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Setting up CNC active surface compensation for duet3d/RepRap
I recently setup my custom CNC machine, that’s running a duet3d 2 Wifi as it’s brain – with 2 probes so that I can handle tool length compensation, work corner finding, and most importantly – dynamic z surface compensation to handle scenarios were your material is not perfectly flat but you don’t want to surface…
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Repairing an SGS 50L compressor
I’ve had this compressor for a couple of years now. I’ve used it to spray paint my workshop, drive die grinders, sanders and nail guns. More recently I got a plasma cutter (which is awesome). however somoewhere along the way the compressor has developed a fault, it started out as an intermittent issue where it…
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tap tap tap… is this thing on?
for a while now I’ve had a profile on the fediverse as makergeek@hometech.social which has been fine, a good community that I’m interested in on home automation etc. However, I’ve been aware that in theory it is possible eto connect my wordpress blog with activity pub so that I can appear more properly as @Daniel…
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A return to blogging?
Well hello there. It’s been a while. Way way back, before YouTube was much of a thing, before Instagram even existed. I was in the habit of documenting my random makes and mischief on here, my ‘blog’. Of course ‘here’ has changed a few times but the back catalogue of miscellaneous musings is all there.…
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Improved Duet3d Fusion 360 post processor for Ooznest Ox
I recently upgraded my ooznest OX cnc machine from the original xPro USB controller (GRBL based) to the Duet3d (marlin based?) Ooznest typically use this on their newer workbee machines and they provide a post processor in the downloads for that machine. However, they also ship all of their machines for use with trim routers…
