Category Archive: CNC

Dec 16 2015

X-Carve: Finding Your Own Wiring And Terminal Blocks

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December 16, 2015

Like I mentioned in the ordering post, I though I had some 18/4 shielded wire lying around, and even if I didn’t how expensive could it be to purchase some? Well, I scavenged through all of my stuff and only found a whole bunch of unshielded …

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Dec 16 2015

X-Carve: Choosing To Make Your Own Wasteboard

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CNC, X-Carve

by benjamen

December 16, 2015

For the 1000mm X-Carve, the wasteboard costs $128. I figured I could save most of that money by making my own. From what I figured I’d need a 4×4′ sheet of 3/4″ MDF, which would be less than $20. Instead of using threaded inserts and special hold downs, I’d cut …

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Dec 15 2015

X-Carve: My Configuration As Ordered

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CNC, X-Carve

by benjamen

December 15, 2015

One cool thing about Inventables is they let you customize the machine you are buying. For instance, if you have a bunch of NEMA 23 stepper motors lying around, you can remove them from your order and save yourself some money. So I started out by choosing the basic …

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Dec 14 2015

X-Carve Series Preview

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CNC, X-Carve

by benjamen

December 14, 2015

The weekend of Black Friday I took the plunge and purchased an X-Carve. They were having a promotion where you got $100 off the X-Carve and when you completed the purchase you got a $50 gift card to Inventables.com. It seems like Inventables has been giving away X-Carves to …

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