ironkane
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Almost ready to roll! While I'm waiting on the good folks at Spark Concepts (http://www.spark-concepts.com/sale/) to resolve the one issue that's really holding me back...initializing a ESC with the PWM output of the control board, I thought I'd share a few more photos.
I based all the tool heads around the Needle Cutter as positioning it is the most complicated of the bunch. I'm shooting for not having to adjust my X or Y homes every time I swap tools. The Pen Holder isn't 100% complete. I need to add some springs above and below the linear bearings with the uppers being slightly stronger so that I maintain good contact with the surface while still being able to lift slightly to overcome drag. I'll add a Drag Knife toolhead later on.
I've come to the somewhat painful conclusion that I need to redesign my Controller Enclosure. I want to include the JTechPhotonics Laser Driver Module into the design. Murphy had struck again when this redesign occurred to me initially. The mounting hole for the driver almost matched the holes that secured the lid of the control box. If they had matched, all I would have had to do is expand the box by adding a middle wall section between lower and the lid. Oh well, at least filament is fairly cheap. The redesign shouldn't take more than a couple hours at the most. Probably half that.
All I got for now.
I based all the tool heads around the Needle Cutter as positioning it is the most complicated of the bunch. I'm shooting for not having to adjust my X or Y homes every time I swap tools. The Pen Holder isn't 100% complete. I need to add some springs above and below the linear bearings with the uppers being slightly stronger so that I maintain good contact with the surface while still being able to lift slightly to overcome drag. I'll add a Drag Knife toolhead later on.
I've come to the somewhat painful conclusion that I need to redesign my Controller Enclosure. I want to include the JTechPhotonics Laser Driver Module into the design. Murphy had struck again when this redesign occurred to me initially. The mounting hole for the driver almost matched the holes that secured the lid of the control box. If they had matched, all I would have had to do is expand the box by adding a middle wall section between lower and the lid. Oh well, at least filament is fairly cheap. The redesign shouldn't take more than a couple hours at the most. Probably half that.
All I got for now.