Making My CNC Table Alignment Jig
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Adding a Touch Plate and Modifying the Tailstock Mount for the Rotary Axis on My Gatton CNC
With the rotary axis now fully operational, it’s time to add touch plate functionality and modify the tailstock mount on [...]
The Mount and First Run of the Rotary Axis on My Gatton CNC
THE MOUNT BASE With the rotary axis set up and tested, it’s time to mount it on my Gatton CNC. [...]
Mach3 Settings for the Rotary Axis
Almost ready! With the rotary axis assembled and ready to go, it’s time to set up Mach3 to work with [...]
Introducing the Rotary Axis for my Gatton CNC
I’ve wanted to add a rotary axis to my CNC since I built my first Shoestring Budget CNC back in […]
Creating a Spoilboard Surfacing Toolpath in VCarve
Surfacing a spoilboard is the final necessary step, after laying one down on the CNC table. Creating the surfacing toolpath […]
Adding a Spoilboard to my Gatton CNC
One of the final steps I needed to take before putting my Gatton CNC into service was laying down a […]
Tramming the Router on my Gatton CNC
What Is Tramming and Why Would You Do It? Tramming the router means adjusting the router mount to get […]
Adding Homing and Limit Switches to My Gatton CNC
Adding homing and limit switches to my Gatton CNC wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be, but there […]
Gatton CNC Build Part 10 – Router Mount and Tramming Plates
In this installment of my Gatton CNC build, I modified, drilled, and assembled the router mount assembly, then added two [...]