Month: June 2016
Shapeoko upgrade (4) – First cut
Well it is finally time to test out my upgraded Shapeoko. I finished it by adding an LED strip underneath the X-rail and put the enclosure back over it. So here it is in all it’s glory: I must ... Read More
Shapeoko upgrade (3) – Re-assembly and troubleshooting
Final day of my Shapeoko rebuild. Once again, I did a lot of small modifications and corrections. First of all, I took out the locked up bearing I noticed the other day, and pried off the shielding. ... Read More
Shapeoko upgrade (2) – Y-axis and more
Today I proceeded with the Shapeoko upgrade. Nothing massive, but a lot of small things that took some time anyhow. I checked, and where necessary, fastened all screws/bolts. I flattened all of the ... Read More
Birthday card
Felix turned 1 yesterday, and since my SO2 lies in shambles, I cut a little card with the laser cutter. It’s the first time I used this type of foam cardboard on the K40, but it turned out perfe... Read More
Shapeoko upgrade (1) – X-axis stiffening
I’d been putting it off for a long time, but now it’s finally time to do some upgrades and work out some kinks i’ve had trouble with over the last few weeks. The most drastic one is... Read More
Rhinocam post-processor
Here’s a quickie for people who use Rhinocam. Mecsoft has recently released an X-carve post processor. While this is great, there were 2 features that were missing imo, so I changed their post ... Read More