Author: mechtronicman

Replacing Kuka Resolvers with Quadrature Encoders

The PMAC motors that the Kuka arm uses were manufactured with old-school resolvers.  Resolvers are great if you need to handle extreme environments, but they are very expensive to interface and have poor performance...

It’s Here!

After lots of hassle with the freight company, my new Kuka robot has arrived!   Turns out it was far heavier than expected, mostly due to extra instrumentation bolted to the robot and a...

New Kuka Robot is on it’s way!

After watching eBay for a long time, I finally took a risk and bought an industrial robot arm! The arm is a Kuka KR210 manufactured in 2004.  It doesn’t come with a controller, so...

CNC Touch Probe

CNC Touch Probe

The first step in machining a part on a CNC is setting up all the tools that will be used.  The machine knows precisely where the spindle is but tool lengths can vary, so the...

Leadwell CNC Machine – Day 1

Just bought a ‘scrap’ CNC machine from craigslist.  It is an old 1986 Leadwell machine that was used to machine engine blocks.  I hired a roll-off truck and rented a forklift to pick it...