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Decided to take the controller box and put an Arduino in it.
Then I will have access to a lot of support...
The controller box has the VFD and nice stepper drivers so it should be a win.
And...

Had a mind-storm...
The controller box that came with the machine connects using a printer port to a cable with USB on the one side that then plugs into the PC USB port
The controller box does...

Hi All.
I had my PC and all backups stolen and now need to find the software for the CNC6040Z controller (USB model) as supplied by ChinaCNCzone when I bought the machine.
ChinaCNCzone simply do...

I have been trying to contact ChinaCNCzone .com to get some help and advice but it would seem that they are simply not interested in even responding to after sales service requests or inquiry's....

For more clarification...
I had set the machine up and gotten it to work.
Made about 10 work-pieces.
Then I was diagnosed with cancer so packed it up and did all the treatment things.
Then COVID...

Shop PC stolen with all installation backups.
Machine is a chinacnc zone 6040 with a CNC6040Z USB controller (still have the special USB cable)
New PC is Win7 Pro.
But now I need to find/load...

Hi
There are any number of ways to do it.
GIMP, Photoshop or any other image processing program can do it.
Blender can but Blender has an almost impossible learning curve unfortunately.
(for me...

I know the basics of business - but why withdraw it totally leaving many thousands of people high and dry?
Leaving it "as is" and unsupported would not cost a cent but the nonsense they are getting...

Agreed - I wonder just how many people will NOT use Autodesk on principle after being dumped like this.

Thats what I thought ...

I have not got a copy of the software - is it still available?
And if it is doesn't it use cloud storage or some other "must be registered and logged in" trick to prevent unauthorized usage?
And ...

Hi guys
This whole ArtCAM story is a real pain in the butt.
I wasn't taking note so I actually missed it - ordered all the parts for a LowRider (all on the water as we speak) and while I am...

Hi Goemon
Thanks for asking but unfortunately a whole bunch of "life" happened and it has become an "it would have been nice but" situation.
But who knows?

Hi All
Recently I ordered and purchased (AND PAID FOR) all sorts of "stuff" for my project.
All that I have gotten is drama and nonsense!!
Although this "saga" is not yet over one way or another,...

Looks like a nice kit!
And the price is not too bad at all !!!
Any idea as to the transport costs to South Africa?
Could not find any info on your site.

To be honest I have not looked yet - I'm busy getting my toes wet at this point.
But I do know that Fanuc industrial controllers can drive you to drink, especially if the supposed tech support...

Thanks Gerry - But just how good are the others? I have heard horror stories...

Hi CaptnBlynd - thanks for the reply.
The thing is that although I have had experience in a commercial CNC workshop, I have never actually built one of these "home" machines before.
In the start...

Addendum: Advice on a power supply to pull all of this would also be appreciated.

I need some help selecting steppers and the electronic components for my 3 axis machine.:drowning:
My problem is that I do not have much of a clue what the various specs on Bangood mean (or anywhere...

Thanks for your input guys - appreciated.
Now that I have destroyed one of these motors, maybe I need to strip everything off so that I have 3 wires from the windings and nothing else and see what I...

Thanks Al
Now I need to go learn about yet another type of motor - Oh well, I'm learning more since I retired than I ever knew possible.
Or maybe I need to just figure out how to re-use the boxes.

When in doubt, use a hammer - the bigger the doubt, the bigger the hammer.:eek:
There are a few clips that hold stuff in place that you cannot get to once the unit is closed - hence the hammer...

To quote Wikipedia, "Reluctance motors can deliver very high power density at low cost".
Low cost makes sense as far as the manufacturer goes - there is a LOT of stuff in one of those photocopiers....

Al
What in the world is a "Reluctance" motor - never heard of that one - Google, here I come.

for some reason the image did not attach in the original post - sorry guys

Hi andypugh
+24v
G24
+5v
GND
S/S
CLOCK
LOCK
HL

Sorry to hear about your problems - hope you get them sorted out soon.
I blew over 30 MCU's before I gave up on my previous attempt - some of them "grew" a nice square hole in them....

Hi everyone
I recently stripped a couple of Kyocera full color photocopiers and found some motors as in the image.
The machine is 24v and these look to my untrained eye to be brush-less DC motors...

Hi John
Looks like a very nice circuit and I see there is also a 4-up board design out there.
I love the bi-directional (if I understand it correctly) functionality and will definitely add it to my...