MKS Gen L V 2.1 Board for CNC Foam Cutting
The latest firmware works on both MKS Gen L boards. This post has all the details Use the MKS Gen L Boards for CNC Foam Cutting
The latest firmware works on both MKS Gen L boards. This post has all the details Use the MKS Gen L Boards for CNC Foam Cutting
This is an easy way the upload the Arduino Mega 2560 firmware for the CNC Foam cutter using a Windows application called XLoader. Since releasing the build for the USB HotWire CNC Foam Cutter I’ve had quite a few guys contact me who are struggling to compile and upload the firmware. If you haven’t come…
Using 3d printers has become increasingly popular for making all types of CNC machines. The term you see quite a lot is MPCNC(Mostly Printed CNC). Many guys have sent pictures to me showing how they have made an MPCNC for foam cutting. I’ll include a design you can 3d print for free, courtesy of Mario…
The CNC foam cutter software and firmware have been updated to Grbl HotWire with new and requested features. It now supports grblHAL 32-bit controller boards. The axis letters have been changed to XYZA. Follow this post to Grbl HotWire for CNC Foam Cutters for the latest features. The rest of this post explains how to…
Introduction This guide will walk you through the steps to build the electronics for a CNC foam cutter using the Arduino Mega 2560 with a RAMPS 1.4 board. This is a great combination, and I’ve made many projects with them. Thanks to 3d printing, the electronics for a foam cutter are quite affordable and easy…
Here are the build details and videos of my first hot wire flying wing made with my CNC foam cutter. If you’d like to build a foam cutter I have all the information here https://rckeith.co.uk/cnc-hot-wire-foam-cutter/. Here’s the finished YMF-38. She flies extremely well and can eat up the sky Details and Dimensions I’ve called it…
You’ve built your 4-axis CNC foam cutter, and now you need software to generate G-code for your foam wings or fuselage. If your budget allows, purchasing software might be the best option. DevWing Foam 2 and DevFus Foam are excellent choices—I use them for all my projects. You can find tutorials on these programs both…
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