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Thanks all. Im getting the Lincoln Electric (Manufactured as 'Metron' over here) 250amp Mig in the New Year. Its setting me back quite a pretty penny €1450 + €200 for spare gun and aluminium...

lol...wow! :) I never counted. And believe it or not I have been working on other projects aswell! :rolleyes: ........... addicted to the computer me thinks......you know us 'Gold Members' have a...

:D :D Thankyou :D :D And thanks again to everyone who offered help and encouragement with this. :cheers: :D

Yup, onwards and upwards. :) Thanks for all the help with this folks. :cheers:

I cant wait to build my router now. Can't believe I've finally reached this point....it took a while!! :)

Ok that was surprisingly easy! Google video it is.
I put it as unlisted so a search wont find it Im afraid. Heres the link: :D...

Oh no! :eek: You dont know what your missing! :) I never put a video on google b4. I'll go and have a look now.

Hi all,

This is in the other thread (Linked in Post 234 above), but just in case anyone wants to know....

JOHNNY 5's BRAINS ARE ALIVE!!!

:banana: :D :banana: :D :banana:
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:D Im thinking I might race them....I'll put $20 on X Axis....do I have any takers for Z and Y ? :D

Just watched the video again.....sorry about the thumbs up :o.....:D :D :D

Wow, how simple was that setup in the end! 20:20 Hindsight. :D ;) :)

:D JOHNNY 5'S BRAINS ARE ALIVE!! :D

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

The attached video is a 60sec/1.4Mb realplayer...

VERY EXCITED THANKS!! :D Now I just need a machine to put them on! ;)

Video footage to follow in a few mins! :D

I set the pins as per HCNC instructions. (Pics 1 &2)

Then I changed the active...

:banana: :banana: :banana:WOOHOOIEEeEEEEEeeeee!!:banana: :banana: :banana:

YES!

JOHNNY 5's BRAINS ARE ALIVE!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana:YES! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Woohoo.....!! :D

Hello all.

I re-soldered my joints on the back of the board (Which looked fine ;) ) for the Y output and its working now. Stepper locked tight. :)

So now Im going to wire it all up fully again...

Hi folks.

This fuse stuff was discussed earlier in the thread. See from post number 127 onwards.

Yes, the live is usually fused, but the included diagram clearly shows the fuse on the negative...

Will do, I still have to figure out Mach! ;) Cheers m8. G'nite.

Im starting to think Im imagining things :), but I really was sure that Y was locked with X connected. I double checked! Maybe it was and it's just a strange soldering problem mixing it all up.

Im...

Ignore my previous two posts. I must have made a mistake somewhere! :(

I disconnected my X axis and my Y motor is still turning freely in my hand. Must be a soldering problem...what do you think?

Im going to disconnect X again to double check that Y (Which was the original problem) is definately working just with X connected. Maybe not enough amps for the 3 motors....but my transformer is...

Do you think this is symptomatic of a bridge in my board somewhere?

I wired back in the original Y motor that wasn't working to my X axis that was. And now that original motor is working on the X...

Re-wiring this is a pain in my cashew nuts!.....brb....

Woohoo! :D My X motor is warming up and locked when plugged into the Y output on my driver board. Thank god! I prefer the thought of buying a new motor to re-soldering!! :) Im just connecting my...

Still trying to connect my X stepper into my Y output on the driver board...brb....

lol...thanks for the help massa. I will do with the instructions. Im actually going to America for two weeks, but Im still around for another week or so, just really busy at the moment. Im sure I'll...

Ok Im checking my Y wires now, but I still dont know why X and wont turn....:o

They are enabled.....should I do anything in 'Ports and Pins', 'Output Signals' ?

Oh nuts! :) Ok I guess Im going to have to study Mach3. There goes my dry run until after christmas because Im going away for a bit soon (The trip kind not the jail kind! ;) ) :(. Im worried about my...

Ok but that will take a few mins to re-wire the stepper. Should the X and Z not turn anyway regardless of the Y ?

Also, my X and Z motors are warm to the touch, but the Y is still dead cold....

....where is the chat room gone, I used to have a link in the bar at the top of the site....

Thanks a million for the quick reply m8, :cheers:

If you mean with the potentiometers on the board then yes, my Vref is set for all three axis at .42V

How do I set a motor speed?

Board is...

Ok, I shouldn't be doing this now but I CANT RESIST!!

I clicked 'Config', 'Ports & Pins', 'Motor Outputs' and typed in the numbers for the X Y and Z Step# and Dir# pins to correspond with the HCNC...