8-Bit Hack

Mechanical!

Finished up the mechanical part of the cutter.  The X/Y/Z table is done and everything is moving great.  It went together really well other than a few small issues.  Once I got the gantry on the y-axis rails, I noticed it started binding up about halfway up the rails.  It took a lot of tweaking, loosening, [...]

The project, not the actual laser cutter, but progress is once again being made.  I live in Houston, TX and unfortunately, we only have two seasons; mild and ball-melting hot.  We get mild from November to February or March and then ball-melting hot for the next seven or eight months.  Since my garage is practically a [...]