the garage

Finding some new utility in my pen plotter. Tonight I’m refining some full scale drawings of this steel bike frame I’m building, starting with the main triangle.

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Really hoping these newer TMC2208 drivers will be quieter than the DRV8825 I’m running on my custom plotter. The stepper sounds are so bad they give me physical stress. 

Big heatsinks look promising 😎

It’s a rag tag one I made from 1000mm extrusion rails and random electronic parts I’ve upgraded along the way.

By far the highest ROI parts have been the TMC2208 motor drivers that made it almost silent. Before those, the sounds of the steppers were very annoying. These probably come with most multi axis machines nowadays but they were a game changer for me.

It’s a rag tag one I made from 1000mm extrusion rails and random electronic parts I’ve upgraded along the way.

By far the highest ROI parts have been the TMC2208 motor drivers that made it almost silent. Before those, the sounds of the steppers were very annoying. These probably come with most multi axis machines nowadays but they were a game changer for me. 

https://warpcast.com/aptlab/0x0d801830

Nice, is the plotter a custom build? Looking to buy or build one soon