As my Octoprint® Project extends, It’s time to give my Raspberry Pi®, that’s functioning as OctoPrint server with PSU control, a proper Enclosure. The goal is to make a casing that feels and looks like a complete product, simplifying installation and eliminating clutter. So at first I took the dimensions from the hardware that’s needed to run my OctoPrint […]
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Octoprint® is quickly becoming the best way to drive many types of machines. Including CNC and lasers mills that use the common 3D printer controllers. I have one 3D printer and one CNC machine. In my previous blog, I explained how to control multiple printer’s trough Octoprint. Now I will explain how to convert one
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OctoPrint® is a great solution for controlling your 3D printer. However, it’s missing one key function. You can’t turn the 3D printer on and off. Now that we have setup our OctoPrint® Server for multiple printers we are going to add this hardware and software feature. Hardware I assume you already have your OctoPrint® Server
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As great as Octoprint® is, there are some limitations. Plus, while Raspberry Pi’s are cheap, they quickly add up in cost — memory cards, power supplies, enclosures, and even outlets in power strips and ports in network switches all add up. I started looking at how to run multiple Prusa printers on a single Pi
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This blog will step you through the process of taking a finished model, generating a tool path and exporting it as g-code. Making the output compatible with GRBL controllers as in my CNC machine, the CNC 3018. Fusion 360 | For personal or hobby use First, we need AutoCAD Fusion 360. Autodesk Fusion 360 is
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Now that I have a CNC machine, I need tooling. But I can’t go sticking any old drill bit into the chuck. Drill bits are designed to drill, or plunge axially (up and down). For most operations, CNC machines use end mills that cut laterally (side to side). End mills have cutting surfaces called flutes.
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Finally It’s here my CNC 3018 Pro Router! I came really fast within one week. Time to see what is in the box and then assembly af de CNC 3018 Pro Router. Hope you enjoy this blog. Unboxing The box it gets delivered inside a brown box and is surprisingly compact. It measures approx 430
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Yes!, today I ordered my first CNC Machine. I had searched the internet for a affordable CNC router. An I found the CNC 3018 PRO. If you’re interested in making things, and since you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you are, you’ve almost certainly felt a desire to make plastic or metal parts. 3D
For my CNC 3018 I want to be able to control it it wireless. So I need somekind of CNC Server. After an extensive search on the internet and trying different options, I chose CNCJS. CNCJS is a web-based gcode feeder that can be used to control the CNC hardware. Being web-based, I can now
This is one of my bucket list the CNC – Mini Laser Engraver. You probably have seen one come by at one point. This is an blog on how I made an Arduino CNC – Mini Laser Engraver for wood and Thin paper, Just using some old DVD drive stepper mechanism and a 250mW laser.
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