My CNC Router
A while ago I bought a small CNC router. It’s based on a Widigitmaster Midi router table combined with a Dremel spindle, three 57STH51 stepper motors and a stepper controller card.
The router was bought assembled and ready to run but had not been used except for minimal testing so it was in excellent shape.
I’m going to add a few bells and whistles such as limit and zero switches. Currently all stepper motor wires are hanging loose so I need to find a solution for that. I think some kind of flexible plastic hose will do the job. An aluminum box for the power supply and stepper motor controller is also planned.
The main use for the router is to make prototype circuit boards and to cut holes in plastic and aluminum boxes.
I’m sure I will find a lot of other uses for the router as well…
One of the first things I did was to test routing copper boards. I made a breakout adapter for the three stepper motors. This adapter will sit inside the aluminum box with the power supply and stepper motor controller.