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  1. Hi Mike, hope you are able to see this. Do you...

    Hi Mike, hope you are able to see this. Do you remember what your sneaky C workaround was?
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    Re: DIY ballscrew wiper seals

    This would be the most logical way to do it if you are integrating the seal into a flange or mounting device. In my case I was able to remove both factory seals and make use of the counterbore they...
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    Re: Usability of Encoder on DC Motor,

    I bought these from robotdigg for really cheap.
    https://www.robotdigg.com/product/1362/AB-incremental-encoder-400-pulse-per-revolution

    it comes with either a hollow or solid shaft. They also...
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    DIY ballscrew wiper seals

    I have always been disappointed with the typical wiper seals that come with a ballscrew. For larger chips they do OK but not so much for fine wood/plastic chips. I thought I would share my DIY...
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    KFLOP + KSTEP 3D Models available

    Hey all, I just wanted to share this 3D model I made of the KFLOP and KSTEP boards. I only modeled the boards and the major connectors for layout purposes, hope this can help someone out there. I...
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    Re: Kflop USB ground loop

    Hi Tom, thanks for replying so quickly.

    I think you are correct, I dont think it is technically a ground loop. I do get a disconnect failure only when first powering up my VFD (aka plugging in...
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    Kflop USB ground loop

    Not sure if anyone has had this problem,

    I am currently having an issue with a ground loop on my kflop device. I have a PC and a 5V switching power supply connected to earth ground (AC side). ...
  8. How to jog B axis with keyboard in KmotionCNC?

    I have looked everywhere but I can only seem to find shortcuts for the A axis (+-). Does anybody know what keys I can use or where I can assign new values? thank you!

    -Curtis
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    Re: Kflop thread/C program question

    Thank you for your explanation,

    so my plan would have been to have an ESTOP program and a soft limits program load into threads 2 and 3 on powerup. They would be started from my INIT in thread1. ...
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    Re: Kflop thread/C program question

    After some further research, I found this:



    So I would presume that I could use void StartThread(int thread) in thread1 to call thread2.

    Does this sound right? or is there a better way?
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    Kflop thread/C program question

    I have a scenario where my INIT program is in thread 1 and a "servo alarm/emergency stop" program is in thread 2. How would i go about running the program in thread 2 after my INIT program is ran in...
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    Re: Burnt out kstep :(

    Hi Tom, thank you for replying.

    I am using a regulated power supply that is isolated from frame ground.

    The motor I am using is here:...
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    Burnt out kstep :(

    Hi all, my name is Curtis.

    I am using a kflop/kstep board and have been getting great performance with my initial motor testing. I was testing with a 48V power supply and a nema 34 5.5amp motor. ...
  14. Thanks! Yeah I guess it wasnt enough to just...

    Thanks! Yeah I guess it wasnt enough to just model in the critical portions.... I had to make the sucker look nice
  15. So I stumbled upon this thread because I was...

    So I stumbled upon this thread because I was looking for a 3D model of the Bosch colt router. I didn't find one so I made one instead. You can check it out over at Grabcad. I have pretty much all...
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