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*assemble spindle: collet, shaft, bushing, bearings, collar, tubing, motor | *assemble spindle: collet, shaft, bushing, bearings, collar, tubing, motor | ||
*mount rods and bearings in unassembled frame | *mount rods and bearings in unassembled frame | ||
| + | *read and comprehend allegro 3953 motor driver datasheet | ||
*assemble frame | *assemble frame | ||
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Revision as of 14:36, 15 February 2011
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IR Harp
I like this idea of Jenett's. Maybe we can do it with lasers [1] once we get the IR version working.
Printers to Mills
I have a number of canon printers (high quality stuff) to teardown, scrap, and salvage. The printers include steel rods, stepper motors, drivers, and other cool components. Is it enough stuff to make a RepRap? Let's find out.
Major components salvaged:
- High-polish precision steel rod, various lengths and diameters.
- 2xPower supply, 5/24VDC @ 1/1A
- 4-wire stepper motors. 24v, Bipolar, various steps/revolution
- QH4-4484 Mabuchi/Canon motor: 38mm long x 28mm dia, shaft 7mm x 2mm dia
- 12v? 24v? W=VI?
- 34V 470- and 1000- uF capacitors
- Various driver chips: ULN2803A, L298HN, L6210, TB62202AF, A3953SB
Testing power supplies and junk: i470d psu works as labeled canon bj-200 PSU: 1 G (white) 2 +24 3 G 4 +24 5 G 6+5
Stepper motor control
Using aforementioned driver chips, how do I make the motor move?
Construction of the mills
An order from SDP/SI, McMaster, and ebay later, we are ready to begin. The hardware is straightforward: We will use the bloominglabs bandsaw to cut some shapes out of wood for the body, but they will ave to be proportioned to the rods and leadscrews we are using.
We have many nice rods now, and 2 each of several lengths. approx. 14", 11", and 9", which will be used for the x, y and z axes respectively. That means the footprint of the mill will be 14x11" or so. The x table will be an bit shorter, to make up for the thickness of the material on the left and right sides supporting the y axis, so 10" perhaps, and half as long as the axis it rides on, so around 6 or 7 inches.
After brief discussion of fabrication methods, it's been informally decided to be informal about the construction, as any repeatability of our dimensions would require the same rods, and therefore perhaps the same printers.
TODO:
- cut L shapes
- drill matched holes in wood frame
- assemble spindle: collet, shaft, bushing, bearings, collar, tubing, motor
- mount rods and bearings in unassembled frame
- read and comprehend allegro 3953 motor driver datasheet
- assemble frame
- x axis
- y axis
- z axis
- mount motors to assembled frame
Lathe
We can cast aluminum and have a drill press, so I'm pretty sure we can make a lathe somehow. More to come on this I hope.
