How To

Information in list form. If you are interested in writing up a basic post please contact me.

Hardware, How To…

Wire the Ramps board.

Wire the MiniRAMBo Board.

Auto Squaring Dual Endstop Firmware.

DeWalt 660 Brushes

Control, How To…

Flash the firmware.

Load/view gcode in repetier host.

SBase, Smoothieware. *

Wireless Control – Raspberry PI / CNCjs

Wireless Control – Pi, CNCjs, Octoprint. v1pi.

Milling Basics

Routing/Milling, How To…

Estlcam initial settings.

Estlcam plotting.

Estlcam 2D cutting.

Estlcam pocketing (2.5D).

Fusion 360 post processor. *

Auto Squaring Dual Endstop Firmware.

Post Processors

Laser, How To…

Overview – Basics

Set up the DIY ≈$100 Leo Laser.

Set up the J Tech Laser.

Laser cut a stamp.

Mirror Etching.

Quick focus.

3D Printing, How To…

Set up an MK8 style extruder.

Connect an extruder to the Ramps stack.

Initial MPCNC MK8 Slic3r settings.

Drag Knife, How To…

Setup the drag knife blade holder.

Make a vinyl sticker.

Acid Etch Glass.

Wood Burning, How To…

Wood burner in a pen mount.

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