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I'm working on building my 2nd machine, and I have been looking for pretty much the same thing.

What I have found so far suggests that it can be done using a custom stript for the homing button....

Believe it or not, I still haven't given up yet! I have spent a lot of this year reading and learning, and I'm well on my way to making a whole new level of design mistakes now!

I pretty much...

Oh, and I got a little distracted by where to put this in my workshop, which I eventually decided is just too damned small. So I ripped out the wall between it and my garage, and just took over the...

Checking in. I needed a really straight edge to help with this project, and I came into a 5 foot long chunk of 3 inch I-beam. I found a machine shop about 20 minutes away, and hired them to mill...

Gantry! That's the word I was looking for! Here are my thoughts..

I think that, no matter which way I build it, I'm going to have to drive that gantry from both ends, otherwise the whole things...

Well crap! I thought I'd posted an update already! My Bad!

First, thank you jo_ky for the book recommendation. I learned new things, un-learned bad things, and confirmed some of my ideas. ...

That I will certainly do! The motor set is here. I haven't had time to test them out as of yet. The first thing I noticed is that these stepper drivers seem to be capable of extremely small...

rodw and ger21, Thanks for the replies, and good to meet you both. As it turns out, checking my email this morning shows me that the motors have already shipped, so I'm probably stuck with them. ...

I decided to go and buy the stepper motor kit from Amazon. Sold by Long's Motor, this consists of 4 nema 34 motors (1600 oz/in), 4 DM860a drivers, and 4 power supplies. I bought 4 so I would have a...

Hey everyone,

Jason here, from Cedar Rapids, IA. A couple of years ago, I bought and assembled my first 3D printer out of a kit. I had a blast building and using it, andI learned a lot, too. ...