DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machine -- Episode 458https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458en-USTelligent Community 12DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machine -- Episode 458https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458Fri, 07 Aug 2020 07:24:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a74cb6fe-2c52-4a21-8e5a-4fd4b7e9c689Matthttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by Matt on 8/7/2020 7:24:00 AM<br /> <p><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l7hfTKMxO8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span>&nbsp;</p> <p style="background-color:#e9f6fc;border:1px solid #b8d7e5;margin:0;max-width:744px;padding:8px;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:&#39;Open Sans&#39;, Arial, sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Clem likes working with metal, but it takes longer to set up the bender and clamp the workpiece than actually doing productive work with it. And it is usually much bigger than it needs to be! Just having it automatically clamp the workpiece would make things a lot faster! So Clem builds a semi-automatic machine that knows when it has correctly clamped the workpiece! He uses a Trinamic TMC2130 stepper driver and an Arduino Nano and explains sensorless homing on the way!</span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8460" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t">Gearbox mentioned in the episode</a></p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Bill of Material:</span></h2> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;" border="1"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Product Name</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Manufacturer</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Quantity</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;"><span><a 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data-avnetema="" data-avnetasia="" >Buy Kit</a> </span></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">Arduino Nano</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">ARDUINO</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">1</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;"><span><a id="e14-product-link-dc66c" data-at-areainteracted="rte-content" data-at-type="click" data-at-link-type="link" href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?fsku=1848691&nsku=13T9275&COM=e14c-noscript&CMP=e14c-noscript&osetc=e14-noscript-tracking-loss" data-at-label="PRODUCT_POPUP_OPEN"class="e14-embedded e14_shopping-cart-far e14-link" onclick="event.preventDefault();e14.func.displayProduct(e14.meta.user.country, this, 'embedded-link', e14.func.getProductLinkJSON('dc66c'));" data-farnell="1848691~1" data-newark="13T9275~1" data-comoverride="" data-cmpoverride="" data-cpc="SC09659" data-avnetemea="" data-avnetema="" data-avnetasia="" >Buy Now</a> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">TRINAMIC Evaluation Board, TMC2130 Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver Board, StealthChop, SPI</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">TRINAMIC</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">2</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;"><span><a id="e14-product-link-3bdaa" data-at-areainteracted="rte-content" data-at-type="click" data-at-link-type="link" href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?fsku=2822154~2&nsku=46AC1952~2&COM=e14c-noscript&CMP=e14c-noscript&osetc=e14-noscript-tracking-loss" data-at-label="PRODUCT_POPUP_OPEN"class="e14-embedded e14_shopping-cart-far e14-link" onclick="event.preventDefault();e14.func.displayProduct(e14.meta.user.country, this, 'embedded-link', e14.func.getProductLinkJSON('3bdaa'));" data-farnell="2822154~2" data-newark="46AC1952~2" data-comoverride="" data-cmpoverride="" data-cpc="" data-avnetemea="" data-avnetema="" data-avnetasia="" >Buy 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</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="migration-injected-attachments"> <div style="font-weight:bold;margin:15px 0 5px 0;">Attachments:</div> <div></div> <table style="border:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span id="attid_https://www.element14.com/community/api/core/v3/attachments/305722" class="_se_attachment"><a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-03-81/MetalBender_5F00_Resources.zip">community.element14.com/.../MetalBender_5F00_Resources.zip</a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;margin:0;padding:14px 16px 16px 18px;vertical-align:top;"> <div style="display:inline-block;float:left;padding:0px 25px 8px 0px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/" data-e14adj="t"><img alt="element14 presents" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/e14PresentsJune818.png" width="180px" /></a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:70%;"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machine</span> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/" data-e14adj="t">element14 Presents</a></span>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3692/vcp-biography-clem" data-e14adj="t">About Clem</a>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/project-videos/" data-e14adj="t">Project Videos</a></p> </div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: ardino nano project, xp-power, deltron, metalbender, clem, maker machine, arduino nano, nanotec stepper motor, nanotec, duratool, sensorless homing, itw, stepper motor with arduino, prototype, trinamic, e14presents_mayermakes, bending metal, robot, best stepper driver 2020, tmc stepper driver, how to use spi on tmc 2130, stepper motor, tmc2130, robot project, silent 3d printer, how to tmc2130 with arduino, 3d printer homing no endstop, arduino stepper motor tutorial, trinamic stepper driver, how to sensorless homing, friday_release, tmc 2130, silentstepstick, mayermakes, stepstick, e14p_CMM</div> Episode 458: DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machinehttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458/revision/4Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:55:56 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a74cb6fe-2c52-4a21-8e5a-4fd4b7e9c689saradetwilerhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458#commentsRevision 4 posted to Documents by saradetwiler on 6/30/2022 5:55:56 PM<br /> <p><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l7hfTKMxO8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span>&nbsp;</p> <p style="background-color:#e9f6fc;border:1px solid #b8d7e5;margin:0;max-width:744px;padding:8px;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:&#39;Open Sans&#39;, Arial, sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Clem likes working with metal, but it takes longer to set up the bender and clamp the workpiece than actually doing productive work with it. And it is usually much bigger than it needs to be! Just having it automatically clamp the workpiece would make things a lot faster! So Clem builds a semi-automatic machine that knows when it has correctly clamped the workpiece! He uses a Trinamic TMC2130 stepper driver and an Arduino Nano and explains sensorless homing on the way!</span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8460" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gearbox mentioned in the episode</a></p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Bill of Material:</span></h2> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;" border="1"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Product Name</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Manufacturer</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Quantity</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;"><span><a 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style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">RUBYCON Electrolytic Capacitor, Miniature, 100 &micro;F, 100 V, YXF Series, &plusmn; 20%, Radial Leaded, 12.5 mm</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">Rubycon</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">2</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;"><span><a id="e14-product-link-66081" data-at-areainteracted="rte-content" data-at-type="click" data-at-link-type="link" href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?fsku=1144642~2&nsku=31M6333~2&COM=e14c-noscript&CMP=e14c-noscript&osetc=e14-noscript-tracking-loss" data-at-label="PRODUCT_POPUP_OPEN"class="e14-embedded e14_shopping-cart-far e14-link" onclick="event.preventDefault();e14.func.displayProduct(e14.meta.user.country, this, 'embedded-link', e14.func.getProductLinkJSON('66081'));" data-farnell="1144642~2" data-newark="31M6333~2" data-comoverride="" data-cmpoverride="" data-cpc="" data-avnetemea="" data-avnetema="" data-avnetasia="" >Buy Now</a> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">TR FASTENINGS Flange Nut, Serrated, M10, Steel, Bright Zinc Plating, 50 Pack</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">TR Fastenings</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">4</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;"><span><a id="e14-product-link-bbe43" data-at-areainteracted="rte-content" data-at-type="click" data-at-link-type="link" href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?fsku=1420068~4&nsku=53M8510~4&COM=e14c-noscript&CMP=e14c-noscript&osetc=e14-noscript-tracking-loss" data-at-label="PRODUCT_POPUP_OPEN"class="e14-embedded e14_shopping-cart-far e14-link" onclick="event.preventDefault();e14.func.displayProduct(e14.meta.user.country, this, 'embedded-link', e14.func.getProductLinkJSON('bbe43'));" data-farnell="1420068~4" data-newark="53M8510~4" data-comoverride="" data-cmpoverride="" data-cpc="" data-avnetemea="" data-avnetema="" data-avnetasia="" >Buy Now</a> </span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="migration-injected-attachments"> <div style="font-weight:bold;margin:15px 0 5px 0;">Attachments:</div> <div></div> <table style="border:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span id="attid_https://www.element14.com/community/api/core/v3/attachments/305722" class="_se_attachment"><a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-03-81/MetalBender_5F00_Resources.zip">community.element14.com/.../MetalBender_5F00_Resources.zip</a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;margin:0;padding:14px 16px 16px 18px;vertical-align:top;"> <div style="display:inline-block;float:left;padding:0px 25px 8px 0px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/"><img alt="element14 presents" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/e14PresentsJune818.png" width="180px" /></a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:70%;"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machine</span> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/">element14 Presents</a></span>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3692/vcp-biography-clem">About Clem</a>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/project-videos/">Project Videos</a></p> </div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: ardino nano project, xp-power, deltron, metalbender, clem, maker machine, arduino nano, nanotec stepper motor, nanotec, duratool, sensorless homing, itw, stepper motor with arduino, prototype, trinamic, e14presents_mayermakes, bending metal, robot, best stepper driver 2020, tmc stepper driver, how to use spi on tmc 2130, stepper motor, tmc2130, robot project, silent 3d printer, how to tmc2130 with arduino, 3d printer homing no endstop, arduino stepper motor tutorial, trinamic stepper driver, how to sensorless homing, friday_release, tmc 2130, silentstepstick, mayermakes, stepstick, e14p_CMM</div> Episode 458: DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machinehttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458/revision/3Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:49:51 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a74cb6fe-2c52-4a21-8e5a-4fd4b7e9c689kellyhensenhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458#commentsRevision 3 posted to Documents by kellyhensen on 3/2/2022 6:49:51 PM<br /> <p><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l7hfTKMxO8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span>&nbsp;</p> <p style="background-color:#e9f6fc;border:1px solid #b8d7e5;margin:0;max-width:744px;padding:8px;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:&#39;Open Sans&#39;, Arial, sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Clem likes working with metal, but it takes longer to set up the bender and clamp the workpiece than actually doing productive work with it. And it is usually much bigger than it needs to be! Just having it automatically clamp the workpiece would make things a lot faster! So Clem builds a semi-automatic machine that knows when it has correctly clamped the workpiece! He uses a Trinamic TMC2130 stepper driver and an Arduino Nano and explains sensorless homing on the way!</span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8460" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gearbox mentioned in the episode</a></p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Bill of Material:</span></h2> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;" border="1"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Product Name</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Manufacturer</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;">Quantity</th> <th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;"><span><a 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style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">RUBYCON Electrolytic Capacitor, Miniature, 100 &micro;F, 100 V, YXF Series, &plusmn; 20%, Radial Leaded, 12.5 mm</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">Rubycon</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">2</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;"><span><a id="e14-product-link-30374" data-at-areainteracted="rte-content" data-at-type="click" data-at-link-type="link" href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?fsku=1144642~2&nsku=31M6333~2&COM=e14c-noscript&CMP=e14c-noscript&osetc=e14-noscript-tracking-loss" data-at-label="PRODUCT_POPUP_OPEN"class="e14-embedded e14_shopping-cart-far e14-link" onclick="event.preventDefault();e14.func.displayProduct(e14.meta.user.country, this, 'embedded-link', e14.func.getProductLinkJSON('30374'));" data-farnell="1144642~2" data-newark="31M6333~2" data-comoverride="" data-cmpoverride="" data-cpc="" data-avnetemea="" data-avnetema="" data-avnetasia="" >Buy Now</a> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">TR FASTENINGS Flange Nut, Serrated, M10, Steel, Bright Zinc Plating, 50 Pack</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">TR Fastenings</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;">4</td> <td style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;"><span><a id="e14-product-link-e8653" data-at-areainteracted="rte-content" data-at-type="click" data-at-link-type="link" href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?fsku=1420068~4&nsku=53M8510~4&COM=e14c-noscript&CMP=e14c-noscript&osetc=e14-noscript-tracking-loss" data-at-label="PRODUCT_POPUP_OPEN"class="e14-embedded e14_shopping-cart-far e14-link" onclick="event.preventDefault();e14.func.displayProduct(e14.meta.user.country, this, 'embedded-link', e14.func.getProductLinkJSON('e8653'));" data-farnell="1420068~4" data-newark="53M8510~4" data-comoverride="" data-cmpoverride="" data-cpc="" data-avnetemea="" data-avnetema="" data-avnetasia="" >Buy Now</a> </span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="migration-injected-attachments"> <div style="font-weight:bold;margin:15px 0 5px 0;">Attachments:</div> <div></div> <table style="border:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span id="attid_https://www.element14.com/community/api/core/v3/attachments/305722" class="_se_attachment"><a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-03-81/MetalBender_5F00_Resources.zip">community.element14.com/.../MetalBender_5F00_Resources.zip</a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;margin:0;padding:14px 16px 16px 18px;vertical-align:top;"> <div style="display:inline-block;float:left;padding:0px 25px 8px 0px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/"><img alt="element14 presents" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/e14PresentsJune818.png" width="180px" /></a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:70%;"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machine</span> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/">element14 Presents</a></span>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3692/vcp-biography-clem">About Clem</a>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/project-videos/">Project Videos</a></p> </div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: ardino nano project, xp-power, deltron, metalbender, clem, maker machine, arduino nano, nanotec stepper motor, nanotec, duratool, sensorless homing, itw, stepper motor with arduino, prototype, trinamic, e14presents_mayermakes, bending metal, robot, best stepper driver 2020, tmc stepper driver, how to use spi on tmc 2130, stepper motor, tmc2130, robot project, silent 3d printer, how to tmc2130 with arduino, 3d printer homing no endstop, arduino stepper motor tutorial, trinamic stepper driver, how to sensorless homing, friday_release, tmc 2130, silentstepstick, mayermakes, stepstick</div> Episode 458: DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machinehttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458/revision/2Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:11:11 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a74cb6fe-2c52-4a21-8e5a-4fd4b7e9c689Matthttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458#commentsRevision 2 posted to Documents by Matt on 2/7/2022 9:11:11 AM<br /> <div style="background:#ffffff;padding:14px 16px 16px 18px;margin:0;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid #dadada;"><div style="float:left;display:inline-block;padding:0px 25px 8px 0px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/"><img alt="element14 presents" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/e14PresentsJune818.png" width="180px" /></a></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:70%;"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machine</span><p style="margin:0;"><span><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/">element14 Presents</a></span>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3692/vcp-biography-clem">MAYER MAKES VCP Profile</a>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/project-videos/">Project Videos</a></p></div></div><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"></p><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l7hfTKMxO8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span><p style="margin:0;"></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;border:1px solid #b8d7e5;background-color:#e9f6fc;padding:8px;max-width:744px;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:&#39;Open Sans&#39;, Arial, sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Clem likes working with metal, but it takes longer to set up the bender and clamp the workpiece than actually doing productive work with it. And it is usually much bigger than it needs to be! Just having it automatically clamp the workpiece would make things a lot faster! So Clem builds a semi-automatic machine that knows when it has correctly clamped the workpiece! He uses a Trinamic TMC2130 stepper driver and an Arduino Nano and explains sensorless homing on the way!</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8460" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Gearbox mentioned in the episode</a></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Bill of Material:</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="1" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;"><thead><tr><th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;color:#505050;background-color:#f2f2f2;text-align:left;">Product Name</th><th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;color:#505050;background-color:#f2f2f2;text-align:left;">Manufacturer</th><th style="border:1px solid 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style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: ardino nano project, metalbender, maker machine, nanotec stepper motor, sensorless homing, ardino nano, stepper motor with arduino, prototype, e14presents_mayermakes, bending metal, best stepper driver 2020, tmc stepper driver, how to use spi on tmc 2130, tmc2130, silent 3d printer, how to tmc2130 with arduino, 3d printer homing no endstop, arduino stepper motor tutorial, trinamic stepper driver, how to sensorless homing, friday_release, tmc 2130, silentstepstick, mayermakes, stepstick</div> Episode 458: DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machinehttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458/revision/1Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:50:20 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a74cb6fe-2c52-4a21-8e5a-4fd4b7e9c689tariq.ahmadhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/element14-presents/project-videos/w/documents/4971/diy-arduino-automated-metal-bending-machine----episode-458#commentsRevision 1 posted to Documents by tariq.ahmad on 8/28/2020 1:50:20 PM<br /> <div style="background:#ffffff;padding:14px 16px 16px 18px;margin:0;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid #dadada;"><div style="float:left;display:inline-block;padding:0px 25px 8px 0px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/"><img alt="element14 presents" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2018/e14PresentsJune818.png" width="180px" /></a></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:70%;"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">DIY Arduino Automated Metal Bending Machine</span><p style="margin:0;"><span><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/">element14 Presents</a></span>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/3692/vcp-biography-clem">MAYER MAKES VCP Profile</a>&nbsp; <strong>|</strong>&nbsp; <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/project-videos/">Project Videos</a></p></div></div><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"></p><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l7hfTKMxO8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span><p style="margin:0;"></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;border:1px solid #b8d7e5;background-color:#e9f6fc;padding:8px;max-width:744px;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:&#39;Open Sans&#39;, Arial, sans-serif;text-align:justify;">Clem likes working with metal, but it takes longer to set up the bender and clamp the workpiece than actually doing productive work with it. And it is usually much bigger than it needs to be! Just having it automatically clamp the workpiece would make things a lot faster! So Clem builds a semi-automatic machine that knows when it has correctly clamped the workpiece! He uses a Trinamic TMC2130 stepper driver and an Arduino Nano and explains sensorless homing on the way!</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8460" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Gearbox mentioned in the episode</a></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Bill of Material:</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="1" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:1px solid #C6C6C6;"><thead><tr><th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;color:#505050;background-color:#f2f2f2;text-align:left;">Product Name</th><th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #C6C6C6;padding:6px;color:#505050;background-color:#f2f2f2;text-align:left;">Manufacturer</th><th style="border:1px solid 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