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Problem successfully diagnosed: I had tried two identical PC's both over 10 years old with the same motherboards. Both caused the problem. A...
If the magnet doesn't touch the spindle, what does the Troubleshooting tab indicate for the Probe input? And then when you magnet touches the...
Will keep trying - will report back - may take a couple of days as we are in lockdown now here... Gary
I have to admit I'm at a loss as to where the problem could be. All connections to the black box were removed except for the probe. As long as...
Hi, I have been unable to find any shorts between earth and ground. I first Idisconnected all limit switches and the problem is still there. I...
Hi Whenever I connect my z probe, the light goes on on the Blackbox. I see from a search that some others have struck this before, but I am not...
I need no more than 350mm x 350mm cutting area... Any suggested builds for this that are known to be good at aluminium? thanks Gary
Hi I have a standard Workbee 1000x1000. Works well. I now want to do a lot of aluminium work (building a telescope mount.). I am considering doing...
Hi Steve, I ended up deciding that it was too much hassle swapping out between the spindle and the laser, so I've just bought (delivered 2 days...
Thanks so much Rick cheers Gary
Hi, have played with changing current levels on the Blackbox to no avail. I think the noise is just a function of the stepper/driver combination....
Will do so when I'm home. Am on a short holiday for the next 2 days. Gary
Mine was originally sitting on a table made from 2x4's with a 3/4" mdf top. This was creating a lot of noise so I removed the table top and sat...
Perhaps I'm getting a resonance or something. When doing a cut using an 1/8" bit in plywood the motors are contributing as much noise as the...
Hi, in an effort to quieten my Workbee 1010 I just replaced my Makita router with a water cooled 800w spindle. This was an improvement, but showed...
Hi, have just completed build of a Workbee 1010 and was wondering if it is feasible to add a diode laser for cutting up to 1/8 inch balsa and...
Hi, firstly thanks to those who kindly replied to my earlier question regarding stepper choices..I have eliminated the option of reusing my MPCNC...
Thanks Kevon. Christian, they are the 1.26nm or 178 oz.inch variety. The Nema 17's on my MPCNC are rated at 76 oz.inch and they seem to work...
Hi, first post here :-) I'm about to commence building either a Lead CNC or Workbee 1 metre square size. I have previously built an MPCNC, and a...
