Hi @Donald Oehlke, have you shared your config.g file with Ryan? There are other possible causes of your problems apart from the software. If you have had your workbee for about three months then, like me, you got one of the first batch Ooznest shipped. There were some issues with the stepper motor cables on the first few machines and several of us found the connectors on the Duet could be delicate. If Ryan confirms that your firmware is OK then it might be worth, very carefully, looking at the cables and connectors to your stepper motors. Let me know if Ryan says your firmware is OK and I'll talk you through what to look for on the cables and connectors.
Alex.

 

To all, I would like to retract my comments from yesterday. I wrote that out of frustration and didn't mean to put down anything that Openbuilds or the community is doing. This place and the openbuilds products are first class all the way! Yesterday's comment only came because I have completed my Lead 1010 build except one piece, the blackbox. I'm just very anxious to get started and hearing the later date was like telling a kid Christmas wasn't for another 3 weeks when they thought it was in a couple of days....

Again, I apologize and hope I didn't put anyone off.

Thanks,

Ben

 

Can the blackbox controller run Nema 34s ?

 

Thanks for the recommendations. I have shared everything with Ryan remotely and he said everything looks to be running correctly but I have my x, y and z axises and limit switches plugged into the wrong terminals. I checked my hookups according to the drawings from the website and I had them hooked up the way the drawing shows. As I told Mark Carew, I am ready to throw the whole thing in the garbage. I think I am going to purchase the new Black Box when it comes out and give that a try as it looks easier than this Duet. I have had Ryan remotely set this thing up 2 different times and I still can't get it to Home or Jog once he signs off. I am not sure anyone can understand my frustration. I have many thought about why I bought the Workbee instead of a Shapeoko. If I could sell this Workbee at a reasonable price, I would buy the Shapeoko.

 

Hi Donald,

Apologies for these issues you have been having. I have just sent you a PM to get your Duet working. I am available now do another remote session and get to the bottom of it.

Best Regards

Ryan Lock

 

Thanks for the response but I think I am going to order the Black Box and scrap the Duet. I don't have the time to set aside a remote session with Ryan because of time differences. I already have 3+ months set aside and still haven't moved the machine. Are there any connectors to purchase along with the Black Box? The connectors I have don't look like they will work with the new hookup. Thanks for the help.

 

Hi Donald,

I am available right now to do a remote session. Can you please let me have one more chance to get it working?

Best Regards

Ryan Lock

 

Thanks Ryan, Today won't work as I put a new SSD drive in and now I don't have an operating system until tomorrow when I get it in re-installed.

 

Hi Donald,

Ok, i am available this time tomorrow to do another session, i am 100% sure i can get it working.

Best Regards

Ryan Lock

 

I can't do tomorrow. Will let you know.

 

My apologies for posting in this thread, i have started a conversation with him

Ryan

 

ok. so quick question. I have ordered the black box replacement but I was looking into all of its possibilities and I'm not sure if it is the best fit. here's why. when I get the board I will test it( get it up and running) then disassemble and build an enclosure for all of the parts to go in so everything is nice and neat. secondly I dont forsee my self needing a laser or a water jet and if I did I would build another machine for that purpose. third the company I work for has a commercial machine and i got spoiled "alittle" with all the buttons and would prefer toggle switches for program start and hold. fourth the enclosure will have a tablet connected to the machine as a standalone and all the files will be imported using an external memory of some sort. any suggestions as to what I can do about this will be mucho appreciated. thanks in advance.

 

currently running ugs but looking at other options as ugs is good but everyone else stepped up their game.

 

If I'm wanting to pair the black box with a Workbee and want to toss in a 4th axis set up onto it, could someone be kind enough to point me in a direction where I could read how to set this up?
Or will there be a problem with the way it's set up due to the dual Y axis?
Can black box support rotary?

 

I’ve been having problems getting my new black box going (keep getting red lights on all drivers)

While I have it here I’ve taken a look in the parts bin as I was having issues with skipped steps on my old cnc shield controller(the reason for the new black box purchase) and would like to know if the new black box will run this bad boy

 

if it could I think it would solve Mine yours and just about everyone else’s all in one. Funny thing is it’s not even the biggest by far we have in the factory.

 

If you think that’s good I have access to a ballscrew thicker than your leg

 

I guess what I was looking for was that if it could handle axis wrapping like what Vectric aspire can do, and if anyone has set up their black box to do that. Sorry for the sideways question

 

There are a couple of GRBL controllers that I know of that can do 4 and 5 axis control. The first is the C3D laserBoard, it is a 32 bit board that runs GRBL and is 4 axis capable right out of the box. It has Trinamic drivers, but can use external drivers as well. The other board is the Awesome.tech SuperGerbil. It is also a 32bit GRBL controller that is 5 axis capable. It also has a built in DC spindle controller, Toshiba 4A drivers (You can use external drivers as well) The C3D laserboard is available at Home - Cohesion3D and the SuperGerbil is at Home -