just an update.
I have installed the Leadshine drivers, and 36Vdc power supplies, as well as finally cleaning and lubing the screws and rails. now my CNC router runs smoothly, and quietly, with no missed steps.
I have also received and installed the mount for my Makita RF1101 router.
http://tjfserver.ddns.net/misc/0004.jpg
all the limits work, with the exception of the vertical axis (have to open it up at some point, and have a look). i still have yet to install the home sensors, so LinuxCNC complains that it has not been homed yet. but i can jog the axis around.
once i get the home sensors sorted out, then i can draw up a schematic of the working electronics, and proceed to take the test rig apart to install it more securely into a cabinet.
ToDo:
1) Home Sensors
2) final build of controller
3) establish software limits for LinuxCNC
4) wire up relay to turn router on with software
5) buy a starter set of CNC router bits
6) read the CNC how-to books i got off amazon
i still have to build a door to cover the large hole in the side of my camper too, as well as rebuild the roof, so i can take the tarp off the back of my camper. that and i have to make the AC power panel built in, so i can get rid of the light duty extension cord to replace it with the 220Vac, 30A supply cord.
but things are coming along, and i think i can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
~Travis