{"id":68,"date":"2020-05-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/?p=68"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:07:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:07:38","slug":"adding-the-shapeoko-3xxl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Adding the Shapeoko 3XXL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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To start the CNC journey, I first need to buy a CNC router. I chose the Carbide3D Shapeoko 3XXL as my first CNC. The 3XXL seem to be a robust hobbyist level CNC at an “affordable” price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Building the Bench<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With help from my brother, I repaired an old workbench frame that I had in the basement for the bench for the 3XXL. A 3\/4″ maple plywood top was installed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Assembling the Shapeoko CNC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I ordered the CNC and patiently waited for it to arrive. Then, I meticulously assembled the CNC router over a period of about three days. I paid particular attention to squaring the machine frame as perfect as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Learning Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I then spent a few days learning the secrets of CNC routing. The first projects that I worked on included ear savers for masks, grid wall gun racks, an iPhone document scanner platform, and many others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Insulating foam is a great material for prototyping. It is easy to cut and shape.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mobile phone document scanner stand.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I always find a way to make an iPhone stand.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My first sign.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rifle hangers for grid wall fixtures.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ear savers for masking.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Using an endmill to cut polypropylene.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CNC Mods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Although the base Shapeoko was great out of the box, it needed a couple of mods to improve workflow and accuracy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Finding Zero<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The one mod that I ordered with the machine was the BitZero device. The BitZero is used for automatically setting the X, Y, and Z zero points. Later, I added the BitSetter device to automatically set the Z zero on every tool change. I have to say that the BitSetter was a great add-on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The BitZero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The BitSetter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dust Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ShopVac and Dust Separator <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Work Piece Holding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The next mad involved workpiece holding. For that, I added the T-track option to my order. I modified the MDF panels that came with the T-track kit by drilling and adding threaded inserts for even more hold down points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Basic T-Track<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Drilling threaded inserts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Full threaded inserts and corner square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A threaded panel for small parts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To start the CNC journey, I first need to buy a CNC router. I chose the Carbide3D Shapeoko 3XXL as my first CNC. The 3XXL seem to be a robust hobbyist level CNC at an “affordable” price. Building the Bench With help from my brother, I repaired an old workbench frame that I had in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-workshop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murphytj.sites.wfu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}