If you’ve added a Bluetooth wireless module to your CNC machine, you might be thinking of using an Android tablet, or even a smartphone, to
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Routing Darth Vader from Walnut 1.5mm sheet
Recently I bought some 1.5mm thick Walnut sheet as I wanted to try it out with my CNC router and see how good the results
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Cutting 1.5mm Walnut with a 5W diode-LASER
Walnut is a beautiful and widely used wood that should enhance any CNC project. For that reason I was quite keen to see how well
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Holder for 12mm diameter LASER-diode module
I have a couple of 12mm diameter 1500mW laser modules and heatsinks, plus a cheap Chinese CNC router. However, fitting the lasers is difficult as
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Simple CNC fence for manual work
CNC routers are wonderful machines for cutting and shaping wood and other materials but sometimes there’s no choice but to use a router without computer
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A simple LASER extractor project
This is a simple 3D printed design I came up with to extract smoke and fumes on my cheap Chinese CNC machine when LASER cutting.
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Adding a shield to a CNC-mounted LASER module
My LASER is an attachment for my cheap Chinese 1610 CNC router so it isn’t tucked away inside a metal case with a tinted window.
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Mounting a GoPro camera on a CNC machine
Sometimes it’s nice to make a video, even a timelapse one, of a project coming to fruition on a CNC machine. Maybe just as a
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Add Bluetooth to make your CNC wireless
Most cheap CNC machines come with a GRBL controller board that communicates with a computer using a wired USB connection. There’s no problem with that
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