Control Box for the Open CNC Shield 2

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I made a control box for the Open CNC Shield 2 that is printed and milled acrylic for the Lowrider 3. Files are on Printables (Printables). :slight_smile:

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/edit: Now with video (pretty interesting if you want to know how well trochoidal works with acrylic!):

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I like it. How much time did it take you?

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Printing was kind of longish, nearly 6 hours.
Milling the parts took ~37 minutes.

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Now with video. Good example for trochoidal milling.

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I like the video, it gets my pulse beating!

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Is the autosquaring a new feature?

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You’ve got that as well, for Estlcam it’s new. :smile:

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Ok. Exiting (I know almost nothing about CNC software).

Do you have a “Emergency Stop” button?

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Yeah, under the table. Everything is connected to it, not only the box, also the router.

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Ok. Sounds neat.

Do you ever press it?

How does it work with the autosquare with a press of a button?

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The board has got a dedicated ESP32 for that feature, but don’t ask me how it works. :smiley: I am the end user not the programmer. :stuck_out_tongue:

Yes, if an endmill comes lose, something runs into a clamp etcpp. I have used it at least 3 times in the last two years where I was really happy I had it.

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And you are happy where you have placed the emergency stop?

What board are you using? I guess it’s the open CNC Shield 2?

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I wasn’t because it is on the front and I bumped into it twice, my kids also. Now the table is larger and overhangs so no more accidental bumping. :smiley: Now I am happy.

Obviously, otherwise I wouldn’t put it on my LowRider, would I? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Captain Obvious here :stuck_out_tongue:

Have you tried any board before it?

And what are your table dimensions? Are they fulllength? (As in a full sheet of MDF)

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My build thread will answer those questions I guess: Der Froschkönig - Lowrider 3 in Oldenburg, Germany :slight_smile:

Before that I had this board: ESTLCAM control card with Arduino Mega and Jog Wheel - ArduinoClub. It can only address three drivers though, so I needed another one. :frowning:

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I just read your build thread and I got inspired!

Why did you opt for the Open CNC Shield 2?

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I wanted to use Estlcam as a post processor as well, not Marlin.