Tag: Shapeoko
Inlay – second try
Today I did the same inlay again, albeit with slightly modified parameters, because I now actually understand what is going on and how the pieces fit together exactly. For contrast I chose a piece of ... Read More
Inlay – first try
Today, I finally tried to do a Vcarved inlay. Inlays have been on my wishlist for a long time, but the idea somehow spooked me as I thought it would be a complicated process. Subject of this test ... Read More
Large trivets
Every year, me and some friends join a local youthwork group (similar to scouts) on their annual 10-day summer camp to cook for about a hundred children. This year, we’ll be joining them f... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (14) – accessory holder
The following is a small addition I did today. I think the pictures speak for themselves. The remote switches on (or off) the LED-strip inside my dust enclosure. I did the hole on my drill press.... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (13) – Testing
So here it is: my electronics enclosure in all its glory! Weighing in at just over 1.5 kilograms. The aim was to keep the amount of cabling going in and out to the absolute minimum. I like to think ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (12) – Assembly
Now that everything is sorted out, time to assemble the enclosure. I really needed to be sure everything was working the way I planned, because I will be glueing this thing completely shut. So I only ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (11) – solved the last electronics issue
Before I could start final assembly, there was one more electronics problem I was struggling with. So I have some buttons pretty much exactly like this one. They are 3-pin 12V illuminated rocker s... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (10) – ALMOST THERE!
Today I decided to take a definitive stab at the front panel. Everything is set up for success: I trimmed my wasteboard (for the first time ever) and the laser cutter finally cuts perfectly. Milling... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (9) – front panel clusterfuck
So today I decided to go ahead and start cutting the front panel. I did it the way I described in an earlier post: first cutting the pockets, then profiling the holes and outline, and lastly lasercut... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (8) – final version
It’s been quiet around the electronics enclosure i’m building, but I have been doing some research and testing things out. I finalised feature implementation and the button placement for t... Read More
It’s a bird! … It’s a plane! … (3)
I finally received the modeling plywood I ordered. I tried cutting the required shapes on the lasercutter, but once again a layer of glue must have prevented the laser from cutting all the way through... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (7) – bend test
First time trying to bend wood. I obviously knew it was possible, but not to what degree. The case needs a relatively small corner radius, so that remained to be seen. I did a test on the mill and ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (6.2) – electronics
Now that my power PCB is ready and working, it’s time to test some other components,and check if I didn’t fuck something else up. I made a circuit with the emergency button, 230V AC inlet... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (6.1) – PCB
To make this project even more interesting for me, I added something I hadn’t originally planned, and haven’t done before on the SO2: pcb milling. I designed a little board that takes ... Read More
It’s a bird! … It’s a plane! … It’s Supe… Oh wait it IS a plane!
I’ve had the plans for a while. Now that the lasercutter is set up, I finally was able to cut all the parts and I started building the hull structure. Some larger parts I had to cut on the SO2. ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (5) – start building
Today I start laser cutting the structural parts of the case. I did one more change in the design, which is adding coutouts to inlay a 2 mm thick aluminium plate where the emergency stop is located. I... Read More
Booze rack
Some time ago, I was browsing the web in search of nice ways to store some wine/booze bottles. I stumbled upon a nice modern wine rack design from some guy/company that seems to have gone off the... Read More
Laser cutter air assist upgrade
Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. I ... Read More
Birth gift stand
Another friend of mine has become father for the third time already, and he asked me to mill out some shapes to make a deer-shaped stand to showcase the birth candy (not sure if this is a custom every... Read More
Birth gift – letter blocks
Well a good friend of mine recently became a father. The birth announcement card had a ‘letter blocks’ kind of font, spelling the name So I thought it would be cool to make the blocks... Read More
My very own slingshot design.
After the rather short taste of success with the rambone slingshot, I decided to design my own. I used the T-splines plugin for Rhino to freeform model the body. I call it the ‘BIG GAME’... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (4) – inner structure
Today I did a quick lasercut test of the inner supports. The idea was to check whether the real-life parts actually fit inside. As you can see on the picture above, it was pretty much perfect right of... Read More
Z-axis upgrade and aluminium Makita mounts
This is my upgraded Z-axis. I got the kit from Improbable Construct. It features the ACME screw and Z-belt upgrades. It took me a while to readjust the correct depth but in the end it all worked out.... Read More
Shapeoko 2 dust enclosure
Another timelapse of the process of making my dust enclosure. I ordered the profiles from a German store. Again, not that interesting but maybe someone finds it useful. ... Read More- 2 of 3
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