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I'm posting on behalf of a friend in Camas, WA.

We're getting into the toy miniatures scene, and have some CADed designs we'd like to produce using...

Thanks Andrew - althought Will's actually based in Redmond, WA. So yes, shipping is quite dear.

Other than that, really appreciate the notes on the mill, the G540 andthe choice of control...

Just asked Will - he says he uses his Gecko drives at 10 microsteps...

20TPI * 200steps/rev * 10microsteps = 40,000steps/inch

He told me my maths was correct, and that he uses direct...

The BrickArms guy (Will Chapman) uses a Taig 2018, CNC ready. He added his own Gecko drives and 267 oz-in 200steps/rev steppers from automationdirect.com. Specs should be available on the Taig site....

Heh, heh - I ain't the sort to give up on anything promising! :D



Really appreciate the offer...but sorry, no can do. :(

I'm a 2nd year undergraduate student at UoA, only managed to scrape...

Again, thanks for the help so far!

To reiterate, I can't afford anything bigger than an X2, as other options are either beyond my budget or aren't available in NZ. I can't do anything to change...

Not yet, no. I tend to read up about stuff first, and test my ideas out on paper before investing in stuff.



Syil Australia is no more. Even if they were still around, I can't afford to even...

Thanks a bunch! Packages with parts known to be compatible with each other really make the process foolproof :)

That being said, foolproof is no substitute for good solid research and asking...

Just found out that for the X2, Kit#4 includes and upgrade of all three axes to ballscrews. Lookin' pretty nice there, may consider.

So the only issues left are:
- Making sure the HM-10 is...

I have already been playing around with EMC2 already, too. Pretty intuitive interface, although as you noted, sadly not as commonplace.

I don't have the mill yet, but I've also been considering...

Changing tack from an old thread regarding my CNC build (later a buy-and-retrofit project), has anyone here had experience the following combination of items in the retrofit on a Sieg X1 micro mill?...

cadmonkey: Hmm...so what would be the suggested wiring method to what you have described? A wiriing diagram may explain it to me better.

Stepper Monkey: Sounds great!

Totallyrc: I played around with that formula too last night - Mariss is really good at explaining things clearly.

But I guess the most important thing I've learnt...

So that means that, as long as the torque doesn't fall off at the usual range of speeds the steppers are running at, they'd be okay?

Oh, and I actually haven't got those motors, or anything at all...

I see. Okay, so that's something I'll read up more about ASAP.

I may need motors of a higher holding torque (say 260~300oz-in), unless the 175oz-in Lin Engineering 5709M-02 unipolar steppers you...

Thanks everyone!

Just so everyone knows, I've had very little experience with mills, just one day's workshop practice through university. My workpiece came out perfectly, although maybe because it...

I'm assuming you did try to get into the Yahoo group, right? Like I stated, they only allow people have have already bought products to register/sign up. Dave even deleted a question I had posted on...

Again, thanks for all the help so far!

I've been quite keen on getting my hands on a HobbyCNC EZ kit for the stepper control portion. I wanted to join the Yahoo group to ask around and see if it...

Okay, now that I've had some time to think things through.

sansbury: I've seen those tutorials before. Parts, even scraps, are very difficult to get in NZ. I'm trying to see if I can get stuff...

Hey guys, thanks for the response(s).

I was aiming for something with equivalent specs to this, although obviously I must've gone ahead of myself.

My budget is around NZD$600-700 (USD$450-550)....

Having been bitten by the CNC bug ever since this, I'm interested in having a go at putting together a small general-purpose CNC mill.

Basically, I'm here to seek help on finding the general...

I'm currently experimenting with EMC2 to run a aluminium-working mill.

The control board I am using is CW Tech's 3-axis unipolar stepper control board, based on the discontinued 5804 IC. The only...

Hey Gads -

I think I figured something out - it turns out Pin 1 is always going to be an output, because that's the way parallel ports work. I just ran stepconfig (although not to the end), and by...

John, I'm using the (default) pin 1 of the port for E-stop. Pin 1 hardware wise is an output. How would you force a switch input to a output pin? I'm assuming you also need an opto-coupler, as Gads...

Thanks for the help so far everybody!

At the moment I'm actually still building my controller (Allegro 5804B unipolar stepper IC), so I hadn't got around to actually installing and configuring...

I've read up about this in the EMC2 wiki already but it appears to be somewhat vague for a beginner like me.

Basically what I'm trying to do is to implement an Emergency stop (E-stop) setup. The...