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I did some rough tests and really pushed the 3018 Desktop CNC machine to its limits on quality cutting. I worked with foam board to diagnose issues, which included inverting the y-axis in Grbl Control Settings. I then tried machining some designs in 1/4 walnut. My feed rate was too high, spindle speed too low, and I was asking it to hog out too much material with its depth of cut and speed combination.
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- In its original design, the 3018 'Woodpecker' CNC Router, a cheap entry-level unit found on eBay and AliExpress, will happily tell the stepper motors to keep moving along the axis, even if the work bed or spindle carrier is bumping against the end of.
- CNC 3018 Router Kit with Offline Controller GRBL Control 3 Axis Plastic Acrylic PCB PVC Wood Carving Milling Engraving Machine, XYZ Working Area 300x180x45mm Generous Working Area: With an effective engraving area of 300 x 180 x 45 mm (11.8 x 7.1 x 1.8″), this 3018 CNC can easily accommodate most projects.
- A GRBL CNC controller can function effectively when you connect GRBL with Arduino. Due to its use with Arduino, it is easy to set up G-code since the input and output point offers easy control. In simpler terms, with the use of GRBL, the G-code can be used for better motor movement in the CNC movement.
I also learned that the pre-assembled z-axis assembly, didn’t have a tight enough motor shaft to lead screw connection, when it failed to lift the spindle before a move, and sheered a 1.2mm end mill. That’s why you buy in bulk, right?
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I decided for the sake dialing in reasonable expectations, to do some test cuts in acrylic. The black acrylic I had on hand, unfortunately can’t be back lit with leds, because it is opaque not transparent, and doesn’t transmit light at all. The quality of cut is still observable though.
I chose to use a ‘Crash Test Dummy’ head graphic, as it seemed appropriate for a machine, that ‘crashes’ when it fails badly. Fortunately, we never crashed, the machining came out good not great, and I have a better idea of settings to use.
Here are the acrylic test machining settings:
Feed Rate: 120 mm/min
Plunge Rate: 60 mm/min
Depth of Cut: 0.8 mm
Spindle Speed: 1000 rpm
End Mill: 1.2mm ti-coated end mill with 1/8 shank
Overall Depth: 2mm
Feed Rate: 120 mm/min
Plunge Rate: 60 mm/min
Depth of Cut: 0.8 mm
Spindle Speed: 1000 rpm
End Mill: 1.2mm ti-coated end mill with 1/8 shank
Overall Depth: 2mm
Cnc 3018 Grbl Settings Tool
Cnc 3018 Grbl Settings
After the experiment on the acrylic, the results were good, but not great. I’m really asking too much of the 775. And short of increasing the motor rpm, which is possible, but also the reason to use a real 500 watt or greater spindle, there isn’t really anything to do, but reduce the load. Asking the motor to hog out less material is the solution. A slower feedrate, and .2mm less depth per cut does the trick.
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Tamil keyboard app for laptop. Bless hex editor for mac free. The settings I’ve dialed in on for acrylic are:
Feed Rate:100 mm/min
Depth of Cut: 60 mm/min
Spindle Speed: 1000 rpm
End Mill: 1.2mm ti-coated end mill with 1/8 shank
Feed Rate:100 mm/min
Depth of Cut: 60 mm/min
Spindle Speed: 1000 rpm
End Mill: 1.2mm ti-coated end mill with 1/8 shank