Open Manufacturing talk

Creator: EnabrinTain Status: Note Taking Born On: 18:12, 8 August 2011 (CDT) Last Updated: 14:48, 24 August 2011 (CDT)

Overview

This is the class/talk Notes page for Phil's How to use the Shop's Various CNC tools Class.

MakerBot (cupcake)

1. Find design(STL) on Thingiverse
2. Open in Replicator G
3. Zero Extruder, raise 10mm
4. Pre-Heat Extruder and Heated bed
5. Generate G-Code
6. Edit G-Code (remove pre-heating section, find/replace the extrusion pauses (M103) )
7. Print!

Links

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Thingiverse

Replicator G

Skeinforge Settings

2x4 CNC Machine

1. Find DXF (Thingiverse, or elsewhere (cnc zone is a good place)
2. Open DXF in LazyCam
3. Select Layer to cut
4. Generate Offset layer
5. Assign Toolhead to layers
6. Assign material thickness
7. Generate G-Code
8. Open G-Code in Mach3-Mill
9. MAKE SURE SCALES ARE LOADED
10. Center mill
11. Start Cutting

Reprap/Mendel

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