CNC-3018Pro cheap CNC milling machine

Introduction

Aim to do graving and milling PCB boards.

Maximum size of the material: 300 x 180 x 50 mm³.

Cutters

The supplied engraving cutters are a really bad choice.

Vinyl

Drag Knife

• Blade holder for
• Graphtec Vinyl Cutter Plotter CB09 Klingenhalter 15 Stk. 45° Klingen
• Blade Holder Summa Vinyl Cutter Blades For Summa Blades Vinyl Cutter
• 5x30°+5x45°+5x60° CB09 Klingenhalter Plottermesser Für Graphtec Schneideplotter

Heat Transfer Vinyl (Wärmeübertragung Vinyl HTV)

Application Instructions (HOME IRON):

1. Set iron dial between Wool and Cotton
2. Cover design with cover sheet (Teflon Sheet)
3. Place on a flat, hard surface (ironing board not recommended)
4. Press iron with medium/firm pressure (do not slide iron)
5. Press each section of the design for 10-15 seconds, apply design at 305 °F
6. If area of design lift after application, apply cover sheet and repress for 10-15 seconds
7. Peel carrier cold
8. Cover completed design and press for 5-10 seconds

Software

Software for controlling the machine (3axis)

• CH340SER
• Grblcontrol(Candle_1.1.7 ) is used to send the command to the CNC mill using premade G Code.
  • https://github.com/gnea/grbl
  • https://github.com/Denvi/Candle
  • https://cncphilosophy.com/candle-grbl-software-tutorial/
• Baud rate: 11500

G Code

• https://jscut.org/jscut.html#
  • Works only with closed paths; thus use Stroke to path to generate closed loop.

• Online
  • GCode creator https://sameer.github.io/svg2gcode/
  • Gcode viewer https://ncviewer.com/

References

• https://cncphilosophy.com/3018-cnc/
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