Assembly begins! 2020 aluminum extrusions, 3D printed components, stepper motor, & belt. I will eventually post a full bill of materials and links to files. #3Dprinting #digitalfabrication #penplotter #cnc #robot #art #drawing #digitaldrawing #steppermotor #3Dmodeling

3D printed housing for the Arduino and CNC shield/stepper drivers. I remixed this design from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2379541/files . I minimized some vents, while adding others, and put in an acrylic window to better show the machine's innards. Invariably, folks ask what drives my bots and gadgets; this way, they have visual access but fingers don't get shocked. #cnc #digitalfabrication #robot #3dmodeling #opensource #penplotter #drawing #art #diy #steppermotor #Ar

I have begun to 3D print components for a CNC pen plotter. If all goes well, it will be able to create a drawing up to approximately 25 x 25 inches. These are smooth and toothed pulleys for the X/Y drive belts. I'm not sure which option will work best, so I'm printing both. Monoprice Maker Select Mini V2 #3dprinting #3dmodeling #3dprinter #digitalfabrication #cnc #penplotter #art #robot #diy #robodrawing #steppermotor #octopi #octoprint

An Arduino board seems to be a pretty straightforward, affordable option for driving the plotter. For this build, I am using a Keyestudio UNO with their GRBL CNC shield and two stepper drivers. #arduino #cnc #programming #digitalfabrication #3dprinting #robot #penplotter #digitaldrawing #art