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== Quick Basics on CNC == | |||
You want to cut something. You have a thing that moves which has a thing that cuts on it. Sometimes you want that tool to "work" aka be cutting, and sometimes you don't, so the machine can move to the next cut. The way the machine knows to what to do and where to do it is location based commands which tell it where to move and how fast. For the Maslow, movement consists of left, right, up, and down. The z-axis for the maslow is the depth which the router bit descends into the material. | |||
If you are using 3/4" wood and you want to be absolutely sure the cut goes through, then you need to specify the cut depth as > 3/4". In this case, 0.80" works great. | |||
== Design == | == Design == | ||
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Once complete, save the drawing as a plain svg. | Once complete, save the drawing as a plain svg. | ||
== MakerCAM == | |||
It's a web-based application and it's not great. Zooming is goofy, and undo does't work. However, if a mistake is made, it's possible to redo the operation, and at the end of the process, only export the operations you want. | |||
The workflow is to load the file, then start to define what kind of cuts are needed to produce your desired result. | |||
Cut types: | |||
1) Profile | |||
2) Follow | |||
3) Drill | |||
[[File:MakerCAM-start.png]] | [[File:MakerCAM-start.png]] | ||
Revision as of 04:59, 17 December 2018
Maslow CNC Tutorial
In this tutorial we'll cut a Noisebridge sign designed in Inkscape.
Concepts
- Creating paths out of text objects
- Cut types
- Bit locations
- Z-axis and material depth
- Tabs and router bit width
Quick Basics on CNC
You want to cut something. You have a thing that moves which has a thing that cuts on it. Sometimes you want that tool to "work" aka be cutting, and sometimes you don't, so the machine can move to the next cut. The way the machine knows to what to do and where to do it is location based commands which tell it where to move and how fast. For the Maslow, movement consists of left, right, up, and down. The z-axis for the maslow is the depth which the router bit descends into the material.
If you are using 3/4" wood and you want to be absolutely sure the cut goes through, then you need to specify the cut depth as > 3/4". In this case, 0.80" works great.
Design
Use the text tool to write Noisebridge. Add a line underneathe with the line tool and surround it with a rectangle with the rectangle tool.
Select All and then go to Paths -> Object to Path. This will break each object up and create a set of paths. Paths are required for vector based plotter operations.
Once complete, save the drawing as a plain svg.
MakerCAM
It's a web-based application and it's not great. Zooming is goofy, and undo does't work. However, if a mistake is made, it's possible to redo the operation, and at the end of the process, only export the operations you want.
The workflow is to load the file, then start to define what kind of cuts are needed to produce your desired result.
Cut types: 1) Profile 2) Follow 3) Drill
