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My first CNC project will likely be my nCode logo, I generated the g-code and made a dry run video

First video of the CNC machine in action!
More to come:)

Most of the parts are in, time to build a machine.

The machine itself is a CNC Mini Milling Machine Kit from www.modularcnc.com, the machining and cutting quality of the various parts was done in a minutiously with very thin margins and the end result is sturdy and very well built for a machine this small and at this price. I would recommend it for anyone who want to get into CNC. There is however no step by step instructions on how to assemble the machine and that is ok and not really required since detailed schematics of the linear slides and motor mount is provided and the rest is common sense. Take some time to familiarize yourself with the diagrams, parts and pictures before starting assembly.

The step motors, drivers, power supply, parallel breakout board, emergency shutdown button and various other electronic parts that you can see in the pictures have been purchased from ebay or DIY made.

nCNC-Parts

A picture gallery of parts used for the nCNC project.

23 Photos

nCNC-Assembly-Machine

A picture gallery of the assembly process of the machine.

59 Photos

 

First video of the CNC machine in action for a travel and Axis test!

nCode Logo Dry Run

I will be adding even more pictures and videos later on, stay tuned.

Good evening,

I have designed and sent the schematics of the 3 axis unipolar stepper drivers to batchpcb.com for prototyping a few weeks ago. I have now received the end result: (click to zoom)

This controller will be powered by an Arduino Mini and will be accepting commands via I²C bus and Serial TTL 5V.

The schematics won’t be released until thorough testing is completed. I will start testing and assembly in a few weeks.

Cheers,

Marc

The goal:

Build a Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machine that can and will be used to mill Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

Milestones:

• Build a 3 axis unipolar stepper driver codename: nDriver S3U.
• Build a CNC logic interface that will receive G-Code commands from a computer or from the embedded keypad and send instructions to the nDriver accordingly, codename for this will be: nControl One.
• Code the nCNC software that will be running on the host computer for version1, version2 will be embedded and integrated in nControl Two.