CamBam
CamBam is a free CAM application to view and manipulate various CAD drawings and generate Gcode to run on a CNC mill.
View Article10bulls' Christmas Tail [Dec 2005]
10bulls decides to invent to world's greatest battery powered, stepper motor driven, PIC controlled, CNC built mouse trap to rid himself of a pesky rodent.
View ArticleDeath of a Piano [Oct 2006]
I dismembered a rather unfortunate 115 year old piano the other weekend. It got a little creepy.
View ArticleHomemade "Bus Shelter" Awning [Nov 2006]
I'm just finishing off a 4m^2 awning made from galvanised scaffolding tubes, kee-klamps and polycarbonate.
View ArticleGet a little dirt on your hands... [Mar 2007]
10bulls goes gardening in an overgrown allotment.
View ArticleImprovements to CNC MkI machine [Mar 2007]
Improvements to CNC MkI machine including coolant system and steel milling.
View ArticleCNC Novice's Adventures in Cutting Steel [May 2007].
Despite making a large dent in my tooling collection, I have made some hard won progress in my further attempts to work with steel plate on my homemade CNC machine.
View ArticleImprovements to CNC MkI machine [July 2007].
CNC self improvement is definetly in full swing. Slow and puny M8 leadscrews, ever increasing backlash and geared down belt drive have now been resolved with some CNC crafted M12 leadscrews and AB nuts.
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