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Sounds like a most interesting idea. Do you envisage the whole machine being upside down or just overhead mechanics with an under mounted table ??...
Nice try Garrett but you should have snapped up the Black Friday deal. ;) Tweakie.
Just a guess, but it could be that your acceleration and velocity settings for the Z axis are too high resulting in a loss of steps when the axis...
We were hijacked and our database offered for sale - all sorted now. :) Tweakie.
No chance of being banned for expressing genuine and honest opinion. ;) Tweakie.
Hi Charlie, It depends on the machine control software you are using. For example, many software's such as Mach3 have the G20 / G21 commands...
Hi Ali, This is a common problem and generally relates to electrical noise and poorly shielded / grounded wiring for the limit switch inputs....
Please be extremely careful here guys, eyes are precious. The only filters that are safe to use are those which are OD rated at the wavelength of...
Hi Norm, The use of Sketchup is a legacy from the Phlatprinter days but it is still good and many use it together with SketchUcam. The download...
From my experience the steel reinforced belts (typically Gates SynchroPower) need to be operated well within the manufacturers recommendations....
Hi Ian, Sounds very much like your limit switch wiring is picking up enough electrical noise to trigger the E-Stop. The way in which the screen /...
Hi Vladimir, I am sorry something has gone wrong but I do not know exactly why all the parts you have ordered were not delivered or even why a...
I appreciate it is still all early days with this project but I wonder how long the wires from the outrunner would last being bent back an forth...
Looks good but you may need an 80 Amp PSU with adequate cooling. Tweakie.
Hi Jeremy, I am not sure there is a distributor in New Zealand but you could try contacting http://www.makerstore.com.au in Victoria, Australia...
Hi Nick, Usually a deal can be reached with the wife re; new shoes, handbags etc. which are offset against CNC parts. ;) Tweakie.
Hi Gray, With a stepper driven CNC machine we need to go a bit further than just reducing the number of lost steps – they need to be eliminated...
I really don’t know what others are doing but going off at bit of a tangent, I recently encountered a problem with belt stretch using a wire...
I am not familiar with your exact build but if the belt is slipping on the stepper drive pulley then idler wheels (which allow for more belt teeth...
Just my opinion, but I would go for the Gecko G540 (as per your link). It means spending a bit more initially but it would be well worth it in the...
