Red B.

Hi all and greetings from Sweden, Having recently bought a Stepcraft 2-420 with a Kress 800 FME spindle and a parallel port interface I am taking my first steps into the world of CNC machining. I have been building model aeroplanes for decades, mostly from kits and plans but I am a complete beginner to CAD/CAM/CNC. The last couple of days have been spent setting up the machine, installing software and to get the workflow going. In all it has been a painless and very rewarding task I have choosen to use UCCNC together with the UC100 USB motion controller, which connects to an USB port of my laptop. I addition I have bought Vectric Cut2D Desktop in order to produce G-code for UCCNC. Presently I am learning to use Draftsight, a "free" 2D CAD program, but I am thinking about switching to Autodesk Fusion 360 which is also "free" and includes both CAD and CAM. Recently Autodesk posted a a post processor for Stepcraft, which probably simplifies setting the program up for use with the router quite a lot. There is a very instructive Youtube video that shows how to use Fusion 360 / Stepcraft to manufacture a multicopter frame here: Make Precision Carbon Fibre Parts Using A Desktop CNC Router I would like to acknowledge the kind help of Rory Stoney (StoneyCNC) who helped me out with machine parameters and instructions on how install and set up UCCNC for my machine even though it was not bought in the U.K. I have found Vectric Cut2D to be a very nice program for importing and editing different files, e.g., DXF, PDF, JPG etcetera and producing G-code for UCCCN. Even as a complete beginner it took me less than 15 minutes to import a simple JPG picture, convert it to DXF and prepare the G-code for my Stepcraft. Equipped with a draw knife the Stepcraft cut my first decal (picture below) from Solartrim taped to a self healing cutting mat.         Edited By Red B. on 30/08/2016 22:26:33 Edited By Red B. on 30/08/2016 22:27:12 Edited By Red B. on 30/08/2016 22:28:08 Edited By Red B. on 30/08/2016 22:33:02

Sorry about that! Is it possible to edit my previous post? Regards, Red B.

This is low (1:50 into the video): The model is an old TWM Cap 232 with a Saito 72   Edited By Red B. on 21/04/2012 19:17:45   Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 21/04/2012 21:18:48

   Last flight of the day...

Yet another try!

Count me in!  /michael