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Just checked out his videos and stuff. Really nice pendant. One guy was *****ing that it had a delay in the outer ring but the developer was working on the plugin and it should fix that. I think it's...

When I purchased my 3 steppers with a break out board they arrived exactly 10 days after I ordered them, delivered by UPS to my door. When I ordered a replacement motor from Xylotex here in the...

Remember that you have to contact them at night because they are in China on the other side of the earth. I usually did all my business at about 7pm Colorado time and they were just getting to work...

I've had nothing but excellent service from them and my table runs great. Go ahead and buy from them.

Mfgbydesign, I like the picture frame idea. I'll have to make a couple of those myself. Thanks.

Get some Celtic knot patterns and cut them into Christmas ornaments. That's always a good one. I've been doing lithophanes for all my co-workers and family for this christmas. Mine are about 4"x3"...

CNC Makers 001,

That's a pretty cool controller. I've never seen one like that. Must be a new one coming out now. I may just have to try one. I like my XBOX360 controller fine. I do miss the...

Thanks torchhead,

I've already replaced the driver, or should I say Wantai Motors
replaced it. I just got the new one and installed it on my table.

I just opened the old drive to see if I...

Thanks Al,

There are 2 sets next to each other on the board. Same values but the smoked looking ones are open and the other 2 have resistance. I figured it was worth a shot to find out if it...

I let the smoke out of one of my Wantai stepper controllers the other day and I need help identifying the cooked resistors I found.

The two resistors that look cooked are tan in color and marked...

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They are all exactly the same. They come from China,
they all work very well when used correctly.
If you want Wantai products contact
Jolie at Wantai at:...

Get the Wantai supply, they will take care of you and back up their products.

Contact Jolie at Wantai here: [email protected]

Tell Jolie Pete sent you.

Have a good one,

Pete

I purchased a 3 axis 425oz hybrid stepper setup with a B.O.B. and have had great success with it. I did smoke a driver, my fault, and Jolie at Wantai
sent me another one at cost. I upgraded from a...

No problem. I use one every day at work for anything round. I.D. and O.D., small and large. We have a selection of arms for ours that can indicate in pretty large material or very small items or...

I always use a coaxial indicator on my HAAS machines. Spin it about 90 rpm and jog X and Y to find center, then you're done.

I ended up using an XBOX360 wired controller like CNC Lurker. The plugin is available from the Mach3 plugin website page.
I purchased an aftermarket controller brand new on ebay for $18.95 including...

Engrave snowflakes and other stuff into thin Maple with the persons
name and the year as Christmas ornaments. You can get some good xmas dxf files and snowflakes here.

Free Cnc Dxf Vector Art...

That is so cool, just don't know what I'd do with a Chinese checkers playing robot arm!

Can't help you with plans, but I make all the parts for this robotic arm on a Haas VF-Milling Center and lathe.

Pretty cool unit they sell. The robots are not sold by us.
...

Nice, thanks for the info!

I've been looking at all the really cool enclosures that are created by you folks on the Zone.
Amazing to say the least. I just need a place to get a plastic box or panel, semi rigid so it doesn't...

This looks like what most cnc hobby guys are looking for.
I haven't tried one, but it looks like it would be great for
my router table. Simple, small, very cool.

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I was just looking at the belt drive system on the new Zenbot and was wondering if there is a source for the stepper motor housing or mount setup they are using for the drive belts. It mounts the...

If anybody out there has a CNC router in the Northern Colorado area, Fort Collins or Loveland, and they want to teach a newbie some tricks, it would be most helpful.

Please contact me at...

Thank you guys for all your help, I'm comfortable with it all now. I think I'm going to wire the 5 "limit" switches with the y-- and x-- shared as a home switch. Also adding a touch off pad for the...

Bubba,

I see it looking like the drawing that's attached.

Sorry, doesn't help. I'll look for some photos or drawings of that setup to get it out of my head.

So, if the software (Mach 3) knows it's on a trip to home (homing), it will touch the first...

Thanks for the reply.

I just can't see the one switch for both directions setup in my head. My head is broken thinking about all this stuff. Maybe I'll wait until the machine is complete to worry...

I'm the newb I know. I'm sure these are stupid questions to you folks that have been doing this stuff for a while.

I purchased a pre-wired Xylotex 3-axis system with the control box already...

That makes sense. Thanks for the input. I'm excited about getting started now. Got movement from the steppers last night with my Mach 3. It's all uphill from here! =)