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I haven't broken one of them yet, and they have mounting holes at both ends, so you can split them in the middle into 2 pieces. 1/2m is good...
I just bought some cheep chinese 15x30mm drag chain off of Amazon. $20CDN/m. Works great. I split it in half for OX machines....
So what happened to the belt reduction parts in the OB store? They are not there anymore...
Ronald: Awesome upgrades. I just finished posting my table/Y Axis upgrades for the C-Beam machine, now have 420mm x 420mm capacity! Take a look...
Metalguru published a new build: C-Beam Machine upgrade using linear rails to increase machining size by 2.5 times and increase rigidity Read...
I think I finally have the answer for tapping extrusions. I had a bunch of holes to tap and I didn't get my roll forming taps yet, so I was using...
Jeez guys... As an electronic hardware designer I don't understand how anyone can program with anything but solder...
Deep man. I mean truly profound. My osmoser just crashed...:thumbsup: Joe, do you live on top of a mountain, wear sandals and a sarong (turban...
Wow Joe! That actually made some sense. I'm gonna have to read it a couple more times to extract all the creamy goodness. Thank you! I'm...
Thanks guys, but I am still not getting this at all. Still completely in the dark about this "current machine position" box in the Offsets tab...
You would use those drivers instead of a CNC shield, not with it. Well, I guess you could use it with a CNC shield, I think they do have...
This stepper driver works well for me, on this link its $16.50: TB6560 3A Single-Axis Controller Stepper Motor Driver Board: Amazon.com:...
Hey guys: So, I just installed limit switches on my C-Beam machine. Using GRBL Panel, I'm having trouble getting things set up. There's not...
Why thank you. It's nice to have intelligent people to bounce ideas off of as well. This is one of the big pluses to the Open concept. Keeps...
Craig: I gave that some thought. It might work, but there is one flaw: The axle bolt is in a slot that is parallel to the major force on the...
Yeah, I was thinking about that. That's the way they do it on the larger machines that use 6 or more bearings that run on cold rolled steel flat...
Cool. Keep me posted on your build progress. So can anyone buy those boards? Do they have connections for the limit switches? (If you don't...
Nice Job! But, you could have just bought an arduino terminal shield for $10 and saved yourself a lot of work.:D
Hey Rick 2.0 | OpenBuilds. I did see the article somewhere about the M8 eccentrics, but I thought that was a bit of overkill. Something like the...
No, Joe Santarsiero | OpenBuilds, the steel V-wheels use the standard 5mm bolts. AFAIK Giarc | OpenBuilds, how would you make the larger...