Temperature Sensor for the CO2 Laser Cutter
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A Display Panel for my CO2 Laser
A Display Panel for a K40 CO2 Laser
Secondary power supply for the K40
I’ve added so many features to my laser and they’re all powered by a salvaged PC power supply. Even have 5V & 12V jacks on the back to run the…
Loose Power Plugs on my K40 plus Lights & Air Assist Nozzle
I noticed the manufacturer tried to hot glue the mains jacks in place. Really shoddy. So I 3D printed a locking frame… Since I only needed one power outlet I…
More CO2 Laser Water Pump Features
So far the new water pump has been working great. I decided to add a water level cutoff switch. I used a two step switch so I would get a…
CO2 Laser Crosshairs
I do most of my engraving using a center origin. Its so easy to line up on a cnc machine with a nice pointy bit. Not so easy on the…
Upgrading a K40 for Engraving
I decided to swap my K40 controller for a GERBIL from awesome.tech. I considered the Cohesion 3D too. I’ve been using GRBL CNC controller with a few custom tweaks to…
Cheap Project Boxes
I like to use NEMA enclosures for projects but even the plastic ones are expensive. Then I saw these double gang ABS boxes for less than $2… The only problem…
Still Building a Joystick Adapter
First real snow day this year gave me a chance to make a joystick layout and cut it out on the CNC machine… Not too bad. The buttons are a…
Mini Dust Collector
Took the time over the break to clean up the work room a bit. I just printed this small cyclone dust collector for my small CNC. Now I just have…
Christmas Gift Ideas
Since my sister and brother in law both play guitar now I thought I’d made a Pic Tray for their coffee table in the shape of an electric guitar. I’m…
CNC Engraving Aluminum
Ok, So it’s not aluminum but it will be when I find the right size plate…. For now I know the NC file is good and it scans from 2…
CNC Temperature Gauges
After all that work on the Heat Sinks I wanted a way to monitor the temperature of each axis motor and the spindle itself. I found these in my PC…
CNC Motor Heatsinks
I noticed the motors on the CNC were getting a bit warm after a few hours. Not too bad but uncomfortable to touch for more than a few seconds…. I…
CNC Engraving Plexiglass
I wanted to try an edge lighted plexiglass sign. The easiest way to make sure you have a level bed and a straight edge to align your work is to…
CNC Engraving some kitchen floor scraps
I’ve been making trivets and wall plaques for a while. I’m almost done with my BIG machine for engraving large signs and 4×4 or 6×8 posts. I took a break…
CNC Pendant Code Test
I Finally got around to testing the code. I wired up a matrix keypad to a Leonardo. I used this cheat sheet of Mach3 keyboard shortcuts. I mapped the X…
PT Surplus Kingston – Rhinebeck Car Show Trip
We had really great weather for our trip to P&T Surplus in Kingston and then to the Rhinebeck Car show Here’s a small sampling of what I found. More great…
CNC Pendant
I wanted to make a small jogging pendant for my CNC machine. I saw these at the local Radio Shack closing sale. Simple matrix layout. Comes with a printable face.…
Canal Street is gone but there’s PT Surplus.
All the radio shops along Canal are long gone but up in Kingston is a little gem called P&T Surplus. They have a high turnover rate so don’t expect the…
CNC Jack Feet
There are some decent small CNC machines out there but they all come with these cheap CNC Jacks guaranteed to destroy the bed the first time you use them. Those…
Routing PC Boards
My friend John was over and asked me if the CNC machine could be used to drill PC boards. I said sure, it could even route them too So I…
DIY CNC
I started building CNC machines long ago. My first inspiration came from Bruce Shapiro’s eggbot. I tried a few variations of it and even the board from evil mad scientist.…