Hi All,
Just to mention the shapeoko 2 that Simon has lent us is now working
I managed to find a 3mm mill bit in the proxon box
At the moment it’s limited to bits that are about 3mm in diameter, I think
ideally we need some ER11 collets from amazon to use bits of different
sizes. Something like this might do
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SHINA-Spring-Workholding-Engraving-milling/dp/B015DWBSXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467490157&sr=8-1&keywords=ER11+collet
I’ll try and write up some proper docs on using it
For now
- The switch on the front of the box controls the spindle on / off
- The firmware is the latest version of grbl
- I’ve been using this http://chilipeppr.com/grbl combined with the
serial proxy app which you can download from the same link to input the
G-Code
- For the Cam software to generate the G-Code I’ve been using solidworks
/ hsmworks using the generic grbl post processor
For the milling stock
It’s best to fasten down a sheet of mdf on top of the base plate using the
bolts / nuts that fasten from underneath
Then fasten another sheet on top using some wood screws which will be the
part to be milled
This is because the spindle currently doesn’t reach down far enough (should
be able to fix that with a milled out bracket)
Also there are some nuts in the right places for screwing down the drill
vice if you want to use that to hold something in place
There’s no end stops so please be careful and try to avoid breaking the
milling bit.
Please be careful when setting the feedrate to avoid milling too fast
Many Thanks
Richard.
Well done for getting it working!On Sat, 2 Jul 2016, 21:22 ‘garlicbread (Richard)’ via Hackspace Manchester, hacman@googlegroups.com wrote:
Hi All,
Just to mention the shapeoko 2 that Simon has lent us is now working
I managed to find a 3mm mill bit in the proxon box
At the moment it’s limited to bits that are about 3mm in diameter, I think
ideally we need some ER11 collets from amazon to use bits of different
sizes. Something like this might do
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SHINA-Spring-Workholding-Engraving-milling/dp/B015DWBSXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467490157&sr=8-1&keywords=ER11+collet
I’ll try and write up some proper docs on using it
For now
- The switch on the front of the box controls the spindle on / off
- The firmware is the latest version of grbl
- I’ve been using this http://chilipeppr.com/grbl combined with the
serial proxy app which you can download from the same link to input the
G-Code
- For the Cam software to generate the G-Code I’ve been using solidworks
/ hsmworks using the generic grbl post processor
For the milling stock
It’s best to fasten down a sheet of mdf on top of the base plate using the
bolts / nuts that fasten from underneath
Then fasten another sheet on top using some wood screws which will be the
part to be milled
This is because the spindle currently doesn’t reach down far enough
(should be able to fix that with a milled out bracket)
Also there are some nuts in the right places for screwing down the drill
vice if you want to use that to hold something in place
There’s no end stops so please be careful and try to avoid breaking the
milling bit.
Please be careful when setting the feedrate to avoid milling too fast
Many Thanks
Richard.
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Cool! Thanks for getting it set up, Richard.
There should be an Inventables tool pack with the CNC (was in the carrier
bag with the power supply) - it has a number of new 3mm shank end mills,
ball noses and 60° v-bits in. Agree on the ER11 collet, that was something
I’d wanted to look into in future.
Cheers,
SimonOn 2 July 2016 at 21:37, Alexander Lang alexanderlang1980@gmail.com wrote:
Well done for getting it working!
On Sat, 2 Jul 2016, 21:22 ‘garlicbread (Richard)’ via Hackspace Manchester, hacman@googlegroups.com wrote:
Hi All,
Just to mention the shapeoko 2 that Simon has lent us is now working
I managed to find a 3mm mill bit in the proxon box
At the moment it’s limited to bits that are about 3mm in diameter, I
think ideally we need some ER11 collets from amazon to use bits of
different sizes. Something like this might do
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SHINA-Spring-Workholding-Engraving-milling/dp/B015DWBSXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467490157&sr=8-1&keywords=ER11+collet
I’ll try and write up some proper docs on using it
For now
- The switch on the front of the box controls the spindle on / off
- The firmware is the latest version of grbl
- I’ve been using this http://chilipeppr.com/grbl combined with the
serial proxy app which you can download from the same link to input the
G-Code
- For the Cam software to generate the G-Code I’ve been using
solidworks / hsmworks using the generic grbl post processor
For the milling stock
It’s best to fasten down a sheet of mdf on top of the base plate using
the bolts / nuts that fasten from underneath
Then fasten another sheet on top using some wood screws which will be the
part to be milled
This is because the spindle currently doesn’t reach down far enough
(should be able to fix that with a milled out bracket)
Also there are some nuts in the right places for screwing down the drill
vice if you want to use that to hold something in place
There’s no end stops so please be careful and try to avoid breaking the
milling bit.
Please be careful when setting the feedrate to avoid milling too fast
Many Thanks
Richard.
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