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David the swarfer replied to the thread UPS backup.

1000 or 1200va, 24v battery pack. a lesser va will do the job, but will not last long (esp the 12v battery ones), and if power goes out...

Ted Ellison replied to the thread Mobile widget missing jog distance settings.

Thank you. And a longtime coming apology to you for my rudness to you earlier. You were correct, I was wrong. Ted

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Mobile widget missing jog distance settings

When I open the jog widget there is no location for setting the jog distance. Opened with the Qcode. Jobs the macine, but cannot control...

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David the swarfer replied to the thread Inlays.

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David the swarfer liked Peter Van Der Walt's post in the thread Moving from UCCNC to GRBL.

Some can do 0-5v analog, but PWM doesn't work for most of those we've been involved with either (not smooth enough, sample rate too...

JustinTime replied to the thread Moving from UCCNC to GRBL.

My CNC runs on a Teensy4.1 with GRBLHal. I had a similar problem where the Teensy only gives out 3.3V PWM (or something like this). I...

JustinTime liked David the swarfer's post in the thread Double sided milling with Openbuilds Probe > consistent error on X axis.

I always use one of the locating pins as x0y0, and table surface as Z0 for the second side, then material thickness no longer matters so...

David the swarfer replied to the thread Moving from UCCNC to GRBL.

the Mega does not have 10v output, you will have to find a PWM to 0-10v converter and wire it up. unless your VFD can take 5V PWM input...

David the swarfer liked Peter Van Der Walt's post in the thread Spindle Slows down during jogging.

Do you maybe have Laser Mode enabled in Grbl Settings?

David the swarfer replied to the thread Double sided milling with Openbuilds Probe > consistent error on X axis.

I always use one of the locating pins as x0y0, and table surface as Z0 for the second side, then material thickness no longer matters so...

David the swarfer replied to the thread GrblHAL 1.1f ['$' or '$HELP' for help] when Hard limit triggered.

you have missed the 50 or so messages in the forums saying "turn off soft limits' (-: since you have changed some GRBL settings from...

Giarc replied to the thread Using Z Axis on Acro, guidelines ?.

The command for the Z would be the same for the other axis. If your Z was at 10, then you would have to command the Z to go -10mm to get...

Giarc attached a file to the thread Double sided milling with Openbuilds Probe > consistent error on X axis.

Also, broken endmills work great as locating pins. Because they can be pretty long, I put the endmill shaft in a vise and snap it in...

Giarc replied to the thread Double sided milling with Openbuilds Probe > consistent error on X axis.

You need to mill holes into your piece and your spoil board for locating pins. Then when you flip it, it will always be accurate. Here...

Mark Carew liked David Bunch's resource Openbuilds End Motor Mount Cover.

While building my Sphinx 55, I was looking at the motor connections & realized I could make...