Modeling of Portable CNC Plotter Machine/3D Printer
- March 28, 2018
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume V, Issue III, March 2018 | ISSN 2321–2705
Modeling of Portable CNC Plotter Machine/3D Printer
Tarun Kanti Pal, Dipak Kumar Mandal, Sk. Ebadattulla, Pallab Kumar Basak, Sourav Kumar Bhunia, Anirban Roy, Diptendu Senapati
College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, KTPP Township – 721 171, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Abstract— This work represent the portable CNC plotter to plot any unexceptionable design by CD/DVD driver that should be easily available to make CNC plotter/3D printer .Computer numerical control (CNC) can be used to describe many types of device like Plotter, 3D printer, Milling machines, Vinyl cutter and others. CNC basically means that the physical movement of the machine that must be controlled by any type of controller (like Arduino UNO). The controller must be conducted by any computing device. This whole plotter/printer system is working based on G-Codes. G-Codes are used to give commends or instructions. Computer numerical control is use in any machine that moves in different direction like X-axis and Y-axis and code will instruct it exactly where to go and Z-axis control the depth. The movement in the direction of X, Y will be manipulated by stepper motor of CD/DVD driver and Z-direction will be control by a 3D Pen conducted with a servo motor.
Keywords— Arduino UNO board, Stepper motor, A4988 Motor driver, CNC shield, Servo Motor, G-Codes.
I. INTRODUCTION
In our work the CNC plotter is designed for plotting any dimensional instructed data on a rectangular co-ordinate system from G-Code. The plotter/3D Printer mechanism is totally control by Arduino UNO, CNC shield and two motor drivers. Arduino UNO is controlled by G-code’s instructed function. G-code control the motors exactly where to go in X, Y direction. Two stepper motor with lead screw control the X, Y co-ordinate and one servo motor controlled the depth means the nib of the plotter pen or 3D Pen (The pen can plot the difficult design which our hand can’t). The CNC plotter can be used to make printed circuit board (PCB) for plotting circuit diagram by the instruction from G-code [1-3]. It can be also use for card printing, writing letters, drawing any logo. It can be used for drilling, grinding and machining if we replace the pen to a drill bit we choose stepper motor from CD/DVD driver, one plastic gear servo motor, Arduino UNO, motor driver, CNC shield, 3D pen for reducing the setup cost and getting the maximum efficiency.
