A CoreXY Makelangelo
I’ve been building a CoreXY version of the Makelangelo. Just completed the first successful motorized test. More pictures and video after the break.
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ve already seen the news. I do a lot of stuff with CNC machines, and I like to build on top of my earlier projects. This is a small example of what you can do with a Makelangelo art robot and a few more parts.
I used the Makelangelo software with #define COREXY at the top of configure.h instead of #define POLARGRAPH2. I could have also used the popular GcodeCNCDemo project.
From here it’s mostly optimization. I’ve deliberately left the end effector empty. I’m going to add a camera quick-release connector so that anyone can design a new head with ease.
Some extra nice things about this is that I can easily install limit switches to auto-home the machine, something that was very hard in the Makelangelos. There’s also possibility of an add-on Automatic Tool Changer. That means, for example, the machine could change pen colors on it’s own, or put down a 3d printer nozzle and pick up a drill.
Since I had most of this on hand, actually cash outlay was ~$25 for the 5/16″ rods from Metal Supermarket.
What do you think: Kickstart a kit? I’d get the wood replaced with metal and prepare a few heads for the kit – a pen holder, a rotary tool, a suction system for pnp, or maybe a laser diode? Another idea is to release all the part files and instructions in an e-book for $5 and let the internet do what it likes. I have to think about how to make money from my things so that I can afford to keep making weird stuff. Any ideas welcome in our CNC + Arduino forum.
I don’t know why Jetpack is being dumb with Instagram. Please click the links to see the stuff until I get back to my computer and fix them. Thank you!
