If anyone has any screen shots of their configuration, that might really help. Or if you have a link to instructions on setting up the laser through the spindle relay. I probably should update the...
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If anyone has any screen shots of their configuration, that might really help. Or if you have a link to instructions on setting up the laser through the spindle relay. I probably should update the...
I have a 4'x8' Blackfoot CNC that I'm adding a Diode Laser to, I have ZERO experience with electronics and I would love some input on my wire diagram before I get out the soldering iron. I have the...
OK - I finally found the proper connector. https://buildyourcnc.com/item/spindle-inverter-Female-Round-connector-threaded These guys area fantastic to work with.
I just purchased a Chinese 2.2KW water cooled Spindle. I need a new Female 4 pin Aviation Connector and I'm having no luck finding one. I've purchased 3 different ones and none fit, they look similar...
I have a Blackfoot - it's my first cnc and I love it! I got it for $800 and think it's pretty awesome, but it has it's limits. I've made some beautiful signs, and I have zero regrets about buying it....
Thank you - I changed the Safe Z Height to 3" on the Z (I hit enter this time) - It seems to work on my test run, I'm thrilled. Thank you again for all the information, I know I'm pretty...
Thank you for the reply - I went to the Configuration/General Settings and noticed that the Safe Z height (Units) is set to 25. Does that mean 25", or what does that mean? I tried to set it to 3, but...
Thank you for having a look - I'm pretty new to this software and this is driving me crazy. I'm sure this is a simple mistake or something simple I'm overlooking. I can't figure out how to "Home" my...
I actually don't have a Control Power Relay...yet. I think this is a great idea, I'm getting one of these for my CNC asap - Thank you!
OK - another thought on the topic of power outages. Would it be better to not have any battery backup and let the computer, CNC machine & router all pause at the same time instead of trying to run...
Thank you for the link, I'll check it out!
I'm not sure this is the best place to post this question, but maybe you can help or point me in the right direction. I'm looking into getting a UPS (Uninterpreted Power Supply) for my CNC. I have a...
I'm cutting a sign project out of Foam Insulation Board, it's very soft. Everything looks fine, but my machine is only running at 30ipm and it seems like it could me running much faster on this...
I know exactly what will work for you. There's a product called EXTERIA it's a waterproof MDF - it'll hold up well for what you described & it comes in several thicknesses. You may have to have it...
I went back to the UCCNC web page and saw they also sell a laser - Laser - CNCdrive - webshop - I'm going to do a little research and see if this is what I need. My mind is racing with all the...
Thank you for the reply! I checked out the links, the pendant controller & software look great. It also looks like I would be able to import my settings from Mach3 - setup with Mach3 .xml profile...
I'm looking into a wireless controller and want to know what you recommend. I've seen a lot of options on Amazon, but not much feedback. I see some folks using game controllers, but that doesn't seem...
Thank you for looking - I just got my CNC running and I've done a little routing. I have a sign business and I think it'd be cool to add some Laser options to the signs. I'd like to do pictures or...
Thank you! I'll check this out this evening and hopefully be back to machining soon. I'm so excited about the circles being gone, that was such a headache. All this is pretty new to me, thank you for...
You guys have been a great help getting me up and running, but I have one more issue to fix. My "Y" axis is way off. I'd say it's running 60% of length programmed. I recently put a new microstepper...
Is the computer 64bit? Seems I had trouble when I had switched to 64bit and had to get a CAT-5 interface, then everything started working. I think the website is https://cncdrive.com/UC400ETH.html -...
My machine can jog and responds fine to the keyboard. I just checked the IJ in the "Config"/"General Config" I changed the IJ setting and the crop circles are gone! I think there's still an issue of...
Thank you for the advise! - I'm away from the shop, had a family emergency. I'll be able to try this out on Monday night. I don't know much about setting these things up, this is stuff I've never...
Hi Matt, thank you for the reply! I'm in Venice FL, My Email is [email protected] - I look forward to hearing from you an seeing if we can figure this out. Thank you again
OK - I'm not even sure where to begin. I've had my CNC for several years, but really haven't used it much. It was broke down for a while and I did some upgrades last year, I guess I got frustrated...
As soon as I hit send on that last rant of mine I went back to my open MACH3 program and just for kicks I tried to jog the machine around one last time before I shut it down for the night and it...
Thank you for hanging in there with me! When I was setting up my AXIS I did exactly like you had said, one axis at a time with the other 2 turned off. I would then restart Mach3 and move on to the...
Thank you for the reply - I'm still having issues. I unistalled and reinstalled everything again and made a new profile. My X axis looks fine, My Z in still moving Down when I hit up and up when I...
New developments - Things were looking good the other day, now I'm having issues. My X & Y are switched and sometimes don't work at all. Right now my X, which is actually my Y only goes one...
Great News, I did exactly as you said and have all 3 axis moving. I swear I doing this time & time again and felt like I was getting nowhere. Thank you so much for sticking with me! I'm going to load...