CloudNC has made its Soft Jaw Designer plug-in free for users of Autodesk Fusion and Mastercam, generating designs ready for machining| DEVELOP3D
Optimize your metal cutting with Laguna’s SmartShop DLP Fiber Laser. Learn key considerations for choosing, using, and maximizing this high-precision tool for your production needs.| info.lagunatools.com
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Andrew Goddard writes: After summarising the tumultuous events of last week in relation to the Bishop of Liverpool, in this article I set out what is currently known in relation to the CNC process that led to his nomination. Two further sections outline the allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment made by two women| Psephizo
Explanation and demonstration video on how the WS2811 chip can be wired and programmed to light a miniature building or even a whole day/night sky dome. Includes schematics, Python and Arduino code.| Giliam de Carpentier
With some hardware and software tinkering and time, it's possible to turn a Nunchuck into a completely stand-alone wireless (PC) joystick. In this post, I'll briefly go over how I achieved this, as well as share the open-source software and hardware resources I developed along the way.| Giliam de Carpentier
My 3020 CNC was a nice introduction into CNC, but it also did leave much to be desired. Especially when it comes to working with harder/thicker wood or even metals. So the time has come to get a more powerful machine: A solid all-metal 3040 CNC from China...| Giliam de Carpentier
As my 3020 CNC is inside in my home, I prefer it to run as quietly and as clean as possible. That's why I've built an enclosure large enough to fit in both the CNC and a small vacuum cleaner. The enclosure is made out of 18 mm MDF panels because they're relatively cheap. After the build, ...| Giliam de Carpentier
Auto leveling is key to precise PCB milling. I wrote some open-source software that makes it possible to do auto-leveling on a CNC USB Controller-based machine like my chinese 3020 CNC. This software controls the actual control software so that it starts probing a circuit board in a grid-like manner, after which it can compensate for any misalignment and curvature in the GCode.| Giliam de Carpentier
Discusses the limitations of my 3020 CNC machine as well as some of the ways to work around them, allowing me to successfully mill things like LEGO-compatible bricks and circuit boards.| Giliam de Carpentier
Last year, I bought my first CNC machine for about €400: A brandless "3020 CNC" from AliExpress. It's great to be able to CNC from the comfort of your home, but took a bit of effort to get it to work properly though...| Giliam de Carpentier
A few months ago, I bought an entry-level CNC router from a local supplier, knowing full well that I would probably need to modify it extensively. The price of the machine was right, and in case I decide to build a better one on my own, this machine would be a good starting point to learn how all the parts are connected together…| Lack of Imagination