Powdered Panels
Just about any electronics hobbyist has wanted to make a panel for some sort of machine or device at some point. It seems like every few...
Dinos and Insects and Cuttle, oh my
On a slightly different topic, I've been having fun with a new CAD app called Cuttle. Currently in beta, it is cloud based (but don't...
Baffle your dust!
Dust collection for CNC machines is always a hot topic and if you've ever cut a big project without it, you would probably agree! Dust...
Dustin' up!
Or perhaps down. Dust collection is a topic of much interest in the CNC world. Nothing is more annoying than getting everything covered...
It's hip to be auto-square...
A little known feature of grblHAL is the ability to automatically square a moving gantry machine. This allows you to have very precise...
Building the Avid Pro: Part 4 - Planning the electronics case.
One of my goals for this project is to have a well designed electronics cabinet that is neatly organized and allows easy maintenance. It...
Building the Avid Pro: Mounting a square spindle
I bought a 2.2 KW Air Cooled ER25 spindle for my CNC router. After reading a lot of reviews and comments, I settled on the G-Penny model....
Building the Avid Pro: Part 3 - Frame, Rails and Gantry.
The next step is pretty far from Home Built - just assembling someone else's design. Frankly, it was a joy to do. The Avid Pro is an...
Building the Avid Pro: Part 2 - Spindles and Steppers and Drivers, Oh My!
I have made good progress on cleaning out my space and started assembly of the frame, rails, gantry and such. But first lets talk about...
Building the AvidPro: Part 1 - site planning.
We'll get the boring stuff out of the way first. As realtors like to say "Location, Location, Location". So, today I'm doing location....
