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Sounds like a good system. Some of us can handle the wiring fine, others the software, some no experience with either. A very detailed post keeping in mind the variety of builders experience might...

Yep with those last questions answered, crack or no crack I would suggest ordering the whole supply and be done with it. Problems in a high voltage supply can feed back or back up excessive voltage...

Hi again Charlie. I've been busy the last couple of days cleaning out my hanger since I sold my airplane and I found a renter right away so had to clean out all my hording! When I finish the cub and...

Just went back and read your second post. The blue power supply is the "all in one low voltage-high voltage power supply". I don't know what the other one is? Maybe stepper controllers??. Do those...

Fine business Charlie. First I am envious of your machine being the bigger 50 watt! Also I reread my post from yesterday and I might have given the impression that seeing the discharge in the tube...

Don't take this wrong Charlie but you already didn't take my advice to "don't order anything yet". The way you described that there is a smell I doubt it is your tube and when you get the new one...

[QUOTE=timbarker08;1840266]I hate to reopen a year old thread here...but I've learned a lot already looking at buddydog's information and I figure if he's still around he might be able to help me...

Good to hear from you again Rolf. Been two back surgery's, sold the ultralight, resolved some family stuff, took up cigar box guitar building (6 for Christmas), building a hurdy gurdy, lot's of use...

We'll I'll take a stab at this: First which program are you using? If it's laserDRW you need to enter the machine code off of the circuit board into the "file" then "device initialize" the "device...

Hello Kaime. It's great to see someone resurrect this thread. It's been months since any activity but with winter maybe some of the guru's will return. I don't have an answer to your question and...

It's a Grady White Marlin 300 (basically a 30' powerboat with a 10' 6" beam.

Great work on the cutter! Wish Rolf and Retro would check back in. I'll get back to all my CNC stuff when the weather...

Life happens while your making other plans. A few months back I started a CNC milling machine project, then my son found a boat for me to buy with two dead Yamaha 250 horse engines so now it's a rush...

Thanks again for the reply Roadstercycle. I bought one 30 tooth and it looked about right from what I could find counting partial teeth in one of your pictures so I'll just order a second one and...

Thank you for the reply Roadstercycle. Can I get the tooth count on those sprockets? I assume they were both the same (drive and driven). Do you think the smaller motors will be better on the x and...

I just feel like I'm running out of time. I've added looking at another big boat to the mix... jeesh, don't know what I'm thinking. I've been retired for years and don't know how I ever had time to...

Good to hear from you! I was wondering if we should send out the cavalry. You really started something. I now own 3 or 4 Arduinos, CNC V3 grbl breakout board, breadboard jumpers etc and I bought a...

Hello again. Roadster could I ask for the information on the x axis pulleys? I did see the belt spec in the picture (600-5M-15, fits some e scooter) and found one of those belts on ebay and ordered...

I just re read what you wrote. I was thinking spindle and you were writing gearbox. Now I'm a little worried. Maybe I should drain and check the gearbox? It has run several hours so far with no...

Thanks. I talked to Paul and he said I could do it if I wanted but at least in mine they dismantled the head and changed the spindle bearing to a better one so it was cleaned at the time. I got the...

Hello Retro, Rolf. Where are you?? I have been doing a lot of playing with this project over the last two weeks. I do not have it hooked into the laser yet choosing instead to learn as much about...

Ahh! That probably explains it. I'll cool my jets for a bit then ;-)

Ordered this today:
US SHIP Wantai 1AXIS Nema34 Stepper Motor Dual Shaft 1600oz 3 5A 151mm CNC | eBay
Looks the same as Roadster used.

I emailed Chai last week but no response yet? Tempted to...

Well a couple of suggestions for you:

1. Check to make sure you don't have a mirror alignment problem by holding a piece of paper (Be careful with eye protection etc.) between the laser output end...

Thank you for the reply. I'll email him. Do I want the 16mm? I looked under the X today and it's 1" acme! Maybe I should get 20 or even 25 mm?

Mills in the back of the pickup but I got home to late to open or unload it but I'm still pretty excited!

Still a little confused about the ball screws and nuts so if possible please tell me if...

Thank you for those numbers!! My mill arrived at the terminal today so I'm planning on the trip tomorrow to pick it up. Just a little over a week I think. Is your stepper/jog board a commercial unit?...

Thank you. I have an old grizzly 12X36 lathe and understand the annealing process and no hurry on my account on any of this but it does seem the ballscrews, nuts and mounts/bearings might be the...

Thank you. That build you linked will be another 3 hour read tonight. :-) I do have some specific questions,maybe start with one part: the ball screw size (I think I can find that in your blog here)...

Hi Roadstercycle. I have a new 12Z manual mill showing up this week and I really like your conversion( cost, retain manual, Y under the table, big steppers,etc.). I was wondering if you have a build...

I kept at it and I think I answered my own questions. It works when hooked to the E0 or extruder bay. End stops are needed for X, Y, and Z so that is probably the reason you can't just hook a motor...