CupCake CNC Chassis Designs

MakerBot — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:08:41 GMT

You are someone who blazes a trail. You take risks and you make things YOURS. We've spent a long time working out all the problems with our lasercutter, but when you download these and have them made, you understand that there may be some post modification that you have to do when you get them. QUICK OVERVIEW Download (and customize) the design files for the laser cut chassis parts, and make them yourself. DESCRIPTION Instead of buying the Cupcake CNC Lasercut Chassis Kit for $250, you can grab the downloadable designs and make them yourself. And while you’re at it, you can customize the designs to make your own MakerBot version! HOW TO MAKE THESE DESIGNS YOURSELF   1) Click the “Add .svg Files” button below to add these downloadable designs to your Ponoko account. 2) From within your Ponoko account, add your material choices to each design file. See below for guidance on the material type, thickness and sheet size you should choose. 3) Click ‘Make it’ to get an instant online price, then proceed to checkout. These downloadable designs will then be laser cut, packaged and shipped to your door. And if you want to customize these designs, then click the "Download" button below, tweak the designs as you see fit, then upload them to get an instant online price to get them made and delivered to your door. WHICH MATERIALS TO SELECT? These 8 downloadable designs will give you all the of laser cut parts you need to make one CupCake CNC chassis. After you add the designs to your Ponoko account, you can make each one from the following material types, thicknesses and sheet sizes: THE BODY: 1) Body 1 File: makerbot-body-P3-5mm-ply-01.svg Material: select 1 x P3 sheet of 5mm plywood or 4.5mm acrylic 2) Body 2 File: makerbot-body-P3-5mm-ply-02.svg Material: select 1 x P3 sheet of 5mm plywood or 4.5mm acrylic 3) Body 3 File: makerbot-body-P2-5mm-ply-03.svg Material: select 1 x P2 sheet of 5mm plywood or 4.5mm acrylic 4) ZStage File: makerbot-zstage-P2-6mm-acrylic.svg Material: select 1 x P2 sheet of 6mm clear acrylic 5) Build Surface File: makerbot-buildsurface-P1-3mm-acrylic.svg Material: select 1 x P1 sheet of any 3mm acrylic THE PLASTRUDER: 6) Plastruder 1 File: makerbot-plastruder-P1-5mm-acrylic-01.svg Material: select 1 x P1 sheet of any 4.5mm acrylic 7) Plastruder 2 File: makerbot-plastruder-P1-5mm-acrylic-02.svg Material: select 1 x P1 sheet of any 4.5mm acrylic 8) Plastruder 3 File: makerbot-plastruder-P1-3mm-acrylic-03.svg Material: select 1 x P1 sheet of any 3mm acrylic MAKING COST (WITH A FREE PONOKO ACCOUNT) To make these designs using the materials noted below will cost you: Making: $163.57 Materials: $51.90 Total: $215.47 + postage and packaging MAKING COST (WITH A PRIME PONOKO ACCOUNT) To make these designs using the materials noted below will cost you: Making: $110.41 Materials: $51.90 Total: $162.31 + postage and packaging Of course, if you feel adventurous, feel free to try your own combinations of materials to make something uniquely yours! And when you combine these designs with the following two, you'll have everything you need to make your CupCake CNC build go perfectly ... Cupcake CNC Basic Electronics Kit: http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/MakerBot/cupcake-cnc-basic-electronics-kit-4242 CupCake CNC Deluxe Electronics Upgrade Kit: http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/MakerBot/cupcake-cnc-deluxe-electronics-upgrade-kit-4243 Note: All of MakerBot's designs are released under the GPLv3 license which is very similar to the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license available here. The main thing, as mentioned above is that if you make modifications you have to republish your design files! Publish your modified files on this site (Ponoko) or on Thingiverse, by signing in to Thingiverse and pushing the "I Made One" button here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:457

Original CupCake CNC Basic Kit

MakerBot — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:00:52 GMT

QUICK OVERVIEW The basic setup you'll need to design and build a plastic extruding CupCake CNC machine. DESCRIPTION We recommend getting the original Deluxe Kit, but if you've got a power supply, a lot of 3mm filament plastic, a TTL cable, and lots of tools, this is the kit for you. The original Deluxe Kit: http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/MakerBot/original-cupcake-cnc-deluxe-kit-4240 Imagine: a leisurely day of fun with a couple friends, and you'll have your very own 3D printer. The future is within your grasp. With this original Basic Kit you get: (1) Laser Cut Chassis Parts: This kit contains only the lasercut parts you need to build a CupCake CNC machine, including the Plastruder. (2) Basic Electronics Kit: This is the whole kit of all the parts you need to build yourself an awesome CupCake CNC machine: * 3 x NEMA 17 motors to drive your machine. * The nuts, bolts, and various hardware to assemble it. * The belts and pulleys for it to move things around. * All the bearings to make your machine nice and smooth. * The highest quality precision ground shafts for the X and Y axes we could find. * Fully assembled 3rd Generation Electronics to drive it better, faster, and stronger. * A magnetized, detachable build platform to make removing your finished prints easier. * A pinch-wheel Plastruder to make things in plastic with. * 1lb of natural ABS to get you started printing in 3D. * Allen keys to make it easy to put together. Certain things are not included in this kit, such as: a USB2TTL cable, ethernet cables to wire things up, a standard ATX power supply, wrenches, and a few other common tools. If you do not have those common building supplies around, you can purchase the original Deluxe Kit instead, which comes with literally everything you'll need to build the kit, down to tweezers and wrenches. The original Deluxe Kit: http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/MakerBot/original-cupcake-cnc-deluxe-kit-4240 Click here for full documentation and sources: http://wiki.makerbot.com/cupcake And remember – this kit DOES include the laser cut parts to assemble a CupCake CNC machine chassis. If you want to design your own, choose the Customizable Basic Kit.

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CupCake CNC Chassis Designs

Original CupCake CNC Basic Kit