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First CNC

Photos from building our first CNC mill: Powerlolu stepper drivers, the power supply, mainboard, triac output stage and the control box.

Hand-soldered Powerlolu
Hand-soldered Powerlolu
Hand-soldered Powerlolu
Hand-soldered Powerlolu
CNC power supply
CNC power supply
Mainboard v1.0. The first version of the mill mainboard, with optotransistors protecting the LPT port and Schmitt triggers for a cleaner signal to the stepper drivers.
Mainboard v1.0The first version of the mill mainboard, with optotransistors protecting the LPT port and Schmitt triggers for a cleaner signal to the stepper drivers.
Soldered Powerlolu. A terribly soldered Powerlolu board. We are still learning :)
Soldered PowerloluA terribly soldered Powerlolu board. We are still learning :)
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Powerlolu boards from China
Powerlolu boards from China
Triac output stage. PCBs designed in KiCad and cut on the CNC mill. Traces made with toner transfer.
Triac output stagePCBs designed in KiCad and cut on the CNC mill. Traces made with toner transfer.
Mill control box
Mill control box
Mill control box. Exterior view with the connectors and cables for the limit switches, the motors and the mainboard output.
Mill control boxExterior view with the connectors and cables for the limit switches, the motors and the mainboard output.
Powerlolu
Powerlolu
Mainboard
Mainboard