CNC Foam Board Cutter!

[LitterBug]

Just about done with the designing!
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From this angle, it looks like you have 4 X-axis toolhead rollers that are applying pressure to both rails possibly squeezing them together. This will certainly cause the rails to bend in the center unless there are actually 6 rollers there (2 sets of three triangulating on each rail) and the other two just aren't visible from this angle. You want to triangulate on each rail like the Y-axis sliders. Usually two of the rollers are are fixed and one of the tri-rollers has a cam bolt to adjust the play out of the system.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

From this angle, it looks like you have 4 X-axis toolhead rollers that are applying pressure to both rails possibly squeezing them together. This will certainly cause the rails to bend in the center unless there are actually 6 rollers there (2 sets of three triangulating on each rail) and the other two just aren't visible from this angle. You want to triangulate on each rail like the Y-axis sliders. Usually two of the rollers are are fixed and one of the tri-rollers has a cam bolt to adjust the play out of the system.

Ooooohhh....I didn't think of that🤦‍♂️ I blame @Patriot Rc as that was his part! JK🤣🤣 (I was the one who thought we should do it that way😂)

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Ooooohhh....I didn't think of that🤦‍♂️ I blame @Patriot Rc as that was his part! JK🤣🤣 (I was the one who thought we should do it that way😂)

Or did I do the mount??👀

 

[Houndpup Rc]

From this angle, it looks like you have 4 X-axis toolhead rollers that are applying pressure to both rails possibly squeezing them together. This will certainly cause the rails to bend in the center unless there are actually 6 rollers there (2 sets of three triangulating on each rail) and the other two just aren't visible from this angle. You want to triangulate on each rail like the Y-axis sliders. Usually two of the rollers are are fixed and one of the tri-rollers has a cam bolt to adjust the play out of the system.

Though I have my doubts as to if 3/4 gas pipe spanning 3ft will flex that much if at all....

 

[LitterBug]

Though I have my doubts as to if 3/4 gas pipe spanning 3ft will flex that much if at all....

Till it does.....

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Till it does.....

Yup😂👍 I think I will put it together but hold off on printing out the X axis, and give it a good squeeze and see how much if flexes.

 

[LitterBug]

Yup😂👍 I think I will put it together but hold off on printing out the X axis, and give it a good squeeze and see how much if flexes.

Do you plan to use cams on the rollers to adjust the play out, or just slotted holes?

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Do you plan to use cams on the rollers to adjust the play out, or just slotted holes?

The slotted holes👍

 

[LitterBug]

Most 3 wheel roller setups have 2 wheels fixed in place and the third has an eccentric adjuster to get all the play out.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

 

[Houndpup Rc]

My steppers and servo are running under command from a Gcode! (Not put together yet, just testing on the bench)

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Motor working!😁

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Everything runs off Gcode!😁😎

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Everything runs off Gcode!😁😎

When I open a project and run my sliced Gcode it moves and raises and lowers then head turns the motor on and off as it would if it was actually all assembled and cutting

 

[Mr Man]

Nice!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

IT CUTS!😁😁😁

 

[Houndpup Rc]

UUH OHH......I had the servo's ESC ect plugged into the board but had the pins out of the servo plugs so I could run them to the right pins...And I was leaning over to grab something and a couple of them must've crossed because now my board doesn't hook up to my PC and a couple of the LED's are dead😥

 

[LitterBug]

UUH OHH......I had the servo's ESC ect plugged into the board but had the pins out of the servo plugs so I could run them to the right pins...And I was leaning over to grab something and a couple of them must've crossed because now my board doesn't hook up to my PC and a couple of the LED's are dead😥

D'OH! Been there... Done that......

 

[Houndpup Rc]

D'OH! Been there... Done that......

There go the money for a new FC!😂 Guess next paycheck.....

 

[Houndpup Rc]

UUH OHH......I had the servo's ESC ect plugged into the board but had the pins out of the servo plugs so I could run them to the right pins...And I was leaning over to grab something and a couple of them must've crossed because now my board doesn't hook up to my PC and a couple of the LED's are dead😥

Got a new one on the way...Should be here tomorrow!