Home Depot sells a 24" x 48" sheet of 3/4" MDF for $9.50. It takes three cuts to create the two pieces needed for the Bluumax Gantry Router. The first two...
Just a quick message to introduce myself. I just bought and have started assembling/configuring the Bluumax Gantry Router. I've taken a few pictures along the...
After a few issues with me using the wrong power supply for the motor drive, i finally have the Gantry set up. My first thoughts are leveling the table and...
I used 3/4 MDF shelving that I got at Lowes for both the base and the table. The piece was almost 8 feet long, and was 15 1/4 wide (so you lose a bit on the...
I just bought a bunch of motors from a guy that has good deals on ebay. http://shop.ebay.com/80servo/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg= He has realistic...
I made a makeshift dremel holder from a piece of 1/2" plexiglass, so that the dremel is more stable in order to build the Bluumax dremel holder. A few issues...
A couple questions. Are you using a laptop? What version of Mach3 are you using? I put a link for ver 2.63 on the links page. The newer versions don't seem to...
... Walter, If everything software-related doesn't help, here are a few electrical reasons this might be happening. Unfortunately, the only real good way to...
Bluumax has posted some nice CAD drawings of Dremel holders and drive screw nuts on his web site. I've uploaded both to this Yahoo group for easy reference. I...
Stephen Hobley had done some amazing work with his Bluumax CNC. You can see it at Stephen Hobley's Blog <http://www.stephenhobley.com/blog/> . There you will...
I did add .1uF caps between each of the controller VCC & Gnd pins. They're 0805 SMT right behind the step/dir inputs on the top. A problem I see often is in...
I had an issue with the Z rubber coupling not able to hold the weight once the dremel was added. Since Shawn said a solid coupling wouldn't work, i tried a...
What are you using for a power supply? Like Paul said, an unregulated PSU can make anything run erratic. There has to be a +5V on the step input to get it to...
I am using a CPU power supply as suggested. I do have a shielded cable from the PC to the breakout box. One odd thing is that i do not notice the stepping...
I had this too, so I machined a small block of HPDE to sit under the Z axis lead screw and prevent it from slipping all the way off. It's important to keep the...
I just uploaded a bunch of pictures of my router. I recently added some side panels to keep the dust in, and added an $85 dust collector from Harbor Freight. ...
I did double check all connections. I swapped swapped the wiring on the Y and X motor and no difference when cutting. However, it does appear to work if i am...
That's way to much. I'm pretty sure you're getting some tool flex. I take lighter higher speed passes. Generally take no more that your tool Dia. What are you...
I took off about .03" in this photo (i made a gallery), normally i was cutting all the way through. Then i measured. Turns out, it looks as if i had two...
Thanks Walt, that's Why I decided to put up the forum, so lots of ideas could be made available. I was thinking about it & Paul emailed & wanted to put up a...
I buy all my carbide end mills from Wholesale Tool - I currently use the 1/8, 1/16 two flute spiral flat and the 1/8th V-tip engraving tool (4 and 2 flute). ...
Forget to mention - I am using the bipolar driver board from EasyCNC with the white wire snipped on all motors to give full "bipolar" mode... Steve ...
Another tip... I had one bearing that would not engage with the track in the Y axis. I fiddled and fiddled with it, but to no avail. What I ended up doing was...
