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Category: Paul’s blog

Basic steps to debug a k40 controller set up

August 28, 2018 Paul Leave a comment

Debugging the K40 controller set up consists of a few steps which are easy to follow. Comms Motion Limit stops…

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List of useful sites

July 5, 2018 Paul Leave a comment

This is a list of useful sites for laser cutting and engraving: Looking to make slotted laser-cut templates from scratch?…

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Prusa i3 Mk3 printer build

May 20, 2018 dancolwp1974 Leave a comment

Yes, we’ve got our exciting new toy, ah, I mean, serious prototyping tool: the Prusa i3 Mk3. First, there’s the…

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Programming the PWM registers explained

December 13, 2017 Paul Leave a comment

Introduction The biggest advantage of the GBRL controller based on the 328PB chip is it’s ability to produce 16 bits…

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Using the Gerbil Plugins

October 22, 2017 Paul 3 Comments

This page describes how you can get started with cutting and engraving. We assume you have installed the Gerbil hardware…

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The Kickstarter funds are in!

August 22, 2017 Paul Leave a comment

Hi Backers, Having now received your pledges from Kickstarter, we’re all stations go ! We’ve already placed orders with the…

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Kickstarter campaign 110 percent funded

August 9, 2017 Paul 5 Comments

110% Funded The Kickstarter campaign has ended and our project stands at $22,075 pledged, 110% funded from 168 backers. Wow,…

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We are live on Kickstarter!

July 7, 2017 Paul Leave a comment

 

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Kickstarter is coming

June 18, 2017 Paul 4 Comments

The Makerfaire is over and now the time has come to get the Gerbil Kickstarter up and running by end…

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K40 engraving calibration instructions

May 28, 2017 Paul 7 Comments

Engraving calibration by trial and error can be tricky – let’s cover how a reliable process to get your K40…

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