From 3d printer to tufting machine
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Hello everyone, i have this idea of making rugs using a Corexy machine that uses a duet 2 wifi, the idea is to use a tufting gun instead of the nozzle so it can move in 3 direction X Y and Z, the only problem that i have right now is that the tufting gun need to be oriented in the direction that the carriage is going for example if i wanted to make a square the tufting gun need to turn forward then turn to the right then turn backward and finally to the left. i had this idea of using rotary encoders that are connected to an arduino board that control a stepper moteur that turns the tufting gun, the idea is that the encoders will read the rotation of the two steppers on the corexy the orient the tufting gun in the right direction , i don't know if it will work or not, and there's another idea that the motherboard of the corexy will directly rotate the tufting gun without any need of rotary encoders by extracting the x and y coordinates directly from the file. I hope this make sens, i explained it the best i could and hope someone can help.
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You could mount the tufting gun on a rotational axis that is controlled by the Duet. Similar to how a drag knife is controlled.
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@phaedrux yes but how can it be controlled by the duet ? that's the problem that i have right now, how can i controlle it by the duet, i think it needs to know where it's going then orient the axis
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How are you generating the gcode? You'd need to have movement commands for the rotation axis as well.
Take a look at this thread: https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/6993/requests-for-help-gcode-cam-follower-tangential-knife-control?_=1642453272040
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@phaedrux I will thanks, hope it can help.
