Hello World

OpenSTAGE is finally born

DOWNLOAD : dxf files to lasercut the frame, my version is in 8mm plywood
CARRIAGE : stl file to 3D print the carriage
MAINBOARD : eagle file to make the main pcb
Z SERVO: eagle file to make te servo board
GRBL: GRBL library to copy in Arduino library directory
INKSCAPE PLUGIN: this is the modified Unicorn plugin to work with OpenStage, Just unzip and copy the folder in the Inkscape extension folder

The rest of the BOM are
2        STEPPER MOTOR NEMA17
2         POLOLU DRIVER
8        624 BEARING
10    METER KEVLAR FISHLINE
1        9g MICRO SERVO

Here some close up picture of the final version

Y and X carriage with z Servo board

X carriage with complete Z stage

GOAL

The best goal of my project is that is possible to draw something in Inkscape and exporting the gcode via modified Unicorn Plugin
then you can open the gcode with a gcode sender like GRBL CONTROLLER and send via serial to the machine
here an example:
Draw OpenStage in Inkscape and I saved the gcode with modified Unicorn Plugin

Import the gcode in GRBL CONTROLLER

Open the serial communication with the right COM port and the correct Baudrate (115200 in my case)
and push "begin" button

I tried some tools on the machine and this is the result:

Dual layer drawing: pen and conductive ink

one lyer with classical pen and the simple with Agic conductive pen

This is the result:

Wood

on the wood with a little Proxxton spindle work well just to engrave a soft wood

FR1FR4

At the moment the machine don't work well on pcb because I haven't the correct tip

Soft metal

Working on alluminium the machine work quite well, during the circle the spindle was stressed much and so the circle is more like an ellipse.
The good things is that the text was engraved perfecly!