Mat (notenoughtech)Todayβs TechDrop is heavy π
Unboxing the #Makera #CarveraAir.
Now the real question: can it produce parts worthy of professional automation?
Challenge accepted.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Bh08EMswNpM
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The Chaotic Goodπ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπIt took way too long, but I now have a proper #CarveraAir spoil board to go with my #smw base plate.
Queenie DeerhartYou know you're a lesbian couple that has been married for years when you both buy the other tools for Christmas.
Exhibit A - a #SaundersMachineWorks metric base plate for my #CarveraAir CNC machine.
Exhibit B - a #Canyonfire T-fence adjustment for my wife's #Sawstop
#woodworking #CNC #Maker #MerryMakerMass
https://saundersmachineworks.com and https://canyonfiretools.com
OK. I am less scared of this than I was, but Iβve wasted two pieces of brass to mistakes.
Good: Iβve learned so maybe I havenβt wasted it?
Today, I got closer than I've ever got to actually using my CNC machine.
I'm not *quite* there yet, but this makes more sense.
My first time using Makera CAM and my first time preparing something for 4th axis.
Wish... Me... Luck?
(Not doing it today, but still)
Brian Swetlandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUIHQEwTmsg
Final steps of milling a 19mm Calibration Cube out of a block of HDPE on my Carvera Air.
Final steps of milling a 19mm Calibration Cube
So, the waveform having finally collapsed on a Kickstarter I backed last year (poor impulse control?), I now am in possession of a Carvera Air desktop CNC machine.
I don't suppose anyone already has a reasonable workflow for using designs from FreeCAD on this critter?
(Linux-only strongly preferred).
The Chaotic Good π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβππGot to say I'm actually quite excited about getting a #CarveraAir. It's now officially left China, and is on its way to the U.S. It should arrive long before any of Mr. Orange's new tarrifs come into play, so that's a good thing!
So... #Carvera just told its backers on #Kickstarter that the first 300 backers should expect their #CarveraAir desktop CNC machines to be shipped on Monday next week.
I'm backer number 274...
YEEEEEESSSSSS!