ShapeOko 2

The Shapeoko 2 is fundamentally the same as a Shapeoko 1 --- just adds some upgrades and improvements. One in-depth examination of this is Adam's upgrading of his machine from v1 to v2: http://sheekgeek.org/2014/adamsheekgeek/my-shapeoko-version-1-to-version-2-conversion-adventures or see http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5743 or http://www.cnczone.com/forums/diy-cnc-router-table-machines/211442-cnc-software.html

Unfortunately, the Shapeoko 2 is no longer available. Please see instead, the new Shapeoko 3.



Assembly Video
A list of assembly videos is on this page.

Assembly instructions
Making changes, suggestions, improvements &c. to the assembly instructions available at: http://shapeoko.github.io/Docs/


 * If you're familiar with github workflow, you can add info as described here.
 * Or, add info to the wiki pages linked below, and then it will be added to the docs by people with github accounts. (Left link is wiki, right link is the current documentation. A red link is a page which has not yet had suggested changes added to it.)
 * Pro Tips --- Pro Tips
 * Software --- Software
 * Testing Electronics --- Testing Electronics
 * V-wheels and Smooth Idlers --- V-wheels and Smooth Idlers
 * Carriages --- Carriages
 * Z-Axis Assembly --- Z-Axis Assembly
 * Gantry --- Gantry
 * Y-Axis End Plates --- Y-Axis End Plates
 * Work Area --- Work Area
 * Electrical Wiring --- Electrical Wiring
 * Option #1 - Soldering --- Option #1 - Soldering
 * Option #2 - Terminal Blocks --- Option #2 - Terminal Blocks
 * Option #3 - Experimental! --- Option #3 - Experimental! --- Mounting the Arduino. Forum thread w/ CAD files ShapeOko 2 Arduino Mount and Thingiverse link.
 * Hello, World Getting Set Up --- Hello, World Getting Set Up
 * Getting Started First Job --- Getting Started First Job

Links
The project itself is hosted on Github.

Kits and parts and accessories are available from Inventables.

The initial announcement of the SO2 blog announcement included a preliminary B.O.M. (bill of materials) --- this has since been updated and is on the wiki: BOM. Initial list of possible features for the second version were at Mark II.

Nice set of photographs on a European site: ShapeOko2 cnc fräs/gravör byggsatsmontering.

Upgrades
While the SO2 incorporates many upgrades from the initial iteration, there are still upgrades to be made. Some of them are documented as columns in tables on the B.O.M.. Official ones here: ShapeOko 2 Upgrades.

The first documented ones are:


 * Z-Axis ACME Upgrade --- mentioned on the B.O.M., Acme screw Z-axis for ShapeOko 2 --- photos by User:Improbable Construct in ACME upgrade pictures for NEMA 17 install
 * Z-Axis NEMA 23 Mounting
 * NEMA 23 Z-axis for shapeoko 2 (see also NEMA 23 and ACME Z Axis upgrade and Re: Carl's build log and especially his documentation of this here: User:Carl_Fisher)
 * NEMA 23 motors for the X- and Y-axes --- specifics are documented on the B.O.M. --- there's also Inventables blog: Upgrading your Shapeoko 2 with NEMA 23 motors
 * Re: Shapeoko 2 NEMA 23 Instructions --- the entire, thread, esp. this post which notes using washers as stand-offs and adjusting things for the best fit.
 * Re: Looking for BOM Shapeoko 2 with NEMA 23
 * Re: Caleb's Shapeoko 2 #3164
 * Makerwill's ShapeOko 2 Build Log --- eschews Dual Motors for a Drive Shaft.
 * Yet another work holding thread --- how to cut holes for T-nuts into the wasteboards.
 * Aluminum T-Slot Bed --- Replace the wood spoil boards with two extrusions.
 * Addressing limited Z-axis travel
 * Shimming out the spindle mount to improve the Z-axis travel: Re: Z-travel on Shapeoko 2 --- see also http://www.instructables.com/id/Shapeoko-2-Z-Axis-Fix/
 * Enhanced Z-clearance motor mount plates for NEMA 17
 * Re: Z-travel on Shapeoko 2 --- trimming the plates to allow more vertical travel
 * Z-Axis Clearance Modification
 * Using the DWP611 with the Z-axis belt drive upgrade

Double Makerslide X-Axis
The ShapeOko 2 includes a version of the Double Makerslide X-Axis --- as noted on that page, it is a simplified version and the rails are not connected. This can allow them to twist under load, which has been found to potentially cause difficulties on scaled up machines, esp. when one upgrades the spindle. Unfortunately, there is as-of-yet no consensus as to the best way to fasten the rails together --- there are a number of options which have been discussed on the forums, and it is to be hoped that some elegant solution will be found presently.

Forum Examples
http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5227&p=38355#p38355

Other
Also now standard are Dual Motors.

The Z-axis is also different. Discussion of this here.

Optional (re)Orientations

 * Y-Axis gantry flip (gain +/- 1-1/2")
 * Another option would be to re-arrange the Z-axis to be like the Shapeoko 1. This would require drilling new holes.
 * Move the wasteboard to the bottom and add a spoilboard in its stead

PDF assembly instructions
In case docs.shapeoko.com isn't accessible, here are (low-res) .pdfs automatically created from those pages:


 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:01-Welcome.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:02-ProTips.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:03-Software.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:04-Electronics.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:05-WheelAssembly.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:06-CarriageAssembly.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:07-Z-AxisAssembly.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:08-GantryAssembly.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:09-Y-AxisAssembly.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:10-WorkAreaAssembly.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:11-Wiring.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:12-Wiring-2.pdf
 * http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/File:13-HelloWorld.pdf

This is a temporary measure until some better arrangement is made for the instructions. These .pdfs have not been up-dated w/ the latest changes and only have the low-resolution web images in them, not the higher-resolution / larger images one can access on docs.shapeoko.com by clicking on the non-thumbnail images --- please do not use them unless you have no other recourse.