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"I feel sorry for Dave. He seems to be his own worst 'customer'."
I also have had bad experience with Dave.
Agreed - his business and 'people' skills are very poor. Everything seems to be the...

I would not bother with the HobbyCNC. They do not have good tech support after you buy the product. If you are even half way serious - go with a gecko or something a little better than the...

George,
Based on my experience, you cannot control the speed of the spindle with a hobbyCNC board. There are many on the market that do have that capability however.
Good luck!

Thanks for all the help Dave.
I thought i was asking a simple question.

C'mon Dave,
You should know what you sell. It was a kit. I bought it a couple months back.

It says "Hobby CNC 4AUPC Rev2 unipolar Microstepping Copyright 2005"

You must know what you sell. I...

Thanks NC!
I have a masters degree in chemical engineering so i think i can 'understand' the math (wink, wink).

;-)
:)

Hey, you probably think i fell off the edge of the earth. Things have been crazy at work and i am taking two classes at S.U. so things are very out of control. Well, my table is together but the...

Right now i have one stepper on the x-axis. I have another controller that i used to check the motor and to make sure i have ti wired correctly.

re:Are the stepper wires connected correctly and...

Hey thanks. The error msg is gone now when i fire up the app.
Thats the good news.

The bad news is i still can't get the software to jog the steppers.
I don't know what gives, but i will be...

What are you using as a power supply for the 3 axis board?

I purchased the Triad transformer they recommended but cannot get it to work.
It was part no F-401U.

Right now i am just...

I can't eally recommend HobbyCNC due to there poor support. Before you rush in and purchase, i suggest to check out other suppliers.

...just my 2 cents.

I purchased the "4AUPC Chopper Driver Board Kits"

THe website said "Control 3 Stepper Motors From Your Computers Printer Port! Ideal For Desktop Machining and Robots! Control Routers, Lathes,...

I am not an EE and here is the proof: I bought the 3axis kit and put it together with the big transformer suggested on the HobbyCNC site. I thought a transformer just stepped up or down the...

Ayjay,
What board are you using?

I went to install the latest version of TurboCNC and got an error saying some tool files where missing. (*.tl*). I downloaded the entire package, so i did not understand the message. The program...

CNC Pro,
I would like to get together for some Rhino training, i can bring the small CNC machine,controler and computer as it stands (which is about 90% done).

I am working full time days and...

wow - that's what we call 'The City'.

I am planning on putting together the controller this weekend and then hooking everything up to test. It should eb exciting. I also bought abook on...

I just sold my house in Cazenovia and moved further east. I am in the Hamilton Area, fairly close to Colgate University.

I am a mechanical engineer with many years of computer programming experience. I just built my first 3 axis cnc machine for making small parts. I want to build a 4 axis machine and learn other...

I am also in the Syracuse area (about 15 miles east in Cazenovia).

New to this - just built my first 3 axis machine and will be hooking up the controlers this month. My gola is a 4 axis machine...

Warren, I am building my first 3axis machine for jewerly making and do a lot of VB programming. If you are running short on time for banging out code, i would be willing to work with you. (if you...

I am interested in building a small (12" wide, 18 inches long, with a Z-axis of about 5 inches) cnc machine for making small parts.

Can someboyd please explain the advantages/disadvantages...