A part of our upcoming toy truck, used as a demonstration of Super Gerbil CNC controller It’s testing time for the Super Gerbil CNC Controller pre-production units! We put them through their paces with a testing regime that’s included a wide range of activities: Installation – technically correct and user-friendlyConfiguration – technically correct and user-friendlyAll the basic […]
Looking online and on Github… The big strength of Grbl is that it runs on an Arduino and is therefore very accessible to the general public. Anyone can just jump into CNC and learn. Grbl’s biggest weakness is that it runs on an Arduino… hey stop there, didn’t you just say it’s biggest strength was… […]
XT computers for CNC machining…. really ? This morning I read an email from the HME, the Home model engine website promoting their member recent posts and I read this: “After completing the Quarter Scale Merlin, I took several months off to work on a number of projects that had piled up around the home […]
What we learnt during our One day build Today I will share some insights into our adventure while upgrading the cheap Chinese eBay CNC mill “3020”. If you haven’t watched the YouTube video then you can watch it here https://youtu.be/G_9dc0BAf0M The morning started for me at 7am and I was quiet nervous about the challenge. It […]
Hey all, I’ve been busy at work on a successor to the Gerbil, provisionally named the Super Gerbil. The goal is to create a high performance controller with all the features anyone could want, at an affordable price. It’s been a real journey to master the Super Gerbils brain (the STM32, its Datasheet has 4000 […]
Debugging the K40 controller set up consists of a few steps which are easy to follow. Comms Motion Limit stops Laser power You probably need: a small Philips screw driver for the screw terminals, a simple multi-meter and some gummy bears. First we need to test whether the board communicates with your computer. Best way […]
This is a list of useful sites for laser cutting and engraving: Looking to make slotted laser-cut templates from scratch? Here is the program for you! http://flatfab.com/ Here is a fun site to get some ideas. 52 projects has turned into 130 and counting! “52 Lasers is a collaboration between Pixelaser and Isette, showcasing one […]
Yes, we’ve got our exciting new toy, ah, I mean, serious prototyping tool: the Prusa i3 Mk3. First, there’s the unpacking at Paul’s robot room. Watch the IKEA style packaging! Then, the basic frame And the y axis and bed And the x axis Really coming together now, with the all important extruder assembly […]
Introduction The biggest advantage of the GBRL controller based on the 328PB chip is it’s ability to produce 16 bits PWM at various frequencies. However to harness that feature you need to understand how to program it. The problem of understanding and programming the 328PB lays in it’s multiplexed structure. There are not enough registers […]
This page describes how you can get started with cutting and engraving. We assume you have installed the Gerbil hardware and are ready for your first project. The first project is cutting a circle out of acrylic or plywood. The second project is to engrave a picture on wood. The best way to get results […]