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shielded wire is a good idea for steppers Amazon 50 feet you can use this for the spindle, or better is get some shielded 2 conductor for that,...
Depends on the drives
MotGor, Looks like you set GRBL up fine, I can't see the acceleration but everything else should be ok. Make sure your drivers are set for 1/8...
Need more info, are you using UGS? do a $$ command and post here what you see for your settings that's the first place to start and yes this needs...
Kevon, I think he just means he will be using a 250mm C-Beam section for the Z just like the 1000x1000 isn't the travel but the length of the...
Rob, found this pdf attached.. as for the stiffness (Young's Modulus) the paper says G10 is about 19 GPa, best i found was 24 GPa. (here) lots of...
find me a 4m ball screw....? for under $1k
Cool build!
I got my steppers from valuehobby.com, they might get them from steppers online not sure.. $20 will get you plenty of torque on a nema23.. hard...
Did you bond the 2040 to the c-beam? It will help anytime you give your wheels more distance, increase leverage of the carriage and decrease force...
Ok try this one, they have a good selection Aliexpress 12-8
T12-8 acme $35 US
Ok! yes you need a bigger screw for side and compression load then! I work with some big ones at work :) An option would be to use springs to keep...
what I am referring to is where are your collars on the rods? are they on the inside of the bearings blocks (always the rod is acting in...
Are you using the 1000mm TR-8's in tension? i see many people do them in compression when tension is much better. It is a matter of using the...
YES for sure!
you can get those at mccmaster carr McMaster-Carr Corner T-joint
been done, check out Savvas's build, he has a very good youtube channel Savvas Build
Thanks! I'm using grbl (arduino uno) and ugs can't help on the mach3 sorry
Marcus, yes you just interlock and hold down the ends so they can't move around. The reason why i say it took 3 tries.. 1st) i used too much...
