Hi everyone, I designed this after being unhappy with all the existing Proxxon M70 conversions and wanting to get into CNC on a budget. For anyone else interested I've posted all of my 3D print files and assembly instructions here: GitHub - dheera/big-yellow-proxxon-mf70-conversion The main thing this offers over existing MF70 conversions: - Built with 3D printed parts and off-the-shelf metal components available on McMaster and AliExpress. You don't need a CNC machine to build this CNC machine - Extends Y axis from 46mm to 90mm - Extends Z axis 15mm higher so that there is space for a 4th axis Why MF70? Total cost of this mill including conversion is <$500-$600 (not including controller) I'm using an OpenBuilds BlackBox x32 to run the system. I realize this isn't the cheapest controller compared to the mill but I'm new to CNC and didn't want to waste time on electronics and firmware, and I might reuse the electronics to control something larger in the future. The OpenBuilds stuff was super easy to wire up and set up!
Share this as a proper Build, not a forum thread: https://openbuilds.com/builds/submit-new-build it deserves its spot under the Builds. Nice one
Seeing them next to each other there checkout docs:interface:blackbox-stack [OpenBuilds Documentation] - might work for you in this configuration where they are sitting both on top of the enclosure
Thanks! I think the face-up orientation might be not ideal for my use case, but seeing this I might think of making a 3D print backet to mount the interface on top of the BlackBox at 90 degrees ^_^
