General Order of The CNC
I am trying to organize the wires and board placements on the makerbot so that there aren't any wires running over things they shouldn't be. Mainly, I just want the CNC to look more orderly.
General Order of The CNC
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Just looking for little tips on improving the order of the prototyper
On a Cupcake, or a Thing-o-Matic?
Ok, then you can shorten your ribbon cables and even route them under the boards which is a start. A load of zip ties would do wonders for the power wiring and of course, shortening those leads to the exact lengths would do wonders. It's a lot of soldering splicing and heat shrinking-but could look pretty good when done right.
Yeah — jetguy has really laid out the options. If you really want, you can get a Pololu stepper motor setup so that you can run the X / Y / Z axes all off a single board.
Makes a big difference in space. I think someone actually makes a 4 axis one now too, so you can run the extruder off it as well.
Ok, a few more questions as I am shoring up this Cupcake CNC
-Would it be more effective to attach an aluminum platform as opposed to the plexiglass one that will not support the motor weight without a small amount of sagging?
-What is the best way to reduce the play of the different parts (and how can I dampen vibrations without hindering the mechanisms of the CNC)?
-The tensioner is set, but I'm not entirely sure that it is adjusted to the correct tension, I am still getting a few instances where the plastic tubing stops feeding; should I increase the tension or just fix the feed somehow?
-In terms of making a smoother part, what speed/feed/nozzle temp settings are recommended, or are those not tied directly into the quality of the print?
thanks for all the help!
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