Hi there ;)
I finally pulled the trigger, can't wait to build it !
Thank you Chris for all your work and sharing it, It's awesome.
Meanwhile I'm printing plastics parts and working on the controler.
I plan to build something similar to the smoothiebrainz CNC controller I made a few years ago:
But the big plan is to connect almost everything with a single top PCB. Pins will be soldered on the bottom and screwed in the driver's connectors.
I can either put an arduino footprint or mount a mega2650 directly on the pcb. Not yet decided but I have everything in stock so...
Early WIP:
How is the heat generation on the "recommended" enclosure ? I might add fan(s) if I go compact.
Hi.... totally dismantled the CNCCS prototype. Many of the parts are the same as used on the current builds, so I decided to do a new build from scratch so that I could utilize these parts. On this build I am going to go with aluminum on the plate material. My goal is to do this without any special machining gear. IE pretty much using a drill press. Before I get started I wanted to show you my layout since you will see much of it in the background of this build.
turnkey pcb assembly