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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Measuring water content in wood
The water content of wood we use in CNC work is obviously important for many reasons. One is that the quality of router cuts, and
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Cutting white paper with a 1500mW diode-LASER
1500mW LASER diode modules are a very inexpensive accessory for cheap CNC machines, and are ideal for things like burning images and text onto wood.
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Improving lead-screw binding with a flexible coupler
CNC machines have plenty of moving parts and if we want our routing and LASER cutting to be as good as possible the movements need
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Adding a spindle motor switch
I tend to prefer to minimise safety risks when I’m using my CNC, and that includes making sure I don’t injure myself touching fast-rotating cutting
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