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Did you ever get this working?

I wouldn't mind upgrading to the AXBB-E. I will at some stage in the near future, then I don't have to do the whole USB thing.
I understand that the UCCNC software is also very good.

Why would...

Yeah I will wire into the emergency stop circuit so the whole thing shuts down if there's a problem.
What cnc do you have?

Hi. Yeah I'm in the UK. I have already spoken to Dean and he has been quite helpful. My question is, if put closed loop drives and motors on the y axis will that eliminate the chance of the gantry...

I have 2 open loop nema 34 motors driving my y axis. They each use a Dma860h controller. The motors are 34hst9805.

Can anyone recommend a controller that has error checking? I would prefer for the...

OK so I checked the jumpers and controllers are set at 2500 steps. Mach3 is set at 125 so I'm a bit nervous to change things until I'm more familiar with what I'm doing.

I put some oil on every...

Thanks for the suggestion. Ive done a bit of reading and it seems the 23 nema is very common. This machine is 850x800mm working area and I cut mainly wood so nema 34 is probably overkill anyway. I am...

When I took delivery first thing I did was to lightly oil the lead screws and guide rails with motor oil. How would you recommend I properly lube the machine? I've heard of candle wax? I cut mainly...

Thanks for the reply. No I haven't tried that but I will look at it tomorrow.

EDIT: if I change the micro steps in the dipswitches do I need to change anything in Mach3?

I have recently purchased a CNC with the following configuration:
2.2KW spindle.
DM860A controllers
KK01 interface board (from cnc4you.co.uk)
34Nema motors.

Jogging the machine across the x or...