ZepLabs: The 20$ CNC: A Plotter (Part 2)

[@dionjennings2379]

Really great work, you make it look easy. One thing... *never* be hesitant to speak in your own accent or language. I think it adds to the video. This is just way cool, love this!

[@ZepLabs]

Thank you very much! Aprecciate your tips!

[@niniliumify]

Turned out great! Another good production. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

[@ZepLabs]

Thank you very much! It's always nice to get that good feedback!

This is amazing and a wonderful thing of you to share. I can't begin to express how much this helps me with my own design process. :) Going to make a try on it and will share pictures once I have something viable. :)

[@ZepLabs]

Adam Östergren good luck with that Adam! I ll be waiting for those pics

[@DescubreAntigua]

Cool build! just a note on precision: **using BYJ steppers** makes things easier but tricky, they have 5 wires and can't be used with GRBL (if anyone is planning on using it), you can convert them to 4 wires very easily, search on youtube. BUT the issue here is those motors have a gearbox. This makes them stronger but less precise as you might discover later while using the plotter. Going left and right is not precise as there are tiny spaces between the gears and as you move from side to side this will have huge effect on your precision. You can use ANY stepper directly as long as there is no gearbox, or you can use ANY, ANY stepper motor with or without gearbox as long as you implement the use of optical encoders. I had that issue while building mine. Discovered it the hard way and later read about it.

[@ZepLabs]

Xplorando Network well said buddy! In this one however I never had any problems on precision...(except the one time that I managed to strip some teeth on those plastic gears!) And I have done some milling on that 😄 Most recently I tried mimicking a galvo using those byjs thought, and you could feel the slack on those tiny gearboxes literally all over the place! Cheers 🍺

[@godu1111]

Wow. amazing work with such super basic tools and components

[@ZepLabs]

+godu1111 Thanks Godu!

[@FroggyFrog9000]

This is some original thinking, very impressive!

[@ZepLabs]

Thanks Frog. Really appreciate it!

EXCELLENT!! Minimum parts and tools required to build. Great intro project to CNC. Thank you for the video!!

[@ZepLabs]

+Richard Elniski thank you for your feedback! Appreciate it a lot

[@salahrashwan3973]

Really great work, you make it look easy.

[@ZepLabs]

Salah Rashwan Thanks Salah! Truth is, it aint too difficult! Go for it..

[@pfsmith007]

Love the video the music is on repeat again and again and again. Music aside the build is very cool.

[@ZepLabs]

+Peter Smith Long vid, short track indeed! Thanks a lot Peter!

[@MrCoalcracker79]

I enjoyed the music.

[@evertonr1983]

Very good project, well made. can you tell which stepper motor driver used?

[@ZepLabs]

byj48. They were bought unipolar and converted to bipolar.

[@greencobalt9296]

The drivers were A4988 stepper motor drivers.

[@manic73]

do more with this mate look at the views you got im waiting on all the parts to make one myself and thankyou for the easy step by step tut on this its going to help me out alot thankyou

[@ZepLabs]

I' m glad it helps! Yep, I m not done with that yet, I just need to find some extra spare time! Thanks a lot

[@manic73]

keep up the good work mate

[@chadschluter9926]

Is there an easy addition to add a router bit to drill in wood rather than just a pen?

[@ZepLabs]

Chad Schluter Hey Chad! And sorry for the late reply... There’ s a whole series on that machine! You can find a video of it dragging around a DC motor and a drill bit and performing some basic milling on my channel.. Cheers!

[@luoncuoihaha4342]

It is great. can you please tell me: how to rotate axis of the motor by hand?

[@PiefacePete46]

Great project, and lots of bang for your buck! Thanks.

[@ZepLabs]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@rb67mustang]

Amazing job on such a small budget. I'm sure your bigger version will be great!!!

[@ZepLabs]

+rb67mustang Thanks my friend! Really appreciate it!

[@truechaos877]

Damn it! I have wanted to do the exact same thing with the same motors for a while. I just haven't had the funds. Thank you for sharing and for showing that it is possible.

[@ZepLabs]

Billy Gray thank you for your nice feedback! Give it a try! Maybe yours turns out even better..

[@truechaos877]

Zep Labs I need to get a drill press. I can get one from harbor freight for about $60. They have a small 12 volt rotary tool for $10- $20 That i want to use as a cutting motor/spindle. It would be chap and easy to put a speed controller in it. I want to use a pc power supply to power it all and put everything in a nice neat box.

[@ZepLabs]

Yep, with a pc power supply you should be just fine ! Dont be discouraged with the drill press though.If youhave a hand drill give it a try. Just go slow and make sure to drill both the opposing pieces clamped together. That way even if you are some degrees out of square you' ll have no alignment problems.I' ve made my bigger one without a drill press and it works like a charm!

[@PASamuelsART]

Very Inspiring. Dying to have a go. Looking forward to the 3D printer episode.

[@ZepLabs]

Philip Samuels appreciate it! I ll try to move it upwards on the to-do list!

[@Japenl85]

Really cool project, I'm building my own based on your plans (but slightly modified to fit the parts I have).

[@ZepLabs]

Thanks a lot bud! Good to hear that!

[@Daffodil956]

Beautiful Thanks for uploading.very inspiring indeed.

[@ZepLabs]

thank you very much! I appreciate it a lot..

[@johnjoyce]

Man, you have a great accent. Use it proudly.

[@sleinadxela]

Thank you for sharing this! This is awesome.

[@ZepLabs]

It's my pleasure Alex! I' m glad you like it..

[@hugomg1000]

hello, thank you for showing us your projects, I have a question what is the voltage of 28byj-48 engines?

[@ZepLabs]

Hey my friend! Sorry for the late reply... They were one of 12 V and two of 5 V. Randomly! Go with 12... 🍺

[@felixdietzCGN]

How did you get the 28BYJ to work with grbl and the grbl shield? Did you cut the 5th wire? As far as i know it is a unipolar motor and grbl only supports bipolar motors.

[@ZepLabs]

+Felix Dietz yep you are right! You have to convert them to bipolar. You pretty much cancel the fifth wire! There are plenty of tutorials here on that..

[@felixdietzCGN]

thanks!

[@matyaskorvin8537]

best When will the video of the installation of software and the production of g-code.

[@ZepLabs]

Matyáš Korvín Hey Matyas.Sorry I was not intending on doing a video on software. It's because I think there are so many guys out there explaining those things better than I would if I tried! But I ll be glad to help if you face any problems regarding the software. (For the run on the vid I used Easel)

[@matyaskorvin8537]

ok

[@goskascience]

How did you connect the timing belt to the stepper motor? What is the name of the part? Where can I buy this parts?

[@ZepLabs]

+goskascience the part is called a "pulley". I used some salvaged from printers at first and epoxy glued on the motors' shafts. I even drilled a tiny hole through and pushed a little pin in there to avoid twist. I recently switched to moldings though(resin cast pulleys I made myself copying a ready made one). If you are up to buy some though, go for GT2 timing belt and pulleys. I ve used them on other machines and I can recommend them. They re pretty cheap too..

[@fsxcamcrew]

Making a similar cnc machine, you gave me some good ideas. Using the same 28BYJ-motors but is this the real speed you show in this video? I can't let mine turn faster than 9 rpm. How many volts are your motors rated and how many volts do you feed them?

[@ZepLabs]

+fsxcamcrew hey there! I m glad I gave you ideas! Most of the video is sped up, but there are a few spots when it runs actual speed. There is info of that on the bottom right corner of your screen at some parts of the video. I never measured revs per minute but I believe they are much higher than nine! Try tweaking your grbl settings (max rates mostly) . I used 2 motors rated at 5V an one on 12V . No reason for that! I feed the whole shield with 12 V and each motor with 0.5 Amps I believe...Hope I helped!

[@kn.outdoor]

Awesome! If only I had your skills 😊

[@ZepLabs]

+MrBrokenheart74 Thank you mate! Not too much skill required..Give it a try!

[@xicosdead]

Hello zep great work ... you could share the blueprints or some guide, I would like to make a copy of your machine thanks :)

[@ZepLabs]

Hey, Glad you like it! Yep you are right, I 'm still in the process of learning sketchup, amongst other things! For the time being I can just send you a sheet of dimensions..P.m.me your mail if you think they ll come handy.

[@Zikeyboy101]

how to configure max travel distance of stepper motors? and how to set soft limits? i don't have limit switches installed. Can i make use of soft limit only? I don't want stepper motor to travel too far above the limit of the machine, so as not to crash my machine...Please i need help.

[@ZepLabs]

+Stone Evans hey there! Max travel distance has to do with your machine's actual dimensions. I have no limits at all on this one. In that case you just have to be extra cautious when homing the machine yourself. But you can find all the information you need on this one on github( configuring grbl)..

[@Themosthatedman]

Great job. Are these motors strong enough to use with dremel 3000?

[@ZepLabs]

+Ahmet Baydar Thanks Ahmet! Well, it all depends I guess...yeah the could move the dremel around for sure, but you couldnt take too much of a stepdown cut on each pass..then again, it depends on your feedrates! I 'd choose some cheap nema motors if I was to make some more serious milling on this..

[@flyingjeep911]

Cool videos keep it up. ill sub for more! I run CNCs everyday for work it's very cool seeing a mini one work so well!

[@ZepLabs]

Thank you very much mate! Means a lot to get that good feedback from a pro!

[@Reed_Performance]

This is so cool! I am making my own and was wondering if you had dimensions or plans?

[@ZepLabs]

captainluke12gaming I'm glad you like it! Sorry I dont have any plans yet. That's because I didn't think people would like to build at the exact same scale that I randomly chose! I may make some though, there are some of you that want them and I highly appreciate that . For now I just have some measurements if you think they ll come handy..

[@Reed_Performance]

I will take them if you have them

[@ZepLabs]

Check your pms!

[@Reed_Performance]

thanks!

[@martinlowe88]

Plans and dimensions would be an awesome addition to this already amazing video, if they could put on a download URL, even better !. regards Martin Lowe.

[@oscarlesta1]

CUAL ES LA MEDIDA DE ANCHO Y EL LARGO DE LA CNC 20$?

[@dionjennings2379]

Is that the Arduino UNO you are using? I have been having no end of problems uploading code to my UNO. I keep getting timeout errors. Not sure if I even have the right code... can you give me some guidance? I'm trying to do pretty much the same thing as you, but I have a RAMPS 1.4 board with Nema 17 steppers...

[@ZepLabs]

Hey mate! Yes its an Uno, running grbl v0.9. I never had any problems compiling though..I just installed the library, opened IDE, imported it and uploaded. Several times! have you made sure you are running the serial at the same baud your version of grbl uses?

[@alexanderstohr4198]

elsewhere is saw people adding mechanical means for controlling the tension of the rubber bands by e.g. strong springs or screws on the axis of the free running wheels. maybe thats something you might to improve.

[@rasmis]

Very cool! Don't be afraid to upload in your own languge. Just subtitle it. It'd be cool with more languages on KZbin! And I'd love to hear your voice ;-)

[@ZepLabs]

Thank you Rasmis! Maybe I will...

[@LIUxJIAxHAO]

淦你良系賀

[@thesavagedog28t61]

rasmis or maybe make two copies of the video then one in English

[@oscarlesta1]

THE MEASURE OR DIMENSION OF THE HOT TABLE PLEASE

[@BrainSlugs83]

Cool idea with the zipties on the belts to keep them interlocked. -- Though it's a bit misleading, when you throw way more than $20 at the electronics. (Arduino + Shield + Motor Controllers + PSU -- that PSU alone is more than $20 I think...)

[@ZepLabs]

+Michael Jensen Hey Michael. Glad you liked it. Thanks a lot! Not at all misleading mate! Electronics cost me 9$ (arduino,shield and controllers). Truth is I didnt calculate the cost of the PSU cause it's not a part of the machine. And you can use whatever you have in hand! You ll not need more than 2 Amps for that application so I assume anyone with an interest to build a cnc will have a way to power it handy! But even if you had to buy a power supply like the one I used (and I never paid for) , it 'd be very cheap. It's rated at 4 Amps , when last month I bought one rated at 20 Amps for 20 dollars! I have no reason to mislead the way I see it. I could easily name it "The 30$ CNC and it'd still be cheap enough! Cheers mate!

[@BrainSlugs83]

That makes a lot of sense. I never thought of it that way. -- All the 3D printers I build have a similar power supply and it's dedicated to the machine, and they're like rated for much higher amps because they have to drive heaters, and bigger stepper motors... if it's only 4 - 20 amps, then even if it was dedicated it would still be very cheap. -- (but since it's not dedicated then I understand why you don't include it.) -- Nice work. :)

[@ajayghale2003]

do u have any kind of pdf that u can share regarding the dimensions used.... i would really love to recreate this project...

[@ZepLabs]

Ajay Ghale Hey Ajay! I have a photo of some rough measurement I' ve sent to other people...Give me a mail of yours and I ll be glad to share them with you.

[@SauravKumar-oh8hj]

@@ZepLabs [e-mail]

[@tomaszmatuszewski2941]

Can I ask what are stepper motors type, are they unipolar or bipolar?

[@ZepLabs]

Byj48. I had two of 5V working voltage and one of 12V. No particular reason for that! They are unipolar as they arrive, but you can easily convert them into bipolar ( and use just four cables).

[@DL-yv8cm]

nice work man

[@ZepLabs]

+ali rospawan thanks Ali! Many thanks..

[@senowibowo2322]

Hi zep ! Help me to define each step in x, y and z axis. I just first make cnc machine and new to grbl, i use grbl 0.9j Thanx before !

[@ZepLabs]

Hey mate! Thats the version I used in the vid too. Download Universal Gcode Sender and tweak a bit the grbl settings. You can find info online on what is what. For the distance covered you ' ll have to play with $100, $101 and $ 102. Tweak the numbers and give a command for a given distance. Then take a ruler and just measure. You 'll find the right spot soon!

[@senowibowo2322]

Therein lies the difficulty, can you share to me every value from $ 0 - $ 132, because I also use step motor like you use. Thanx zep !

[@ZepLabs]

Sure I can, when I get back to the shop. But it's not gonna help! The motors may be the same, but it has to do with the dameter of your pulleys too. and some other stuff. For the X,Y axis I was at 48.5 steps per mm I think, but for Z where I used a bolt screw instead of a belt the number were not even close! You 'll have to tweak your own number here buddy, but its easier than it looks. Check this one github.com/grbl/grbl/wiki/Configuring-Grbl-v0.9

[@senowibowo2322]

Ok, Thank you very much zep..

[@dr.royale6077]

which type of gear and pulley you used in this machine for motion transmition

[@dr.royale6077]

plz

[@ZepLabs]

+Dr. royale belt and pulleys are salvaged from old printers. They dont even match exactly! If you are going to buy them , i'd go with gt2 belt.. The z axis screw is from a floppy drive with a custom resin plate.

[@MasterMeto1997]

Can I extend the axis as i want ? if yes what do i need to do extra ? and also doesn't shield need a code ?

[@ZepLabs]

+MasterMeto1997 of course you can! You can make it whatever size you want to. Just keep in mind that if you are gonna make it much bigger you should use bigger steppers. You are not gonna regret it! The shield runs through arduino and grbl. Just google that, or visit github and you ll find all you 're gonna need. It's nothing too complicated...

[@oscarlesta1]

perdon cual es el grbl que tengo que cargar?

[@dr.royale6077]

it's osm idea I m big fan of u. can u give some plan or dimensions, I prefer handwriting dimensions plz I need to make this. plz I request u

[@ZepLabs]

Dr. royale sure. Pm me a mail of yours!

[@dr.royale6077]

my mail id [e-mail] nd thank u so much

[@Bostish2]

Excellent job!

[@ZepLabs]

appreciate it!

[@BrainSlugs83]

What firmware / CAM software did you end up using for the machine?

[@ZepLabs]

+Michael Jensen it runs on grbl. V1.09 if I 'm right. It's been a while since I 've last uploaded on of those into a board so forgive me if I 'm wrong😄

[@PratapO7O1]

Can you share this project's code? I like it very much and want to try this will be obliged to get its code

[@ZepLabs]

+Aman Pratap Singh Hey there! I didn't write any code for this. I used Grbl v0.9j . Just google that and you 'll find everything you need to know. Guys have made an amazing job there!

[@paulelephant9521]

Great video, very inspirational. I would echo what others have been saying, don't be afraid to speak, it would be nice to hear your voice, we can always mute the video if we don't like it, but i'm sure that wouldn't be the case for me, i don't mind heavy accents. Keep up the good work.

[@ZepLabs]

Thanks for the encouragement! Now we 'll just have to wait for the next project that includes something complicated to explain! Cheers..

[@dwolfer2315]

Nice idea but trying to figure out what you are doing with such a fast video makes it almost impossible to actually do what you did. Is there any way you can put together a how to video that actually gives dimensions and exactly what you are doing and why? Thanks

[@ZepLabs]

Hey there! Well that's a struggle...To make vid that includes all, but not come too long and boring! I have a sheet of dimensions i can send you. But I 'll take the time to make some printable plans I think , as many people requestedfor them...Thanks!

[@dwolfer2315]

Have you put together the plans yet? Thanks

[@ZepLabs]

D Wolfer I 'm sorry my friend. I never took the time to make them. How about handwritten dimensions??

[@petarpetrov7917]

WOW, I didn't expect that 5V 28byj-48 motor will be powerful enough to drive a CNC. Even if it is small! Great video! I am planing to try the same configuration as yours and I already ordered CNC shield with A4988 drivers and four 28byj-48 5V motors (two motors for the X axis). I am planing to use 19V adapter from a laptop as a power supply but the motors work on 5V. Should I somehow use the A4988 potentiometers to not fry the drivers or the motors? And what if I try with 19V power supply and a single driver & motor, am I gonna fry them or the shield and the driver will take care to not fry the motor? I am sorry for the stupid question but I am a programmer and a noob at electronics so I will appreciate your help. I already searched for such combination but it looks like almost no one tries to use 28byj-48 with CNC shiled and A4988 driver (most probably because the motor is uni polar by default...)

[@ZepLabs]

Petar Petrov Hey Petar! Many thanks! There are no stupid questions mate! The CNC shield can take voltage anywhere between 12 and 24 Volts if I'm right( maybe it is up to 36, cant remember..) You can read it on the board, where the voltage input screws are. So you are good! From the A-controllers potentiometers you 'll adjust the current for each motor, or you 'll hear them whining, complaining, maybe even frying! I think I had those Byjs around 0.5 Amps..but you 'll know it when it's right! The only problem that i can think of is the current. How much you can draw from the laptop's power supply. Logically you 'll have enough , but don't push it too much, as laptop PS are usually switching and you may encounter some power drop-down when starting all your steppers and spindles and lasers and stuff simultaneously.. I' ll be here if I can help. Cheers

[@petarpetrov7917]

Hey! Thank you for your replay. I got a CNC shield and a bunch of 5V 28byj-48 stepper motors and A4988 drivers. The good news are that I managed to make the motors bipolar and drive them with the A4988 driver! At the moment I am using a 18V 0.2A power supply from a small vacuum cleaner. The motors make a full rotation for approximately 4sec at full step which I think is pretty normal speed for those motors. I also managed to drive one motor at a time via the CNC shield and g code sender. I am not a electrical guy so I don't have an ampere meter to measure the current but as you said I can hear when the current is wrong... the motor is whining and barely moving if it even moves... So far so good, but when I add one more (or even two) motors, they all die. None of them moves as expected, most of the time they don't move at all... you can hear them how they struggle but only that. Each one of them works fine but not if combine them. Is it possible the 0.2A current to be too low? I tried to play with the potentiometer but without much success. I also tried with 19V 3.4A power supply from a laptop and after some adjustment of the potentiometer I made them move but they become too hot for less than 3 minutes so I stopped experimenting with that power supply. My second thought was that the grbl settings must be adjusted but they work fine for a single motor so I guess this is not the case. Or maybe the wiring of the motors is wrong (some of the motors have different wires order) but again... they work fine if I use them without the other motors. Any thoughts what may be wrong? I know that you cannot help me a lot without seeing the thing but any guess what may be wrong will help me. I will keep playing today after work

[@petarpetrov7917]

I also watched your other videos and now I am really motivated to build a really cheap mini CNC prototype! Great channel!

[@ZepLabs]

Hey Petar! Glad to hear you got your hands "dirty" mate! In the vacuum cleaner PS case its definatelly the current! They each draw around 0.5 amps at 5+ Volts ( and i say 5 plus cause I feed the hole thing with 12 V and you with 18!) Now for the heating.... Too much current is what theory says! Try chocking the potentiometer a bit more until the lowest spot that they still work normally.( go easy on the screwdriver, we are talking about 45 degree turns each time here!). Then reduce your max rates in the GRBL settings a bit. See what you get! And try swaping your A4988s between axis and see. I remember one time with one of them, it was just impossible to tune right... I 'll bewaiting to hear on your prgress on this! Cheers..

[@SauravKumar-oh8hj]

@@ZepLabs So how many V and Ampere do you use to power the shield?

[@BoomLikeTravel]

hello i have problem my stepper motors at work start to jam or is there any advice?

[@ZepLabs]

+BoomLikeTravel Hey Boom! Check your current for each motor on the stepper motor driver shields. If thats ok , go for grbl settings (max rates and accelerations mostly) ..

[@ZepLabs]

BoomLikeTravel one more thing! Those BYJs have some kind of gearbox enclosed. Those gears are made of plastic so you may also have ripped some teeth there if you put too much of a load on the motor. But go for that only after you 've tweaked your currents and grbl settings... Cheers!

[@BoomLikeTravel]

And how could it be set grbl I have no idea what the grbl

[@ZepLabs]

BoomLikeTravel are you running your motors through an arduino and a cnc shield?

[@BoomLikeTravel]

Hello, could you please share the file to grbl as I can not change the settings I probably do not know how to do it.

[@bryllgamba9389]

Can this stepper motor handle an 8mm lead screw? Thank you!

[@bryllgamba9389]

Oh really? Thank you very much!

[@ZepLabs]

Hey Bryll! I wouldnt try that! They have a gear reduction built in, so maybe they could handle it for a while (depending on the load of course!) but they also use plastic gears on that! And it's not too hard to strip one or two teeth out of them! Better go for some NEMA 17s, even small ones. Cheers

[@bryllgamba9389]

Will surely follow your instruction. Thank you very much. Also, would you mind if I ask for your support when building my own cnc machine?

[@ZepLabs]

Sure Bryll! Glad to help. Hit me up!

[@Majidmohamod]

Can you make the z axis faster than that? I am just curious!

[@ZepLabs]

Hey bud! I cant recall the exact settings (been a while now), but I believe you could with the same setup! After that, you could always replace with a higher-pitch screw, or a diferent motor ( this one has a 64/1 built in reduction!)

[@ShadowMage3D]

Title sounds great, except that the Arduino is $24 just for the Uno. Not sure what shields you're using, so a parts list might be nice. I have a couple steppers from an old Large Format printer that I disassembled, which would be great for a project like this. Depending on the cost of the shields, an off-brand Arduino could bring the price down.

[@ZepLabs]

ShadowMage3D hey there! I used an OEM arduino (Atmega328) from ebay. It was a kit with the CNC V3 shield and three stepper motor drivers (A4988). I paid for the whole kit just above 9 dollars...

[@ShadowMage3D]

it might be better, rather than using the worm gear for height adjustment, to use an assembly like you'd find on a drill press, with a rack-and-pinion gear. also, if you make the bed out of a sheet of HDPE, you won't have as much trouble with friction between the guide rods and the copper tubing.

[@wattletree9]

I like the music. What is it?

[@ZepLabs]

It's called Texas Techno by Audionautix. You can find it on the description of the vid!

[@wattletree9]

Thank you.

[@johnorvis1845]

Great It reminded me of a youthful ZZTop Most +

[@douglaswilliamvitalino2320]

Please, what plate did you use?

[@ZepLabs]

The whole thing is made using 15 mm thick plywood. Thank you..

[@Creationsbyelder]

Very nice video and what rasmis said, you should include your own dialog and do a subtitle. Hearing your voice I think will help you connect better to those viewing your videos.

[@ZepLabs]

Thank you for the hint! I think I will soon...

[@pascal6882]

great thanks...

[@ZepLabs]

appreciate it!

[@user-tc2ky6fg2o]

It's fantastic!

[@greencobalt9296]

Could you please give me a walk-through on the software including the Arduino code, the Computer program, and how to get it all working? Could you take me step by step in installing those things, please?

[@ZepLabs]

All Electronics my dear friend, have you visited github.com? Have you read the descriptions and comments here?

[@greencobalt9296]

Yes, I have. I was able to get Universal Gcode Sender but I can't find anything else. Please help me. I've already built the machine, I just need the software.

[@ZepLabs]

All Electronics ok mate! github.com/grbl/grbl/wiki/Configuring-Grbl-v0.9 you have to go here and download grbl. There is a newer version but I still use 0.9j for no particular reason! Once downloaded you have to flash it to your arduino ( there's a tutorial in the link above. It's pretty straight-forward and you ll do it just once). Once flashed, you open Universal gcode sender - file - grbl settings and you set your machine. The numbers you ll need to tweak for starters are about max rates, accelerations and steps per mm (how many steps the motor has to make to move your axis one actual millimeter. It depends on your setup) . There is also a full explanation on all those settings on the link I pasted above.

[@ZepLabs]

All Electronics almost forgot! Once you open UGS you ll have to set your baud rate at 115200 and select the COM port you are connected on your pc and hit the "connect" button.. Cheers

[@greencobalt9296]

Thank you SO much! :)

[@ezbronco9210]

I want it's program

[@ZepLabs]

Sahil palav Runs on GRBL and universal gcode sender. They are both open source and easy to find! Google that!

[@MrPeto1212]

Can this run on Arduino mega 2560+ramps 1.4?

[@ZepLabs]

Peter Gasper sure it does! I have made my last one this way, running Marlin. Check it out! 🍺

[@gregmckee6166]

you are one smart son of a gun!

[@ZepLabs]

+scot tactical 😂Thanks Scott!

[@espenbgh2540]

Nice doing.

[@ZepLabs]

Thanks!

[@georgey7746]

can you share the code??

[@ZepLabs]

George y runs on grbl. And g-code. Do a quick search and you ll find what you need. No need to write some code of your own. Check out github.com

[@georgey7746]

Zep Labs i don't know a lot about the ardunio .....i have downloaded the grbl file but i can't find the code that i must upload it to the arduino board

[@ZepLabs]

George y where are you from??

[@georgey7746]

Zep Labs sweden

[@ZepLabs]

George y ok George. Once you have downloaded the grbl version that you want, you have to install the library to the ide.(zip file). After that you ll create a new program, include the already-installed grbl library and nothing more. And upload it to your arduino. Should work..

[@user-eb3pp3gv1i]

can you share the arduino codes?

[@ZepLabs]

123 456 you can find them all on github.com. People there share all the time!

[@christophegarcia7344]

Brillant man ;o)

[@msdesignru]

awesome

[@ZepLabs]

many thanks!

[@sakisdiyprojects1911]

3:04 οτι καλυτερο εχω δει στο youtube . ακομα γελαω!

[@ZepLabs]

Sakis DIY projects αμα το αφηνα να τα πω θα γελαγες περισσοτερο!

[@robertloiselle5605]

NICE

[@ZepLabs]

+Robert Loiselle Glad you like it!

[@designbam780]

nice music

[@michaltomek7889]

only that plywood costs 50$, arduino with CNC shield 20$ and steppers 6$

[@ZepLabs]

Michal Tomek for god' sake mate! Don' ever buy plywood again. I ll buy it for both of us! That piece was worth just above 4 dollars (22.5 cm X 80 cm , 15 mm poplar plywood for 20 dollars per square meter. Do the math!) The electronics cost me 9 dollars if I m right. ( All of them . Through ebay) . And the motors was 1.5 each. For the bucks you are talking about you can build a much "meaner" machine...

[@michaltomek7889]

I will build CNC from steel tubes, it could be cheaper and harder

[@MikMech]

Deserves a sub.......👍

[@ZepLabs]

+MikMech 😄 Thanks

[@constantchialli9548]

I love your clips. They are so inspiring :D Could you make a cheap 3D printer like your CNC in the future ? :) I'd love to follow your steps :D

[@ZepLabs]

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback a lot. Sure, it has already crossed my mind to be honest to make a 3D printer,but I can't promise when it ll be just yet.

[@y2ksw1]

Language is about communication. Just use yours and subtitle!

[@ZepLabs]

+y2ksw1 thanks for sharing your though! I think I will..

[@خادمقمبر-ك1ض]

Music is great but music is high. .

[@ranamaqsoodakhtar8998]

Good nice yark good

[@ZepLabs]

+Rana Maqsood Akhtar Thanks a lot Rana! Appreciate it.

[@vincent7520]

3:04 Considering your look and sense of humour would have preferred you talking with your accent !… lol

[@ZepLabs]

vincent7520 Maybe next time...let me at least get the audio quality better , as long as I cant buy an accent!

[@vincent7520]

;))))

[@ВладиславБауэр-н9б]

Выложите пожалуйста все чертежи на всеобщее обозрение,ну или мне на почту [e-mail]

[@ZepLabs]

+влад Бауэр something is wrong with that mail address!

[@ВладиславБауэр-н9б]

[e-mail] или [e-mail]

[@douglaswilliamvitalino2320]

please

[@dr.royale6077]

hey, I sent you my mail id so plz give some plan

[@ZepLabs]

Dr. royale Done!

[@dr.royale6077]

Zep Labs I don't receive your mail I waiting for it

[@ZepLabs]

Dr. royale [e-mail]??

[@dr.royale6077]

Zep Labs [e-mail] www is compulsory

[@ZepLabs]

Dr. royale how about now??

[@mera-system]

For what use this? If use only for printing on the paper then you wasted time and money. Usb printers is many better choice.

[@ZepLabs]

YuMERA MERA you can attach a spindle and have a CNC router. A laser head to have an engraver. A 3D pen to have a 3D printer and so on...Its too small, so its mostly educational and fun. But still, buying a printer won't get you smarter. Think big mate. Doing this type of comments in here is the real waste of time.

[@ronpoddig6499]

thanks for wasting my time

[@ZepLabs]

Ron Poddig don't mention it. I ll be here if you wanna waste more, doing wryly comments and stuff. Cheers

[@ronpoddig6499]

I love the concept just wish you would have given measurements so I could build it.

[@VittorioZamparella]

Don't you get it? The meaning of this is you can build eyeballing everything if your mind is clear, and still everything will work!