Using grbl controller with a homemade cnc plotter

Using grbl controller with a homemade cnc plotter how to#
Using grbl controller with a homemade cnc plotter install#
Using grbl controller with a homemade cnc plotter driver#

Then I used a simple pen with top and bottom openable.ДЇirst take out the refill of pen and cut about 2 cm part from the top of the refill. This the is most important step in making mini Arduino CNC plotter machine here we are making pen up and down mechanism.ДЇirst I take a compass and carefully remove its pen holder part. Now I placed the stepper motor mechanism to its place and secure all four bolts with M4 nuts. Step 7.ДЄfter drilling the hole in DVD drive case I fix the four M4 X 60 nut bolts at the four corner of stepper motor mechanism. I carefully drill the hole of 5mm with the help of drill machine.

Now I am marking for hole on DVD drive case to make arrangement for mounting for both stepper motor mechanism. I drill the 5mm hole on the aluminium piece and cut it into two piece of clamp, further I use this clamp to fix the both axis with the help of M5X10 nut and bolt. Then I used a piece of 20 x 20 mm aluminium angle to make holder for X-axis and Y-axis. Here I have paint the the empty case of DVD drive using gray shade spray paint, this step is not compulsory its ok if you donвЂ™t want to paint them. Then I strip the wire carefully without damaging the copper strain of wire.ДЄnd solder it to the expose terminals of stepper motor. Then I bring some DuPont 4 wire of around 40 cm and cut it into 2 pieces one for each stepper motor connection. Step 3.ДЄfter taking out stepper motor mechanism I cut the default motor connector strip with the help of scissor.

Using grbl controller with a homemade cnc plotter driver#

In this way I have two stepper driver mechanism and two empty case of DVD drive. I quickly unscrew the DVD drive case with the help of screw driver and by applying some force I take out the stepper motor mechanism from the DVD drive case. If you not found any 4 wire motor in DVD drive then it is use less. if the motor have 4 wires it means it is a stepper motor. Here note that not all DVD drives have stepper motor in it. WeвЂ™ll going to use its stepper motor along with sliding mechanism I purchased this drive from local computer repairing shop in less then 1$. To make Arduino based mini CNC plotter machine obviously we need two scrap DVD drive. вЂњAFMOTORвЂќ library need to add in arduino IDE вЂњGCTRLвЂќ needs to be open in processing software. вЂњCNC CODE FOR ARDUINOвЂќ needs to be upload on arduino.

Using grbl controller with a homemade cnc plotter install#

Please download the software from above link, and install them on your PC. starting with material list MATERIAL LIST Sr No.

Using grbl controller with a homemade cnc plotter how to#

Now lets we will see how to build such machine. Image will be converted to G-code with the help of special type of software.ДЄfterwards this G-code sends to controller and controller commands motors how to move.ДЄs result machine will draw image on paper.

To give instruction to machine what to draw a special type of code called G-code is required. CNC plotter machine is basically a 2.5 axis CNC machine, it have two stepper motor on both X & Y axis and a servo motor at Z axis.ДЄ pen is connected on Y-axis and Z-axis is used to make pun up & down.ДЄs name suggest plotter machine obvious draw or plotting a drawing as per given instruction.