Originally Posted by
viroy
That's one thing in not sure on is how much force it sill take to cut soft aluminum... I know pcb's take near nothing.
I looked at the G540, but looks like it will come with 2 more motors than i need since i already have a Z axis completed. Maybe im understanding it wrong but it says 4-axis, so im assuming 4 motors?
any location i can read more about those leas screws?
Thank you for your help
also, i took a look on my micrometer and .005 or less would be preferred
The G540 has four individual stepper motor driver boards in one assembly. It can drive up to four motors, but you can just use three and not use the fourth driver, or use the fourth driver on a dual motor X axis machine. You can also use the fourth driver for a rotary axis if you wish to. It has lots of possibilities.
If you buy it from Gecko Drives it comes with no motors. They only sell the driver modules. If you buy it from another source that sells the G540 you have the option to buy a 3 or four motor bundle.
Home switches allow the software to run the motors to a known position that is detected when the three switches open as the motors reach that predetermined position. Home switches can be set up in software as home and limit switches in combination. Limit switches tell the software to stop the motors before running into the end of mechanical travel and potentially causing damage.
There are software limits also, and are set to define a "box" that will define how far the motors can go. This can be the only limits, or it can be used in addition to the limit switches as two levels of avoiding damage.
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