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December 25, 2006

ETCH CNC

at 5:16 am. Filed under Complex Hacks, Computer Hacks, Electronic Hacks

If you have an Etch a Sketch in the closet collecting dust, the Etch CNC may be an interesting project that could put it back into use.

“I am using a retrofit machine that fit within my budget. It’s a 2-axis machine with approximately 170×130mm travel.

The circuit board is my own design, using a ULN2803 per motor to supply approx. 0.3 amps per winding. The power supply is a standard AT hard-drive power connector, with the +12V used to power the motors. It’s a simple constant-voltage L/R drive. I made the circuit board using EAGLE, and milled it on Chris’s real CNC milling machine (which is powered by EMC and AXIS, of course). “


 


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11 Responses to “ETCH CNC”

  1. Macka Says:

    That looks pretty cool, you should post a video

  2. Jeff Epler Says:

    There is a movie: http://axis.unpythonic.net.nyud.net:8090/index.cgi-files/etchcnc/etch.avi

  3. NGinuity Says:

    This is so awesome! What a great way to learn CNC without spending a lot of money on Stepper motors and all that jazz!

  4. Mike Says:

    Very cool is there a parts list out there?

  5. zedomax.com Says:

    DIY HACK - Etch CNC

    Check out this cool etch CNC.  Actually we were thinking of making this too, but since it’s already
    made, we can learn from it and make it quicker.  Awesome!
    I am using a retrofit machine that fit within my budget. It’s a 2-axis machi…

  6. Magne Says:

    Nice project. What software is used to run it?

  7. zadamaxi Says:

    Is that a com port?

  8. Alan Parekh Says:

    Hey Zadamaxi,

    Looks like a parallel port.

  9. blog on blog » Blog Archive » Etch-a-sketch CNCs Says:

    [...] ETCH CNC -[via] - Link. [...]

  10. نبض الخفوق Says:

    Very cool is there a parts list out there?

  11. Step-a-Sketch - PIC 16f84a based CNC controlled Etch a Sketch Toy - Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog Says:

    [...] and the PIC then controls the stepper motors to draw a 2D image on the Etch a Sketch. We have seen a similar project before and the same project in reverse, something about a toy from my childhood brought to life with [...]

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