"Show Off Your Gecko Moves" Geckodrive Contest!
The GM215 is our newest UL Recognized (file number E344711) motor/motion controller and has been designed from the ground up. Featuring a full motion controller and GeckoMotion software compatibility, it can run up to four axes of coordinated motion off of onboard flash memory. Recommended for use with robotics, manufacturing, filmmaking, aerospace and industrial automation it can free up both budget and space constraints with its low cost and small size. A complimentary copy of our new software, GeckoMotion, is included in every GM215 purchase. Starting at $229.
For more info on the GM215, click here: http://www.geckodrive.com/gm215-step-motor-motion-controller.html
We want to see how you use your Geckodrives! It's your time to show off! You could win up to 3 of the brand new GM215!
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Enter by posting a comment on our facebook wall (https://www.facebook.com/geckodrive), or e-mail entries to [email protected], DOUBLE ENTRIES ARE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO POST THEIR ENTRY AS A COMMENT BELOW, ON THIS BLOG POST! (www.blog.geckodrive.com/contest2015/)
**Select applicants will be featured on our official social media platforms! You must post your entry as a facebook wall post on our wall at https://www.facebook.com/geckodrive, an e-mail to [email protected], or post a comment on the blog post found at www.blog.geckodrive.com/contest2015. If chosen as a winner, you will be contacted via e-mail to redeem your prize. **Winners will be chosen at random. Please enter by 12:00 PM PST March 2nd, 2015. Winners will be announced on our facebook page and our blog the following day, March 3rd, 2015.
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This is a project we made some time ago, is a Hot Wire CNC Cutting Machine, it has 3 Nema 23 G723-400-4 stepper motors and G203V (vampire) drivers, it works using timing belt linear motion actuator from Item, all the sistem works with MACH3 software and works great!
Thanks!
I'm a cnc machine builder, as a "side project, i made this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=breeCOGcNC8
It's made with 1 G202 and 1 G203X
How did I do this?
By interrupting wires going to pins 1 and 17, and used them to control an optocoupler circuit board I built. This then controlled two G251X to drive two X axis motors.
I assigned the the remaining four axis to Y, Z, B, and C..
I am using a UC100 pluged into the printer socket and controlling the machine using my laptop via Mach3.
Works fantastic.
I will post more detail and photos on the Facebook page.
I have self built a CNC Router Table using the Gecko G540 along with Mach 3 software. It's just a great little option filled package, and so easy to set up. I make signs, guitar parts, right down to small engravings.
I also have a Taig manual Lathe converted to CNC also with the help of a Geck G540 and Mach 3.
These are just amazing machines with the help of the Geckos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l79iwOd-8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CwueR_5qFE
The ripper is a multi-purpose large area CNC router-table. The machine has been designed to fulfill different tasks like PCB-milling, 3D foam-milling and even milling in light metals like aluminium, while still obtaining each application´s different important properties. – in just a single machine! Easy to build – Easy to operate
I am using the G540 for powering the ripper.
You can see it here
I have a few other robotics projects in the works and will definitely use GeckoDrives in those too!
I blogged briefly about the build at our theatre's blog that you can view here: http://blog.seattlerep.org/the-sets-of-opus-building-a-cnc-router/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjdbtvRPDAI
Carlos Contreras: [email protected]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37UTmVYAeRI
The unit will lower the glass into the path of the laser and then rotate the glass to cut and seal the ends.
The boys have some finishing work to do with mom or dad, as we didn't have time to do much more than the roughing pass. All considered, the CAD to CNC process took about 1.5 hours per car.
Our local Cub Scout pack has many generous leaders, and this year we decided to increase our focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) based activities for the boys. We believe pretty strongly that an early introduction to this kind of tech will have long term benefits. Please check out your local Scouting organization!
We will have about 10 of our 40 or so entrants in this year's race running cars they designed and machined themselves. This activity works out pretty well for 8-11 year olds, as the process fits their interests and attention spans almost ideally.
We can't wait to see the finished cars, and hope to have a winner from among our CNC builders!
In designing the CNC retrofit, I can't count the number of times I called Mariss at GeckoDrive for help, advice and troubleshooting. I tell people that developing this machine was like taking a college course - it was a most interesting learning process. Of all the equipment I used in this design, the Gecko Drives and the Mesa PCI interface cards have been the -zero- problem stars. Thanks again Geckodrive!
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dxZDIGthdQ
Thanks again for the amazing and innovative products!