DIY Camera Build & Software Hack!

[Peddlerspost]

$0=10
$1=25
$2=0
$3=0
$4=0
$5=0
$6=0
$10=0
$11=0.010
$12=0.002
$13=0
$20=0
$21=0
$22=0
$23=0
$24=25.000
$25=1000.000
$26=250
$27=5.000
$30=1000
$31=0
$32=1
$100=250.000
$101=250.000
$102=250.000
$110=1000.000
$111=500.000
$112=500.000
$120=10.000
$121=10.000
$122=10.000
$130=400.000
$131=410.000
$132=50.000
ok
$#
[G54:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G55:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G56:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G57:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G58:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G59:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G28:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G30:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G92:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[TLO:0.000]
[PRB:0.000,0.000,0.000:0]
ok

[LAHobbyGuy]

Did you try:
G10 L2 P1 X125 Y125

Rich

[Peddlerspost]

Yes, gives me less work space

[LAHobbyGuy]

Yes, gives me less work space

Well then you weren't in negative coordinates. I would suggest flashing the firmware and starting over. Did it ever work?

Rich

[Peddlerspost]

No it didnt, ive contacted where i bought it and they are getting back to me. Ive put a support email to bangood, but nothing back yet. For some reason it only sees 125 x125. Lightburn displays that also, board is set to 399 x 409, shows that, but thats past the machines limit. It doesn't make sense. I even reflashed and 0 change.

[ReddKnives]

Good HACK !!! I have a half dozen Web Cams, so may give this a try.

[JRonald]

Thanks for another great "How-To" video Rich!
I had no interest in a video camera since I had no intention of making youtube videos; then I watched your video and discovered the other uses of video cameras.
Now I have one.
I don't have a 3D printer so I built my camera box/mount on my cnc cut out of a 1x4 pine board. I'm old and naturally slow so it took me most of a day to get it measured, designed and cut; several revisions to get everything sized to fit. I was leery of driving wood screws into the box so I used cable ties to fasten the two pieces together.

My camera would not pick up the dots for the lense focus at all so I ended up using the lightburn 75n(?) presets and it seems to be working very well.
I put together a package of parts from your list. I had no idea what the significance of "drop-in" nuts was but discovered that pretty quick and do like them better.

I do like the metric scale on the 2020 rail. Is that engraved or stick-on tape? Can you provide a source for that?

Again, thanks for all you do!
Ron

[MikeH]

My camera case for the Sony IMX179. That's the camera used in Rich's hack on youtube. I machined it on my MK2 LongMill. The inner cut has a lip that the camera sits on then I just put a bit of hot glue in each corner to hold it in. I have not set it up in the software but the hardware works great.
Forgive the messy shop, outdoor projects are taking time from my shop.

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[JRonald]

Hi Mike,
I Like your camera mount much better than mine so I re-cut the top for my box only to add the "ears" to attach it to the overhead rail. Haven't reattached it yet, but think I'm going to like that better.
Someday when I'm feeling real energetic I may give your mount a try; it is much neater.

Ron

[Arwks]

I used this video and now have my camera about as perfect as i can get it. Thank you so much Rich!!! you commented once before and told me to recalibrate my camera and it worked!!!
I am using a logitech c615 on an anivia webcam stand, desk mount camera arm clamp stand- off of Amazon for 14.99.

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