Sorry for the low post rate. Progress is really slow. Still don't have all the pieces, but the last ones are in the mail.
This machine has a lot of clever solutions: X axis proximity sensor...
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Sorry for the low post rate. Progress is really slow. Still don't have all the pieces, but the last ones are in the mail.
This machine has a lot of clever solutions: X axis proximity sensor...
Almost everything else arrived today, along with a power supply that works. Last remaining item is the backing bars for the gantry. I'll be taking the main plates to be anodized on monday. Leaning...
Made progress on the spindle mount and dust boot assembly this week. Still missing major portions of the machine and electronics, so progress is limited.
Spindle mount was made from parts I was...
Rotate your monitor
Just kidding. Will do next time.
Also worth noting is there seems to be an update on the extrusions. They now come with a side that is recessed to provide an edge for rail...
Guess they didn't learn after Jurrasic Park. ...Get it? Raptor? ...THUMP THUMP THUMP Is this thing on?
I need somewhere to document the build because I suck at documentation, so its time to...
MILLER TIME!
I had pd002 set to 2 somehow. (Source of op frequency). Set it to 0 and it fired up.
Any thoughts on what 'r00.00' flashing with a flashing FOR light would mean?
Well, my 220V has three wires and relative to the third, the other two each read 110 and to each other they read 220. So that third one is what I mean by neutral but I probably have the term wrong.
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I need to piggyback this thread. I have the same vfd, and I have the 220V outlet with two hots and a neutral. I wired the vfd up with hot, hot, neutral and it powered up fine. Then I hooked up the...
John, from Menlo Park CA
I've been dancing around the idea of a DIY machine to get started, but I think I'm going to just suck it up and get an XzeroCNC Raptor and take out the mechanical...