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It's going to be incredibly slow with 5mm pitch ballscrews.

Depends on the software.

I've seen one machine do something similar, and it used a mechanical linkage to lock the movement between the two, so that moving the spindle would move the table.

Try jogging close to the plate, then zeroing the Z axis, then running the auto zero.

It's bad code, that could move up or down, depending on the Z axis coordinate.

I watched a YouTube video yesterday where a guy put a Subaru WRX engine in a VW Beetle. It took a VERY skilled fabricator 2 years to pull this off. What you want to do is 1000x more difficult, and...

No, everything should go through the ESS.

They have very little torque at low rpm's, and if you stall them, they will burn up almost instantly.

You're not. That's not what they are made for.

The ESS has three "parallel" ports. You just need a DB25 to IDC26 adapter.

Watch Lars Christensen on YouTube.

Learn how to use Components to keep everything organized.

A fan blowing on it is usually sufficient.

Speed vs cost.
Unfortunately, speed costs money, so the faster you want to go, the more it will typically cost.

Define what you mean by "a few minutes". Is that 5, 10, 15 minutes.
At 1 block per...

There are other programs available that will allow you to merge .stl files together.
Check out MeshMixer

Gecko is the one that came up with that "rule". Mainly to prevent excessive motor heating.

Before that, the rule of thumb was 20-25x the rated voltage. With quality modern drives, motors run much...

I agree with Marv, but I'd use something a little thicker than laminate, as it will usually seal better.
One big zone and cover the unused part of the table, rather than separate zones.

He's got an MDF spoilboard with a multiple zone plenum underneath it, with each zone having it's own seals/gaskets. When he turns the zones off, there's no vacuum to compress the seals in those zones.

I had an expired credit card on my account, and received an email notifying me when it didn't renew, and I was able to update my card info without my license expiring.
So there is a time period...

Nobody really makes them other than the cheap chinese ones.

I've never used Modbus, so I can't offer any quick help. But I think if you carefully read through this entire thread, you'll see that there are a lot of examples which hopefully steer you in the...

Not, sure. Dan just suddenly stopped posting about a year ago, maybe longer?

You're budget is extremely low. This limits you to very lightweight hobby machines, which will limit you to making very shallow cuts, at low speeds.
While you *should* be able to make parts like...

You may find that you get a better finish machining along the stock, with the grain of the wood. But you may also finds that it's more susceptible to tearout that way, depending on the roughing...

Should be here in this thread, or in it's thread on the UCCNC forum.

https://www.cnczone.com/forums/uccnc-control-software/331002-new-modbusez-setup-plugin-uccnc.html

Make sure the Probe LED lights up when you touch the plate to the bit.

I don't think any of the Machining Extension features even existed before they they were added to the extension, which is a recent development.
I know 4 axis was never available, as people were...

The Additive Extensions says it's for 3D printing metal parts.

I'd say that if you really need those two extensions, then you are probably making enough to be able to afford them.
There's plenty...

A little big, but very cool. ;)

Unless you really need that much Z height, reduce the height of the gantry by half. And make the side plates thicker.

Did you try right clicking? Is the button under something else?

Not sure why it doesn't work, but Screen 4 works best in Windows XP, and when using a resolution that doesn't require scroll bars....

The outputs work with the 5V USB cable, but the inputs need a 12V-24V power supply.

Learn how to draw them from scratch by measuring them. Faster, easier, and free.