Troubleshooting My QU-BD Extruder Head Jams
Posted on January 26th, 2013 in 3D Printing, Technology
I’m at the end of a second week of troubleshooting my QU-BD extruder head jams for my CNC to 3D printer conversion and I’ve had a lot of headaches and annoyances with constant filament jams where the filament would stop moving and the stepper motor would either stall, or the drive gear would strip out […]
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Multicopter FPV
Posted on July 14th, 2012 in Arduino, Custom Projects, DIY CNC, FPV, GoPro, Multicopter, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I just did my first flight with my Multicopter FPV setup and it was AWESOME! I’ve flown planes and gliders via FPV before, but one of the main reasons for building my Multicopter was to do FPV. My final goal is to attach a stabilized DSLR onto my multicopter rig and shoot some high quality […]
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New 2.2kw Spindle Motor for CNC Router Arrived
Posted on February 14th, 2012 in DIY CNC, Electronics
I received the new 2.2KW spindle motor for my DIY CNC router today. It looks pretty nice so far. I was using a De-Walt handheld router for the spindle, but I wanted something that didn’t blow the dust and shavings all over the place. The spindle is one of the many available on eBay in […]
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Part 12 : DIY CNC : Finished – But is it Ever?
Posted on August 2nd, 2011 in DIY CNC
Well it’s been a while since my last post and my DIY CNC router machine is ‘officially’ finished, though I don’t believe that any project like this is every truly finished as there will always be upgrades and modifications. The last big things I had to do were to build a place to put my […]
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Part 11 : DIY CNC : Almost Finished
Posted on June 21st, 2011 in DIY CNC
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update but I have not stopped working on the machine. I’ve done a lot of work on the machine and have even machined a few useful parts. I built a suitable table to set the machine on top of and positioned right near the breaker box. It […]
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