I made a temporary fix to the X axis…it limits my movement much more than I want, so I will be redoing it in the very near future. I started tinkering with Gcode, and manually entering it. I had to wrap my head around the idea that Z go negative to cut into the part I am engraving (with the way I have it set currently). I have never used the engraving bits I had, so I didn’t know how deep they could cut etc.
First I tried some foam, just so I didn’t much a bit…good thing to because I thought I was defining in 1/1000 of an inch, instead of inches…that could have been bad. Once I got everything figured out, I was able to produce my first (not round) circles. I need to stiffen up the motor supports and the dial in the backlash.
First four circles I cut
The GCode for this was fairly simple. I did it one line at a time, next I will try writing it in a text editor first so I don’t have to keep typing stuff in. The code went something like this:
G1 Z-.05 –This sets the router bit .05 inches below the surface
G17 G3 I.4 — This specificies an arc (circle) that is .4 inches radius, and is to the left of the router, on the centerline
J.4 —The G17 (circle) and G3 (CW rotation) from above are held as variables, so this simply cuts the same sized circle above the router bit (top circle in the picture).
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I-.4 –This cuts the right circle
J-.4 This cuts the bottom circle
G1 Z.5 This raises the router .5 inches above the work surface. I had to redeclare the G1 linear movement to override the G17 circular movement.
Yep, pretty boring, but that was worth 1 hour of my evening!
Here is a shot of the whole mill:
I made this!