Finally making real progress.. The first pics are of a chair that made this wee, I found the plans online. I used 3/4 Maple Plywood actual thickness was 18.15mm( quality was so-so ). If you decide to try to make this or any of the CNC furniture plans you find online, be prepared to modify the DWG files for the thickness of the stock you are using. Overall not unhappy with the result. I may try solid ash or black walnut on the next piece I make.
Further down you will see my modifications to the More Height Front Lower. I found the 8mm holes to be a tad loose so I tightened them up, as well as the lower Screwable bearing hole ( it was about .8 mm too loose on the bearing I have. It was allowing extra play on the X-Axis. I also incorporated a dust collector mount into the piece so that I have full access to the screwable bearing. It allows the Dust Collector Tube holder to mount with its top surface flush with the inside of the More Height Front Lower inside face. It lifts it up from the work surface slightly for 7mm more clearance ( no screws ).
I adopted Eric Naer's Dust Collector design, but I used a longer bristle brush and went around the collector completely. I clamped the brush to the collector, and used CA glue to hold it in place. Its very secure, I may add a clip later. Beware bending the aluminum from the brush is a challenge, I used 2 channel lock pliers and went very slowly, I cut a piece of wood that was the same profile as the dist collector so that I could shape the brush around it.
Has anyone found that the 8mm linear rod flexes a bit on deeper faster cuts? I'm temped to try and use 2 linear guide rails to reduce deflection.
Also, I'm not the most patient person, I don't like having the reduce my speeds and or depths of cuts due to Stepper Torque limitations. Iits too bad I had ordered alot of my parts just as Topsie was releasing the NEMA 23 Version. I can forsee sometime in the future upgrading to the Nema 23's.
Happy CNC'ing
Links
More Height Front Lower with Dust Collector Holder mount https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4572064
Chair https://www.instructables.com/id/P9L-Lounge-Chair-made-with-CNC-Router/
Dust Collector https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4286993
wow! you are tallented! thx for sharing
Wow Peter, nice work! Can you make a topic in 3D Design section of the forum to share your "More Height Front Lower with Dust Collector Holder" file, to be easier to find for everyone?
I'm loving the finish you've made to the chair, what have you done to achieve this result ?
@Topsie, can you provide this file in the packages of both TopsCNC Heavy versions, along the original? If some people dont need the dust collector, they use the original file, if they need dust collector, they use Peter's file, what do you think? :)
@DavidC, its now posted in 3d design, as for the finish, after cutting the profiles with the CNC, I sanded all the surfaces with 220 to remove any hairs and smooth the surface in preparation for the stain. I then stained the seating surfaces with Varithane Worn Navy. Next I routered the upper edges with a 1/8 roundover and the under sides with a larger 5/8 roundover. After all of the routing was completed, I sanded any chatter marks out of the routered edges with 220. I passed a damp rag over all of the parts so that the hairs would raise. I waited for the water to completely evaporate. Then I sanded all the pieces one more time with 400 grit paper to give everything a buttery soft finish. Removed all of the dust, and then proceeded with 4 coats of water based satin polyurethane. In between each coat of poly I gently sanded the surfaces with 400 grit. The final coat of poly I buffed with 00 ga brass wool.
Hi Peter,
I am looking more and more in ESP32grbl direction. What soft are you using to drive Esp32? CNCjs? How does XYZ 0 probing fonction?
I am finishing up my esp32 setup as well. So far it seems that when you are connected in wifi, you use esp3d (page pops up automatically when you connect to it). When you are in USB, CNCjs works very well.
Once my setup is all done and working, I will create a dedicated topic on the subject to help beginners like me figuring things out. All I can say so far is that it's not that bad once members from the forum answered thousand of questions.
However, I'm interested in the XYZ probing macro too
Thanks Turlutte for explanations....i amlooking forwad and will take maximum attention to a dedicated topic on ESP32 environnement
Hi guys, sorry for the delay. I am also using cncjs, it works perfectly. The probing is easy to set up, and functions very well. I'm just getting started using the macros but it definitely is nice having the ability to customize and create specialized commands.
FYI if anyone questions about the accuracy and or repeatability of the TopsCNC heavy, I can tell you with cheap limit switches I am well under .05mm.
Guys, I just created the Esp32 topic. Keep me posted if I made any mistake. J'espere que cela va t'aider Idefixes!
Wow soooo clean little chair man it's amazing job here