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I have the same issue on a K40III laser. If I change the image to 72dpi I have more luck bit still only 50%. Does yours jump in the same place on the engraving, mine gets jumps in almost the...

I use a cereal tub too, clear with a green lid from poundland :D

I use a flow switch for checking the water is going where it should:
FS-10 - GENTECH INTERNATIONAL - FLOW SWITCH, 15MM, 0.5L/MIN,...

Hi Jophn, I tried all suggestions but nothing worked :( Thanks for the help though, I ordered another 6N137 and once fitted it ran perfectly :)

Thanks again

All ICs are on the board now. With the EL817s jumpered and the 6N137 as it should be, nothing happens, not even an LED blink. If I jumper them all I get ~2mm a sec movement that's very noisy. So I...

What I will try to start is put all ICs back on the board and jumper the EL817s, to check what happens. Then I will jump the 6n137 and see what happens. If still no luck I will run the shop and get...

I have some movement now, although it is a bit rough and noisy. I removed the EL817s and movement stopped, but if I bridge them in circuit I have some movement, pic of board attached.
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Thanks, will try that now. It is a single axis board but it seems to have many similarities to the 3 axis boards :)

Thanks again, Phil

Could anyone advise me on the best way to bypass 6N137 and EL817 optos? I have a dead driver and believe all signals are stopping at 1 of the 3 optos.

Thanks alot, Phil

I have PM'ed everyone who has mentioned the drawing with further info and the drawing. I like to keep a level of privacy concerning things I require machining.

M250, your offer is under...

Hi, I need some small-ish steel plates making. They can be CNC or hand milled as long as the tolerances are decent.

The overall sizes are 60mm x 160mm but its not completly rectangular as it has...

Thanks bret, I do intend on buying the parts from fineline, but plan on building the frame from locally sourced 8020 since shipping to the UK is a killer :)

Phil

Bret, did you build it based on the plans or a kit? Also, do you have any vids of it running?

Thanks

Thanks for the help, I hope its accurate enough for my needs.

As for the spindle, is there any you recommend, like I said, complete novice at this, Im used to making everything by hand. Learning...

Im quite interested in buying the kit for this, but need a little direction if possible.

The things I need it to do are:


The occasion PCB
5-6mm Aluminium mounts
1-2mm Steel, maybe...