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    Category: LASER cutting

    A 3D printed end cap on the end of a 2020 extrusion

    Tidying up 2020 CNC frame extrusions with a 3D printed end cap

    May 13, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, Accessorizing, LASER cutting, Routing

    Aluminium extrusions are common on low-end mini CNC machines, particularly the 20mm square 2020 variety. In some cases, such as my cheap Chinese 1610 CNC

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    A view of the power switch and meter

    3D printing a CNC control box for switches and a voltage/current meter

    April 15, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, Accessorizing, LASER cutting, Routing

    Recently I realised that my CNC setup was getting a bit complicated. For one thing, I was using three separate power adaptors: one each for

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    Edge view of the fitted bed risers

    3D printed bed risers for a quick and inexpensive increase in cutting area

    April 15, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, Accessorizing, LASER cutting, Routing

    Size isn’t always the most important thing when selecting a CNC machine. For example, I have a small and inexpensive Chinese 1610 machine, which has

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    The Humpty Dumpty Egg being LASER cut

    Making a fun Humpty Dumpty Egg LASER-cut decoration

    March 28, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 GCoderCNC, LASER cutting

    It’s Easter season in CNC-land, so I thought I’d have a go at designing an egg themed project. Of course, the most famous egg is

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    Feature image showing part of the front of the finished CNC pendant

    Make a GRBL CNC pendant with a Bluetooth data link

    March 27, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, Accessorizing, LASER cutting, Microcontrollers, Routing

    If, like me, you like to spend time surfing the internet looking at photos of CNC accessories, you’ve probably thought how nice it would be

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    Extractor fan feature image just showing the fan mounted on the frame of a CNC machine

    3D printing an 80x80mm extractor fan housing for LASER cutting

    March 27, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 3D printing, Accessorizing, LASER cutting

    LASER cutting on a cheap and cheerful CNC machine is lots of fun, but I can’t say the same about the smoke and fumes. That’s

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    A view of the GCoderCNC 2.5D web app

    Get started LASER cutting with GCoderCNC 2.5D

    March 10, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 GCoderCNC, LASER cutting, Software

    If you’ve read the introduction to our GCoderCNC 2.5D web app you may be wondering how you can get started using it for some LASER

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    GCoderCNC 2.5D banner image

    Create G-Code online with the GCoderCNC 2.5D Web-App

    March 8, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 GCoderCNC, LASER cutting, Routing, Software

    Creating g-code files for CNC machines is an essential task for our computer-controlled routing and LASER cutting projects. However, most CNC software packages are either

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    Making miniature 1/12th scale fruit crates

    January 29, 2019 Andrew_gigglYgogglE_2742 GCoderCNC, LASER cutting

    Sometimes it seems like there’s no end to the range of projects we can make with a CNC machine. And it’s quite amazing that even

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