Cheers Buddy...I'll come back to this topic with you once I have it connected up

 

Hi
I have mine stowed away into a small space but will still be able to get around it, not totally I might add, but I should get to the bits I need to see...For maintenance sake I plan to put the whole workbench on trolley (2 swivel and 2 static) wheels, with a brake on two of them.
Dust on the Duet and PSU may also present a problem so I need to construct some kind of DIY suction extension..(I have a few ideas in mind)
In reply to the above problem of not being able to install YAT (wireless Duet setup) on a 32 bit machine...everything seems to be fine now....The link in the online manual leads you directly to a 64bit download..which obviously is not compatible with my chipset and wont install...If like me you are running on 32bit at this download page click FILES at the top and this will lead to various options for the YAT download...I needed 32bit with .NET framework..once downloaded I unpacked the zip file and ran the setup with defaults.
I hope this helps some folks out
Regards
C

 

Hahaha onto the next hurdle lol

 

In the early days of my build ..I would lift the rails construction and spin it above my head to rotate the thing to the side/end that I wanted to work on..as time progressed I soon realized that I wasn't going to do this for much longer as the unit became heavier and heavier...but I still want it against the wall facing outward, I just have to make adjustments as to how I can access as much of it as I can. The wheels are a must though..That said they will have to be heavy duty as the machine plus bench is a fair weight and dust collection provision is also a must

 

@Alex Chambers what method are you using to find/set workpiece zero (paper, feeler gauge) ???

 

That would be a helpful item...

 

I have a dust shoe @Alex Chambers so I guess this will be different again across the "X" axis (width) but the process you mention above should effectively be the same via jogging the machine to find its limits writing them down and typing them into config g. Where is the box I have to uncheck?
Regards
C

 

I think I did see that on one of the Ooznest vids if you have a dust shoe in place you have to allow a further 15mm either side across the width (X) to stop the fitment running into the rails...just trying to be cautious Alex lol.......

 

I got everything connected up this evening and after a few niggles with uploading files I managed to get some movement..well all except the Z axis which is completely dead...no life in the motor when a command is sent to it...any ideas people....also the machine sounds a little rough down the rails not overly smooth in its travel..but I guess this is down to eccentric spacer adjustment...my main worry is this unresponsive motor.

 

Hi Alex.
All my motors we're going hey-wire and the Z axis wasn't responsive at all...upon reading your build post I removed all the connectors and found that out of the 4 motors 3 of them I had to rewire, with either one or more crimps broken...This is a shambles I don't mind doing it but for three out of four... for goodness sake it aint rocket science for to get this part right, somebody aint working to set standards...Especially seeing that, for me at least, this machine wasn't cheap.... This is time wasted and non productive.....Anyway I have sorted the wires now but haven't tested them through a homing cycle as yet should I untick that box you mention????.... secondly You also say that the "Y" limit switch should face to the outside (on the outside track of C beam Righthand side looking from the rear) and not towards the middle as per manual...Just to check is it on the Drag Chain side set in about 15mm due to the drag chain bracket. In parts the manuals suck......
Thanks for all your help Alex appreciated as always
Regards
C

 

Interesting @Stan Howe lets know what you come up with and post some pics...

 

I got the X and Z axis to step move in the right directions and then home properly....The Y axis is still a little gravel sounding and I'm almost certain its an eccentric spacer problem....I would like to iron this out before I proceed any further...Then home the Y axis......move the machine around a little and Home All Axis.....that's the plan tomorrow.....X and Y axis seem smooth enough with a nice even whirr sound...wheels all nice and tight.....There is slippage on some of the Y axis wheels hence the need to adjust in the morning...I'm indebted and totally appreciative to @Alex Chambers for suggesting solutions to my problems... they have proved invaluable as sometimes the manual can be a little misleading or not concise enough for a newbie...Lets see what tomorrow brings...I might install an Emergency Stop Button.

 

Yeah Cheers @Alex Chambers ...I always like to have a STOP button (kill switch) on any machine I've worked on....some had more than one lol.
I'm off the Screwfix tomorrow hopefully I can pick one up at the local.
I copy you on the need to untick that box .hopefully when I get these eccentric spacers sorted on the Y axis that will be the end of my woes in so far as having a functional machine goes....I'm itching to cut something now....Ok Mr Boycott I'll let you get back to your Cricket...

 

I dont think its that @Alex Chambers as I only moved the lock nut/shim and bearing a miniscule amount...By noisy I mean in its movement on the Y axis only with unbalanced eccentrics (some of the wheels arn't actually hitting the rails correctly or tightly) this may be the cause or at least I'm hoping...I watched a few videos this evening on the Ooznest channel non specific topic matter, just to see what I should be expecting. and to be honest its performing something similar....X and Z are really nice and smooth where as Y is a lot more noisy and this is borne out in the videos....so there is hope yet..but like I say the eccentrics may help in this.....Just as a point of interest what are your views on the smoothness running on all the axis is Y more noticeable than the other two??