All ShapeOko, All the Time
At least thats what it feels like to me. But I’m having fun, mostly. Over the past few days I’ve done more stuff to my ShapeOko. Here is all the stu...
Tag: DIY
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...
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...
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 ...