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The time has come to finally move away from hosting my blog on MSDN. There are a few reasons for this transition but the two main deciding factors were that posting personal posts on a MSDN blog seemed odd (at least to me) and that I already had my own
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Had lots of CNC related data to post to the site. Finally took some time this evening to go through and update the website http://www.sebbylive.com/projects/hardware/cnc-mill.aspx I've also added a donation page (I know, that's lame) but in case anyone
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Here is a video I captured of the action I posted about yesterday. Not that much to look at unless you're into step motors ;)
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Got the new gear I had ordered last weekend and spent a few hours hooking it up. Using Mach 3 I was finally able to get the motors turning. Now, there is a few wierd things going on in regards to the settings I have to use to get them to turn at the expected
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Actually, there is not too much of an update. Was hoping to take advantage of the 3 day weekend to make some progress but we finally got our paddle boat onto the lake and took advantage of the nice weather. Was nice to get some fresh air and take in some
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Popular Meechanics got a sneak peak of Microsoft Research's Surface Computing Technology. This is really cool technology. Not usefull for all applications but I can see a few things for which this would be useful!! :)
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This weekend, I spent a few hours working on my CNC Mill setup, most of it consisted of wiring. The motor controller board and putting it together. I have yet to complete my www.sebbylive.com post for this, but thought i'd write a quick blog-up on this.
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I decided to start putting my CNC Mill CPU together today. Felt like modding a little so it semed like the best possible project. I probably should have tested all the components before I put them in (ok nothing isn't working so far) but was a little
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From: http://www.sebbylive.com/projects/hardware/cnc-mill/hardware-to-control-and-drive-motors/all-the-required-hardware-is-in-need-to-put-it-together.aspx Finally, all the hardware needed to control the motors for the CNC is in... The power supply shown
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After a long wait, my "Tahoe" dev kit has finally come in a few days ago. Comes in a nice little case, with everything needed to get started. The CD does contain a CD with a wide variety of samples. I have not had a chance to play with it yet, but the
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It has finally come in through the mail yesterday. Sure took forever! Unfortunately, I don't have time to do much with it until the end of the week. Looking over the documentation, all looks good except for the power supply I had ordered which is insufficent.
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Had a few emails asking abouy my various projects. Thought a little update would be warranted. The short answer is that not much has happened since my last post. But here is an overview of the individual projects: CNC Mill : Still waiting on the motor
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No, nothing twisted. Just still have my splint on my right hand so I almost have to type using a single hand :) Its been a while since i've posted a general update. So I thought today would be as good a day as any... Health Last week has been pretty bad
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Some of my components have finally started comming in. So far I have recieved my motors, linear actuators and power supply. Unfortunately, i'm still missing the controller board (which is shipping from the UK) before I can really start putting anything
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Of course, motors on their own aren't very useful, the need to be powered and be provided with a control interface which will comunicate with the miling software on a PC. The Motor Controller The control circuitry itself is fairly simple but I decided
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