took some photos. Here is what I did.
More ShapeOko Mods
I just can’t stop messing with my ShapeOko mill. Last night I moved the belts on the Y axis to the outside. I also did the double-X axis mod. This stiffen...
Milled my first parts today!
I actually machined a couple of parts today instead of just messing about and watching the machine move (which is mesmerizing in itself.) My friend Lee Bruns se...
12 and 5 volts for the ShapeOko
The ShapeOko stepper motors run on 24 volts DC. It’s advisable (pretty much required) to run a fan to cool the driver chips. Most fans require 12 volts. T...
Upcoming ShapeOko Mods
I had my light tent setup tonight, so I took a photo of some parts that arrived today. Here we have control panel buttons: Emergency Stop, Reset, Cycle Start, F...
New Belt Tensioners on the ShapeOko
When I first assembled my ShapeOko I added eyebolts to the belt clamps to allow me to easily tension the belts. This caused two issues: The v-wheels on the X ax...
OMG – My first Open Source Coding Project!
This is the first coding project I’ve ever created and shared out into the wild. I wrote a Perl script to generate some G-Code for my new mill and put it ...
ShapeOko Build Photos – 021513
Here are the photos I took during the assembly of my ShapeOko CNC mill.
ShapeOko CNC Mill Progress Report – 021513
The mill kit, extended rails and the power supply arrived on Wednesday and I immediately started to assemble it. The Maker Slide rails did not come tapped, and ...