3D printing

[Demon]

good idea, plenty of other dodads could be made much more breadboard friendly with similar treatment.
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Yup, been putzing around with these rotary encoders for years now. Never going anywhere cause of the darn flat pins. And when you solder "resistor extensions", it becomes real wobbly.

I tried to get walls up around it to stabilize it even more, but it's an irregular shape. The thing is not symmetrical; I'll just run hot glue along the top of both sides if it gets wiggly.

[Demon]

Been busy customizing my mini-CNC using my 3D printer.



Installed LED strip; front and back rows are inclined, with a center row shining straight down. The mini-CNC has a "always ON" 12V outlet, so I only have to add a switch box.

I've even installed a JST connector for easy removal (first time using those). I'm still working on the cable track on top.

The Y axis limit switches are installed under the bed, the X axis switches got kicked off the top rail for the cable track; they're going on top of the bottom track behind the spindle.

Also working on the Z axis switches. They'll be incorporated with the cable track fixture that will sit on the stepper.

https://i.imgur.com/rwOFqUR.jpeg

[Ioannis]

Looks really great! Nice feature the led lighting.

One day, when I grow up, I will build a CNC too!

Ioannis