I was wondering if one can take light cuts or move the table around with out damaging the motors, like hand cranking, I have no idea how much these things can...
I believe this group is for literate users, people trying to use CNC correctly for the job they are doing. Not just a few who are trying to set speed records,...
I use 300 oz-in steppers and occasionally use the keyboard jog keys in Mach3 to make cuts. I don't see a problem with it. Define "light cuts" though please. ...
Hi, If you are asking if it is OK to manually jog the motors by hand when the drive is not powered up, then yes, no problem as long as you are going "hand...
Jeff, Several months ago you mentioned selling dampers but I haven't seen anything since then. Are you selling them yet? Any more information? Availability?...
Try looking at http://solsylva.com/cnc/dampers.shtml I built those and it increased my rapids by more than 2X on my 425's. Very easy to build them and quite...
Hi, They were more labor intensive than I would have liked. I've come up with a better way (I hope). I just ordered the part to give the new way a try. I'll...
... cool, post pictures when you get them working, curious what's new/different from mine. one thing I noticed, you can buy aluminum tube (extruded i think?),...
Hi, What I ended up buying was some steel tubing instead of aluminum. I expect it from McMaster-Carr today. It has a .26 center and is .5 on the outside. It...
You guys have any pics of your home and limit switches setup? I need to set up the home for sure as I'm getting 2-3 thou movement at startup on the Y axis....
I recently replaced the drive board due to a short, and now I am not get,getting any power out to my stepper motors. I have checked volts @ 24 going in, but...
Hi, Look at the top of this page: http://www.xylotex.com/FAQ.htm The stepper motors will move a little upon powerup as they go to the powerup position...
Now that I think about it, my old driver board red led came on, on this new one it doesnt, the cooling fan for the driver board turns on. Do you think...
I have attached a pic, on the new board there no visible red led to signal power on, on my old one although it is shorted out, it will come on then shut off....
... If you have the proper power input applied, with the proper polarity, then I would tend to draw that conclusion. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to...
Hi, Yes, all of the drive boards have the red led to signify power. If you have a really old 3 axis drive board, then it requires a separate +5V to be applied...
Good luck. I've been looking for something "clear" or "defined" for three years. Seems that those who could make it that way, want to hoard any information...
Hello to all, I think what many miss when venturing into cnc construction is that not everything is clearly defined. That one style or type of machine does not...
... If you are looking to build a machine from scratch, I have built three including rebuilding a ShopBot to replace old technology, you have many resources on...
Hi, The drive board plays absolutelety NO role in defining "home" or "limit" switches. All the board does is provide unused parallel port I/O at the...
Hi, A complete schematic is impossible to give if all of the components that are to be used are not known. As the stepper motor drive supplier, I have no...
Thanks Tom, My machine is fairly simple. Has THK actuators in the X and Y. I'm using Mach3 and have set the soft limits. I write the g-codes manually and run...
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