by Ryan | Oct 15, 2018 | Hardware & Electronics, News & Updates
Updated Parts! I would like to introduce you to the new “Burly” parts. It has been more than 2 years since the “525” (5/25/16) parts were released and I am very excited as I have been toying around with these ideas ever since. No new hardware... 
by Ryan | Aug 23, 2018 | Hardware & Electronics
The LowRider2 CNC The LowRider2 CNC is my revised version of a CNC router that can handle full sheet material! Of course you can go smaller. If the MPCNC is not big enough for you this picks up where that left off. Both versions are now live, links on the main pages.... 
by Ryan | Aug 1, 2018 | Hardware & Electronics, Software
If you bought a bundle or electronics board from this site, this is already done. Firmware Firmware is the program or software “embedded/burned” into the electronics board, this is what translates the gcode into motion in the stepper motors. Marlin The... 
by Ryan | Jul 5, 2018 | Articles & Press
Alex has been working on his Piper printer idea for a little while, here is his thread. His recent trip to the East Coast Rep Rap Festival with it got him a nice piece on Hackaday. Being partially inspired by the MPCNC it uses conduit and can be made to any size... 
by Ryan | Jun 23, 2018 | Articles & Press
Update 6/23/18 MPCNC in the Fashion world….Yup…amazing. UPDATE 10/13/17 Omri Bigetz has shared a slice of his magical Gcode with us. You can plot out a genuine piece of art, and it is amazing to watch almost as if you are watching a person control the... 
by Ryan | May 18, 2018 | Software
OctoPrint, CNC.js, Raspberry Pi, CNC control from your phone… any of those pique your interest? It has never been this easy to try them out. Jeffeb3 (El Heffe) has taken it to the next level of ease, v1pi. Previously we had Daniel Dunn’s guide, here.... 
by Ryan | May 7, 2018 | Articles & Press, Uncategorized
Ed and Tom are at it again! Three new articles pertaining to the Mostly Printed CNC, in two separate magazines.These guys have a passion for sharing, and I am just lucky enough to have them interested in my CNC platform. I absolutely love they way both of these... 
by Ryan | Apr 2, 2018 | Articles & Press
The Midwest Rep Rap Festival was amazing. I didn’t get to see too much, instead I hung out and talked with so many cool people instead. Ron saved me a place to set up Friday afternoon and Barry showed up on Saturday with a bunch of his projects. Thank you both... 
by Ryan | Mar 19, 2018 | Hardware & Electronics, News & Updates
It is finally here, two years later, a new foot. Why, this one is better. Why is it better, more rigid and easy to adjust. Use some number 6 or equivalent screws and washers to hold them down. There are slotted and oversized holes so you can move them around to get... 
by Ryan | Mar 15, 2018 | Articles & Press
3 years…3 amazing years. I still get up excited to do what I do. I still don’t know what to call it. I tell my friends I have to get some work done…even though it usually does not feel like work. I work longer hours and more days than ever before in... 
by Ryan | Feb 26, 2018 | Articles & Press
The current March 2018 issue of Circuit Cellar has a very informative article in it. Ed Nisley did an in depth look at steppers and drivers. If you have ever been lost as to what effect speed and step rate have on your steppers this should clear it up. This really... 
by Ryan | Feb 9, 2018 | Articles & Press
The first batch of many shirts to come. Made, fulfilled, and shipped by amazon, prime is available. My job requires me to wear a t-shirt everyday, so I thought I would make them available to everyone that wants one. Some of you may know I have tried several merch... 
by Ryan | Feb 6, 2018 | Articles & Press
Dui!!!!! You are an animal! Water cooled hot end, Plasma table / faraday mod, lost PLA cast aluminum parts….. HACKADAY The actual Instructables link. Dui’s forum thread... 
by Ryan | Feb 1, 2018 | Articles & Press
The new edition of Digital Machinist is out, Volume 12 No.4 Winter 2017. Mr. Ed Nisely has a six page article in there. That article is six glorious pages all about the MPCNC!!!!! I am a subscriber, but my magazine isn’t here yet. I drove 45 minutes to the... 
by Ryan | Jan 11, 2018 | Hardware & Electronics, News & Updates
Who doesn’t need another printer??? Filling in the details slowly, http://www.v1engineering.com/projects/project-3d-printer/ MP3DP -V2- This is my take on a Prusa I3, with a CNC mill friendly frame. This is my MP3DP -V2- Milled/Printed 3D Printer Version 2. ... 
by Ryan | Jan 7, 2018 | Articles & Press
I have seen Mr. Nisely’s blog “The Smell of Molten Projects In The Morning” a few times now. Just this evening I followed a twitter link and ended up there again. Each time I get lost in the rabbit hole of impressive work, detailed notes, and writing... 
by Ryan | Nov 1, 2017 | Hardware & Electronics
Basics The Dual EndStop firmware update enables unprecedented precision more easily than ever before. Since day one I have never encouraged endstops be used, until now. The Mostly Printed CNC and LowRider CNC are unique in the fact that two of the axes are powered at... 
by Ryan | Oct 28, 2017 | Hardware & Electronics
I feel this is huge for the MPCNC and any other dual drive machine, on both X and Y axis or even just one dual drive axis. Update 11/4/17 – The was actually the first merge, Andy M was testing the Dual endstop beta and found an issue. Jeffeb3 Jumped in and had a... 
by Ryan | Oct 8, 2017 | Articles & Press
Enter to win a full UltiMachine Archim v1.0a bundle, or if you would prefer I have a MKS SBase v1.3. These are test boards I have and am not using, not brand new but also I would not call them used. I thought it would be fun to run a little contest. If this goes well... 
by Ryan | Sep 15, 2017 | Articles & Press
A lot of us feel we are pretty smart, we retain information, and we are able to differentiate the fact from the fallacy. The truly gifted thinkers are ahead of all that and blaze a new trail, they provide the information and the new idea for the rest of us to use and... 
by Ryan | Aug 11, 2017 | Articles & Press
Jason, do you get tired of me saying thank you, I don’t? Thank you so much, for the most recent article you have shared with the community. Thank you for the time you spend developing and testing these ideas that pop up in the the forums and the FT forums. Thank... 
