Spectralight Machine/Sherline Upgrade

Well, since I’m not throwing chips quite yet, I figured I’d post a little bit about the upgrades here. The long and short of it is pretty simple, I’m revamping an old CNC Spectralight machine with the TinyG. The idea being rather simple: Update the CNC control electronics while making allowances for manual override, spindle control, and safety. So here’s some pictures:

The original motion control board from the Spectralight case

Built an adapter to mount a CPU fan to the underside of the TinyG using 1/4″ plexiglass (conveniently provided by the protective plexiglass on the spectralight case)

TinyG and spindle motor driver board mounted into old case

Power supply mounted and USB cable run

• This topic was modified 8 years, 12 months ago by Vex.