PocketNC - 5-axis desktop CNC

Kickstarter website for the PocketNC.

Looks quite interesting. They are targetting $3500 for this mini 5-axis machine, with a claimed capacity of around 114 x 122 x 87mm. Running Machinekit / LinuxCNC on a Beagle Bone Black with their own "cape".

All done by a couple of "makers"* at home using essentially standard components and software. Shows what can be done with some imagination, drive and time.

Murray

* "maker" seems to be a name for people who have a workshop and like designing and making stuff. Oh, wait a minute....

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Avoids all the angst, caused when people start trying to define words like "model" and "engineer"

Yes, I should let sleeping dogs lie.

Then of course there are the "capes" and "shields". And I see that the new BBC Micro Bit has been provided with "input-output rings" instead of connectors, although they look exactly the same to me. What would I know. I guess it makes everything sound so much excitinger.

Plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose?

Edited By Muzzer on 07/07/2015 13:34:57

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I wonder if they will update the 'Micro Live' series, or just run repeats.

Do you remember the little flashing square, and a photocell on a rubber sucker?

MichaelG.

I think the Raspberry pi was more in the tradition of the BBC Micro than the 'bit', but if it works...

Neil

Who has just reprogrammed his RA drive controller after accepting (a) that having a third pushbuttons to change mode in between the up and down ones isn't a good idea in the dark and (b) an illuminated display will work better than a dimmable LED on the end of a wire pointed at a reflective display.