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June 22: Task 10, CNC Circuit Mill Spindle

Carriage with X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset

Basic Idea: Carriage with X_MillSpindleMount. If we remove spindle mount, we can also mount the laser diode head.

Goal

• Have a mount on the TAZ to attach the existing CNC_Circuit_Mill_Spindle by MIT
• This mount must be 3D printable using TAZ

Log

• Clarify goal and task details
• Write email to creator of spindle asking for missing drawings/CAD files
• Find relevant TAZ parts from [1]
• Basic idea:
  • Remove X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset
  • Add new part X_MillSpindleMount and attach it to X_Carriage
• Install FreeCAD
• Tried unsuccessfully to add this to TK0_Assembly.fcstd (how to add new parts to an assembly file?)
• FreeCAD undo bug: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD#Temp (or am I doing something wrong?)
• I stop here and hand over to John

Files

• Draft of spindle mount: File:X MillSpindleMount v0.1.FCStd
  • Note: This serves as an illustration only. Size, holes, scaling are all wrong

Next steps, open questions

• Find correct dimensions of spindle
• Draw nice CAD part that makes sense mechanically and that looks printable
  • How to fix the spindle in z-axis?
• Add holes and match to TAZ