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'''CNC Mill''' or '''computer numerical controlled milling device''' is used for automatically milling or cutting away at materials like wood, plastic, or softer metals such as aluminum based on a 3D computer model.
'''CNC Mill''' or '''computer numerical controlled milling device''' is used for automatically milling or cutting away at materials like wood, plastic, or softer metals such as aluminum based on a 3D computer model.


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The sudo room sign by the intercom at the old 22nd st entrance was milled on such a machine!
The sudo room sign by the intercom at the old 22nd st entrance was milled on such a machine!


= Our CNC Mill =
The Noisebridge wiki contains much knowledge about using CNC mills for example '''TO MILL CIRCUITBOARDS''':
https://noisebridge.net/wiki/MaxNCMill#Toolchains


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIGDspzMHD0
== A big CNC machine with short Z height that we presently have ==


[[File:Our new CNC.JPG|thumb|right|our new cnc]]
* [[JacksMill]] Jack gave us his CNC mill which we used to cut wood.  It should also be able to cut soft metal like aluminum.  It is located at the west wall, next to the robot control cabinet.


We have a real CNC Mill as of January 2015. It belongs to Pam and is on-loan.
[[File:CNC Night at SudoRoom.jpg|250px|right|thumb|J teaches us how to use the old wood CNC Mill]]
It is a  [[myDIYCNC]] [http://www.mydiycnc.com/project%20overview link] cnc thing


Problems: For some reason, LinuxCNC thinks "home" is at 5.5", 0", 0" which is not where I would home it.  I put sharpie marks to indicate the center of travel for X and Y, which is 6.0",3.5".  I set the proper numbers in the configuration but it doesn't do what it should.  Whatever.
[[File:CNC Mill Cutting.jpg|thumb||250px|right|Cutting a wood sign]]


You need to boot the computer to the LINUXCNC operating system, not the Ubuntu 14.04 installed by Big Ed
[[File:Teaching CNC.jpg|250px|right|thumb|J teaching us how to cut on the CNC Machine]]


The USB adaptor it came with is total garbage, and the software offered by "my DIY CNC" is proprietary, so it is plugged into the parallel port of a desktop computer instead, and we are using LinuxCNC software as seen here: http://www.linuxcnc.org/
[[Category:Machining]]
[[Category:CNC]]
[[Category:Tools]]


We'll be learning how to use this and adding more documentation here.
== a large CNC machine we have hidden under a table ==


[[File:Jake using the new CNC machine.JPG|550px|J using our new CNC - isn't it cute? Hope we can get more folks started on machining]]
there is a large CNC machine suitable for soft materials like soft wood and plastic (and possibly harder materials?) located under the table in the southwest corner of sudoroom. It should work fine if plugged into the USB of a computer, and probably takes G-code commands through a USB serial interface, and probably runs Marlin or GRBL firmware.  It's made of wood and acrylic, and the wood is painted white.


== The Past ==
== A CNC Mill we no longer have ==


* [[JacksMill]] In the past jack lent us his CNC mill which we used to cut wood. It was at the old SudoRoom. It is no longer at the SudoRoom but it left behind some awesome memories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIGDspzMHD0


[[File:Our new CNC.JPG|thumb|right|a cnc we thankfully no longer have]]


[[File:CNC Night at SudoRoom.jpg|250px|right|thumb|J teaches us how to use the old wood CNC Mill]]
We had a small CNC Mill as of January 2015.  It was donated by Pam and was traded away for a Quick Circuit 5000 (in the 3D printer area)
It was a [[myDIYCNC]] [http://www.mydiycnc.com/project%20overview link] cnc thing


[[File:CNC Mill Cutting.jpg|thumb||250px|right|Cutting a wood sign]]
[[File:Jake using the new CNC machine.JPG|550px|J using our new CNC - isn't it cute? Hope we can get more folks started on machining]]
 
[[File:Teaching CNC.jpg|250px|right|thumb|J teaching us how to cut on the CNC Machine]]
 
[[Category:Machining]]
[[Category:CNC]]

Latest revision as of 21:17, 6 July 2023

CNC Mill or computer numerical controlled milling device is used for automatically milling or cutting away at materials like wood, plastic, or softer metals such as aluminum based on a 3D computer model.

Akin to a 3D Printer, the CNC provides the ability to work with objects in x, y, and z dimensions. However, it provides subtractive manufacturing, rather than additive.

The sudo room sign by the intercom at the old 22nd st entrance was milled on such a machine!

The Noisebridge wiki contains much knowledge about using CNC mills for example TO MILL CIRCUITBOARDS: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/MaxNCMill#Toolchains

A big CNC machine with short Z height that we presently have

  • JacksMill Jack gave us his CNC mill which we used to cut wood. It should also be able to cut soft metal like aluminum. It is located at the west wall, next to the robot control cabinet.
J teaches us how to use the old wood CNC Mill
Cutting a wood sign
J teaching us how to cut on the CNC Machine

a large CNC machine we have hidden under a table

there is a large CNC machine suitable for soft materials like soft wood and plastic (and possibly harder materials?) located under the table in the southwest corner of sudoroom. It should work fine if plugged into the USB of a computer, and probably takes G-code commands through a USB serial interface, and probably runs Marlin or GRBL firmware. It's made of wood and acrylic, and the wood is painted white.

A CNC Mill we no longer have

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIGDspzMHD0

a cnc we thankfully no longer have

We had a small CNC Mill as of January 2015. It was donated by Pam and was traded away for a Quick Circuit 5000 (in the 3D printer area) It was a myDIYCNC link cnc thing

J using our new CNC - isn't it cute? Hope we can get more folks started on machining