Piccolo is an opensource project , by Diatom Studio, which allows you to create a small CNC (working area about 5x5cm).
I tried to make a copy; the main components needed are:
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- the frame , made with laser cutting by Vectorealism
- 3 micro servos, purchased from HobbyKing
- viti, dadi…
- the PCB and an Arduino Pro Micro are from PCBHERO
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the pieces (MDF and acrylic) laser cut ...
PCB, Arduino Pro Micro, servos and small parts ...
Construction
The construction of Piccolo is very simple and well guided by WIki .
It takes about 2 hours to assemble the components:
I recommend gluing the plexiglass parts, especially those that make up the pen / pencil holder.
The printed circuit requires specific components: not having them, I preferred to use "normal" components by soldering them on an external breadboard:
Here are a couple of photos of the finished project:
