I have a water cooled spindle on my cnc. The cnc is in my garage without any heat. Generally it does not get below freezing in there but this weekend it is supposed to be about 6 below 0 F.
Using...
Type: Posts; User: bgasser
I have a water cooled spindle on my cnc. The cnc is in my garage without any heat. Generally it does not get below freezing in there but this weekend it is supposed to be about 6 below 0 F.
Using...
I am looking at upgrading my spindle on my cnc. The current is a hitachi router.
The machine is located in my garage which is not heated or cooled. Location Missouri.
Can you use RV fluid for...
John, Thanks for your input.
After further reading I decided to move the ground wire to the ground plane used for the g540. Originally I had a single wire from the g540 input 4 to the z probe...
I tried moving the touch plate wire to input 1 and this did not change anything.
It was late last night when I posted, so here is a response to John along with a little bit more information:
I do have a motion controller between the pc and the g540. It is a uc300eth-5lpt. The...
I have my cnc machine running on a g540. Connected to input 4 is my touch plate which connects with a single wire to an aluminum block.
I have had no issues with the setup until today, all of a...
I have tried that and it does not change the fact that it will not work.
Pressing estop button will stop the machine from operating, it just is not properly registered in UCCNC due to the fact...
If the e-stop setting is set to pin 15/port 2 the diagnostic screen shows the pin as green but will not change due to the fact that the ready button will not turn on.
If I change the function of...
I have a g540 connected to a uc300eth-lpt5. E-Stop is connected to port 2 pin 15. Works fine in Mach 3 but does not work in UCCNC.
If I set the E-stop configuration to the actual port/pin with...
I am looking for a cam program that will easily work in my business of producing aluminum sheet goods on a cnc router.
Let me give some details on the current situation- I currently have Vectric...
Thanks a lot for the help. An additional question regarding e-stop buttons, how many should be installed on a 50x72 inch machine. My gut tells me 4, one on each corner plus possibly one near the...
Here are some from Amazon:
...
Looking on Amazon and Ebay there seems to be a wide variety of E-Stops. Whats the difference and are the cheep ones worth getting vs the high priced ones?
bgasser
Kansas City
After looking at several options on building a CNC router for my business I finally had decided on building the KRMx02 machine with some slight modifications.
For some background:
I am a small...
Mogul,
Did you resolve the issue where the rack and pinion was rubbing against the rails and bolts not fitting?
What was the cause?
bgasser
Kansas City
I am crossing one 8020 3060 over the top of an 8020 3030 at 90 degrees. Is it stronger to use carriage bolts and U bolt plates or counterbores with anchors?
bgasser
Kansas City
I was in the same boat. I was going to purchase a 4x8 kit and decided to go a different direction.
Does anyone have one of the KRMx02 machines in the Kansas City metro area, I would like to see one of these Machines.
What kind of complications are involved in this build. It appears to be a very...
Has no one ever build one of these kits?
I am considering the CNCRP 4x8 Pro or a machine with a 5 foot gantry with a 4 foot length and am trying to determine my options for the Electronics:
I have 25 years experience assembling...
Has anyone built the 4x8 kit?
If so, how is it different than the 4x4 pre-built machines and the Saturen 2 machines?
How is it different than the CNC Router Parts 4x8 Pro kit?
Is there a...
I am new to this forum and am looking at either purchasing a pre-built machine or a kit. The CNC Router Parts machines are very intriguing for a kit product. Let me explain what I am cutting and...