I saw the similar threads to mine and read up on them. In every case they seemed to recommend going through all the wiring for security, which is what I did. It has fixed the issue, there were some...
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I saw the similar threads to mine and read up on them. In every case they seemed to recommend going through all the wiring for security, which is what I did. It has fixed the issue, there were some...
Hi Guys, I haven't used my CNC mill in the last few months and when I started it up today I found that while the Y and Z jog and move are fine, the X controls will only move in one direction,...
Thanks for answering, I can see the sense in the safety aspect. An answer to that could be a need to hold down a second button at the same time on a different controller so that the joystick would be...
Hi all
Normally I would not ask this, I would simply connect up some switches and see how it all works but I have built the board into an enclosure that is very neat and incorporated securely into...
Apologies for the delay in getting back on this. I installed the newer version, and it seems to9 have resolved the issue. The update resulted in a message saying that the firmware is out of date, but...
Thanks for that reply
The software is 2022.02.10, I will try updating and post back
Thanks
Les
Hi all, I wonder if you are able to assist me. I have e-mailed PlanetCNC but they are not replying so I am left on my own to resolve it
I bought one of their MK3/4 controller boards plus a license...
I worked out what it was - essentially the speeds were mismatched, so it was trying to move faster than the allowable maximum, so it would stop when it reached the limit. Simple but had me wondering!...
Hi all, the PlanetCNC board I have allows for external buttons for jog and manual movement, so is there a mini DIGITAL joystick that can be employed out of the box out there at a reasonable price? I...
All, I am happy (and a bit hacked off) to report I found the issue. It was not with CAMBAM, not the motor nor the controllers, but an intermittent open circuit on the wiring of the router Z axis. I...
All, I have been using CamBam for a good while now, and generally am very happy with it. However occasionally I get a part that glitches. and the last couple of days I have come to a halt with it.
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Well, I can't get rid of the jerky movement, but here's a curiosity - if you run a Gcode program, the mill works smooth as you please, no stuttering, but every time you use the JOG function it comes...
Thanks, I will do so and report back here - wish me luck!
Les
All, I have now made the controller box, using a 24v PSU for the PlanetCNC board and ancilliaries, plus a 48V PSU for the stepper drivers as suggested. For the most part it is working well, and I...
Any suggestions on current rating for the 48V power supply?
Cheers
Les
Thanks all - I will take the advice and go for a 48V unit.
Les
Hi all, I have just completed the physoical part of a DIY X2 mill conversion to CNC, using the Heavy Metal kit. It was not as straightforward as I had hoped and certainly shows that it is built down...
That's great, let me have a look at all that and compile it.
As for sharing, absolutely no problem; most of my projects have used sketches developed by other like minded people as a basis for my...
I found the API 'information ' in the software section of the webpage, however the tutorials are just extracts of code rather than a guide on how to use it. None of the examples have information on...
Hi, can you explain what you mean by API, and where to find it? Im familiar with using Arduinos, but not in this context, as i use them for instruments on my flight sim rig using an output program.
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Hi all
Im getting ready to put together a new PlanetCNC Mk3/4 board based X2 mill controller, using the PlanetCNC software.
While I will be using a connected laptop all the time I am using it...
All, many thanks for the replies. I'm not very software savvy, so the concept of Linux is a bit daunting, meaning that I think I will go for a real PlanetCNC USB controller board - this one here (the...
JoeAverage, I do realise that at some point in the past that the parallel port option was very viable and a good solution. But now? Considering that you can get some machines that run off a USB stick...
Thanks, that looks like a neat, well packaged solution; I'd still have to work out how to integrate it into my control box, presumaby it replaces the the main controller and the three stepper...
Thanks for this. Hand held is not that much of a priority for me - I have an old laptop that serves great duty as the interface screen and for my relatively limited purposes is working fine.
I...
Hi All, I am back asking the same questions as before as no-one seemed to have any answers at the time.
As mentioned I'm looking preferably for a single box pre-done solution, where all I have to...
All, having seen some glitches during machining of components that appear to be some kind of controller problem (gcode was independently checked) I think that I really need to replace the chinese...
Hi all, I kept niggling away at this and watched some videos, it looks like for some reason the default alignment for the part was set to the bottom not the top, so this at least has been resolved....
Hi guys, I have been using CamBam for over a year now to do 2D stuff with good success, but have wanted to use it for some relatively simple 3D work as well.
I have been doing some tests with a...
I want to buy the replacement leadscrew kit from them, but despite sending a number of e-mails I can't get any response out of them. Have they gone out of business?
Cheers
Les