Extra Classic - Midi Controller Project
Extra Classic - Midi Controller Project Posted on: 07.06.2011 by Joan Kollmorgen Copied and pasted from my blogOk here's the story... Ever since I bought my M-Audio Xponent a few years ago I | |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 28.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Joan Kollmorgen 27.07.2011 |
Bloody hell. And I thought I was wild when I bust out the spray paint.
How do I sign up to all threads created by extraclassic? hehe
I didn't not signed to this yet... Need to check it when I get home, pictures blocked here
How much of the original jog wheel are you using? Just the optical encoder?
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| Joan Kollmorgen 29.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by deathstarchris
Did you build or buy your cnc router? It would be good to have someone to chat to if i get stuck at some point |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 28.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Joan Kollmorgen 27.07.2011 |
Bloody hell. And I thought I was wild when I bust out the spray paint.
How do I sign up to all threads created by extraclassic? hehe
I didn't not signed to this yet... Need to check it when I get home, pictures blocked here
How much of the original jog wheel are you using? Just the optical encoder?
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| Shonda Soulier 27.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Irwin Ney 01.08.2011 | to extra and death: Thank you so much for keeping this conversation public, it will help (and entertain ) a lot of people. The pics are great and your conversation is so above my head that I loved it keep up with the good work guys! |
| Joan Kollmorgen 29.07.2011 | Thanks for taking the time to explain things it's much appreciated. Post the pics here no problem. It will be a great help for me and If it inspires someone else then it's all good. Edit. you beat me to it Thanks again |
| Adriana Bazzelle 29.07.2011 | Well, I guess I will post them here, and then I can delete this post later if you like. I hope this helps. I wanted to ask what type of wood did you use? Tempered MDO I hope. |
| Adriana Bazzelle 29.07.2011 | No, underneath is the geared track that allows the Y axis. This was a great design in my opinion as the waste material does not clog the gears. I will take some pics later today and post them. Great to hear you are going to use CorelDraw. I have used that program since version 3. I use it to generate the vectors and then use ArtCam to generate the 'G' code, then Mach3 to run the machine. I'll post pics later, or I can PM them to you, so I don't hijack your thread with cnc router stuff. |
| Joan Kollmorgen 29.07.2011 | Yeah some more pics would be good. Is there another aluminium angle with bearings below the top one to prevent lift? I was planning on using corel draw for designing parts and then Cut2d to generate the g code then finally Mach 3. |
| Adriana Bazzelle 29.07.2011 | Yes, they run on top of a aluminum 'v' rail that sits on top of the table, with a geared rod that runs below the table. I can take more pics if they would help you. The trickiest part for me was the software. Do you know which direction you are leaning to as far as software? Both for the machine and what you will generate 'G' code with. I can help you there too if you need it. Here is video of mine in action, cutting out one of the pairs of my dsc mod. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVokzHkh95w[/youtube] |
| Joan Kollmorgen 29.07.2011 | Looks awesome. I like how you have the machine sealed off and the viewing windows is a great idea. Does your machine use v groove bearings running on some angle? |
| Adriana Bazzelle 29.07.2011 | A little of both. I bought it put together, but in its original configuration it was not strong enough to cut aluminum, so I altered the hell out of it. Stronger stepper motors and different Z setup. |
| Joan Kollmorgen 29.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by deathstarchris
Did you build or buy your cnc router? It would be good to have someone to chat to if i get stuck at some point |
| Adriana Bazzelle 29.07.2011 | Yep, I used my cnc router extensively on my dsc build. Great to introduce it at this stage of your build. I might suggest Lexan, or polycarbonate. It makes for a great main deck and is virtually unbreakable. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 28.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Maryanne Weatherill 27.07.2011 | This and Milo's Cdj style controller are two of the best threads on here at the moment. |
| Joan Kollmorgen 27.07.2011 |
Bloody hell. And I thought I was wild when I bust out the spray paint.
How do I sign up to all threads created by extraclassic? hehe
I didn't not signed to this yet... Need to check it when I get home, pictures blocked here
How much of the original jog wheel are you using? Just the optical encoder?
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| Janell Selser 27.07.2011 | God dam! I thought I got carried away. I occasionally dream of the stuff I would build if I had acces to a cnc machine. I tip my hat to you sir. |
| Shonda Soulier 27.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Irwin Ney 27.07.2011 | How do I sign up to all threads created by extraclassic? hehe I didn't not signed to this yet... Need to check it when I get home, pictures blocked here |
| Kiyoko Wellisch 27.07.2011 | Bloody hell. And I thought I was wild when I bust out the spray paint. |
| Joan Kollmorgen 27.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by Tha Gooch
The last thing I did was change the resolution on the encoder wheel which made an amazing difference I've got so many ideas floating around in my head when it comes to midi controller designs that I decided to build a cnc router to make things go a little quicker and easier A couple of images of my cnc progress so far. Total build cost should be between |
| Janell Selser 27.07.2011 | Any progress on this? |
| Vernie Beharry 30.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by keeb
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| Ok Moroski 30.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Vernie Beharry 30.06.2011 | I'm gone for a week (staycation). . .and I miss out on SOOO much already!!! Extraclassic: You, sir, are a GOD amongst mortals. . . so much that I've given up hope of my own controller now. . . . |
| Micha Tollas 26.06.2011 | really good job ! jog responds really well |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 26.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Joan Kollmorgen 26.06.2011 |
maybe some of the lockup issues were due to so many more teeth before
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| Chasidy Heckenbach 26.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
Here is a picture showing the spacing |
| Joan Kollmorgen 26.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by zestoi
Like I said in the OP I had nothing but trouble with the original Xponent wheels. On a few occasions they completely locked up on me which meant I had to take the unit to bits and get the hammer on them :eek: The aluminium top is definitely an improvement on the originals performance wise plus them extra inches really do matter. Here is a picture showing the encoder spacing |
| Marva Cupid 26.06.2011 | i love it, looks awesome extra |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 25.06.2011 | damn that is impressive.... had to watch the video twice the resolution on the wheel seems good enough as it is without going for a more granular encoder wheel? this is going to be one hell of a cool controller... |
| Joan Kollmorgen 25.06.2011 | Another update for you and a video as promised. I ran into a major hiccup toevening . The aluminium sheet that I bought for the top of the jog wheels was anodised and after much head scratching and a quick search on Google I now know that the surface of anodised aluminium is not conductive. Until I get another sheet I have rubbed the surface down with some sandpaper which seems to have solved the problem. :eek: I was pleasantly surprised at the response of the jog wheel considering the spacing on the encoder Disc. When the acetate sheet arrives I will be doing some fine tuning. Here |
| Joan Kollmorgen 25.06.2011 |
nice work ! I hurry to see more, it's a great concept!
you are a true stud in the digital world. this is similar to my dream controller.
Here are a few more images of my progress. Encoder wheel fitted for testing purposes. I'm still waiting for the acetate sheet to arrive so until then.... I sandwiched the paper encoder wheel in between two pieces of plastic from a DVD spindle. Here is the wire that makes the platter touch sensitive. This box that the jog wheel is mounted in is just for testing I will post a video soon after I have got things mapped and tested. |
| Benita Jankauskas 24.06.2011 | you are a true stud in the digital world. this is similar to my dream controller. |
| Micha Tollas 24.06.2011 | nice work ! I hurry to see more, it's a great concept! |
| Joan Kollmorgen 24.06.2011 | I'm believeing about putting some sort of artwork in the center of the jog wheel to break up all that aluminium. What do you believe? Here's what it looks like with a chamfered edge. |
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