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I had a Grbl shield on the x-carve, worked fine even using two Y steppers on one channel, the real "grbl shield does something like 2.5A per...
that stainless one is nice, but costs as much as a stepper!
ebay 8mm x 3/8"
Resurrecting this old thread, Been using the latest Estlcam, Christian, you are a genius! Really makes cutting aluminum with an OX an easy and...
Nice, i would love to see more pics like of the gantry and how you did the x axis rack engagement.
yeah so the 2000 on the driver is steps per 360deg of rotation.. so at 2000 you are at 1/10 micro step. the setting in the machine setup on the...
Cool build, is that cncrouterparts rack and pinion?
you mean loctite CA glue? might peal right off.. might not, can always flip the extrusion ;)
yes you need the extra thickness to make it mesh well, what glue did you use?
The lower belt should be glued down, but with about 0.5mm in-between the belt and the v-slot extrusion, some use double sided tape of the right...
For the bumps, did it start after dual belting? what method of securing the bottom belt did you use? i'm thinking maybe the belts are not meshing...
very true about the creep up vs down especially with the gravity of his spindle! Could the timing thing be helped if they went from 1/16th to 1/8...
If the Z is getting that hot, set the current one step lower on the drive switches, maybe your acceleration is too aggressive on the Z causing the...
I'm using the dq542ma drives, with an Arduino Uno and GRBL.. just make sure to get a real Arduino they are like $16
I guess it all depends on the vendor, that's a great price that you found, i found those 8020 slides for $60-80 per block online.. yes the real...
Jason, What made you go with the 8020 linear slides? How did they work out as far as friction?
Did you install the drivers for the adapter? does the adapter show up when you plug in the usb under device manager? parallel-usb adapters can be...
Finished my new mount today, mostly happy with the outcome. I cut the mount hoops before i tried Climb cutting ( :banghead: ). I did the mount...
great idea! never thought of just adding square stock to the v-rail. One thing i would suggest is that you probably don't need to double up the...
I read through your discussion a little and i see this? - (5) NEMA 34 640 oz-in Stepper motors (KL34H280-45-8A) - (5) KL-5056D Digital Bipolar...