If you have an Etch a Sketch in the closet collecting dust, the Etch CNC may be an interesting project that could put it back into use.
“I am using a retrofit machine that fit within my budget. It’s a 2-axis machine with approximately 170x130mm travel.
The circuit board is my own design, using a ULN2803 per motor to supply approx. 0.3 amps per winding. The power supply is a standard AT hard-drive power connector, with the +12V used to power the motors. It’s a simple constant-voltage L/R drive. I made the circuit board using EAGLE, and milled it on Chris’s real CNC milling machine (which is powered by EMC and AXIS, of course). “
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That looks pretty cool, you should post a video
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There is a movie: http://axis.unpythonic.net.nyud.net:8090/index.cgi-files/etchcnc/etch.avi
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This is so awesome! What a great way to learn CNC without spending a lot of money on Stepper motors and all that jazz!
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Very cool is there a parts list out there?
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Nice project. What software is used to run it?
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Is that a com port?
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Hey Zadamaxi,
Looks like a parallel port.
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Very cool is there a parts list out there?
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