Today I finished my cable management, so now it’s okay for me to show this machine
I printed most of the parts with BASF Ultrafuse PET which has a very good layer adhesion and a good solid behavior. Only the XY mains are printed with carbon filled PETG.
I redesigned some parts for my purposes and did some improvements…at least in my opinion
Regarding the control box I went the cheap way with Arduino UNO and CNC Shield.
First cuts went pretty good. Next time I will adjust the belt tension and calibrate for more accuracy.
Thanks Ryan!
Honestly, I do not like the belt mount solution with zip ties
And during the design of my own solution, I got the idea of reducing the printing time of that parts a little bit…
The belt is clamped on minor tension first and finally set to proper tension by a simple belt tensioner as they are often used on 3D printers
And the last upgrade I made is a laser. It fits on my tool mount and has the same center point as the router. This allowes me to use the laser at a normal tool change like an other endmill.