Ez-Swap Carriage for 3018 CNC by jonbuckles

Last crawled date: 4 years, 5 months ago

Ez-Swap Mount reached its final stages in CAD
The goal of this project was:

Make a rigid platform for higher power spindles to cut more harder materials.


Make it easier to swap out spindles/laser modules.

Make it easier to disassemble the whole thing for cleaning or replacement.
Hardware Needed:
1x 150mm lead screwhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R1H3WSB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2x 130mm linear rodshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W5K3JQF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
ORhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085NVH757/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2x 55mm linear bearingshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H965BW7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2x 24mm linear bearingshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087WPGQ8T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
ORhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XPRCMJS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2x lead screw nut assemblies (reuse original ones)
1x lead screw capture bearinghttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N9KJPPK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
M3 grub screwshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AXVSHVY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
6x-8x Varies length M5 button head screws.
**Software Note: With a heavy spindle, be sure to enter $1=255 into the command line to keep the stepper motors powered to avoid slippage of the Z-axis lead screw during operation. You only need to do this once for it to be saved in candle.