electronics

Using Marlin’s auto leveling for PCB milling

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As I’ve stated earlier, I designed my 3D Printer with light milling operations in mind. One of the activities I intended to tackle was the subtle art of  PCB milling. It seems pretty straightforward at first: get a new/raw PCB (printed circuit board), use something like FlatCAM to generate G-Code from your Gerber files, get yourself … Read more

Chronicles of my 3D printer, part 2: the electrical Pandora’s Box

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Having finished the mechanical assembly of my printer, it was time to assemble the electronics to get everything moving. As I stated in the previous post, my intention to build a large-volume printer/mill made me choose NEMA 23 stepper motors for the X and Y axis. Larger motors would be capable of handling greater forces and more … Read more

Chronicles of my 3D printer

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So, just a little throwback. I’ve always wanted to build a 3D printer (or any CNC machine, for that matter) on my own. Around two years ago, I’ve decided to take that desire seriously, and started doing some research on designs for 3D Printers and CNC mills. After some googlin’ I set myself with goals of … Read more