I will call this machine “Precision”. This is my first build of a CNC and this build has a working area of 305x305mm. I printed the parts on a Bambu Labs X1C with 0.16mm layer height for all parts.
I used the PLA Glitz grey filament from add:north and PLA+ from eSun in the color gold.
For the spoilboard, having little experience with clamping and workholding I drilled a lot of holes in a MFT pattern with 20mm holes in a 96mm distance. I am not sure if this is a good approach.
I intend to use a Makita router for this build.
I have all the printed parts, I have all the hardware and what remains is to cut the z-axis pipes, drill the holes in the z-axis and start to assemble the cnc.
I am not sure on where to put cable chains, I need atleast 3 cable chains? And is it a good approach to use the rails for motor and end-stops cables?
A few replies, while waiting for the MPCNC builders to weigh in.
Great build so far.
I used M3s to mount my Jackpots to my enclosures (I have a JL1 laser and a pair of LR4 betas)
Yeah, the best workflow in my opinion is to copy your files onto an SD card using sneakernet (pulling the card and putting files directly on it from your CAM workstation).
Make sure the card is 32Gb or less and that it is formatted FAT32.
You can copy files over WiFi, but this is an area where FluidNC is still in very active development.
Some versions of FluidNC are a little finnickey with the over-WiFi job file transfers.
