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03-09-2019
Thread: About homing and switches...
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Re: About homing and switches...
You have mentioned that you will be using the CSMIO IP-M controller. This controller is using the industry standard 24V inputs and you can use either PNP or NPN sensors, the 10-30V type.
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22-08-2019
Thread: About homing and switches...
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Re: About homing and switches...
Hi JW,
Let me try to clarify what the homing on index function on a servo motor is.
The incremental encoder on a servo motor generates pulses when the motor moves. The motor driver is capable... -
25-03-2019
Thread: Drag chain and switch type.
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Re: Drag chain and switch type.
Hi Ollie,
The best way to go is using both switches wired in series with the estop and sensors for homing/soft limits. 24V is the industrial standard as it is more resistant to... -
26-02-2019
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Re: Help with motor and drivers wiring and setup
To make things more clear, with your 6 wire motors and bipolar drivers you have only two possibilities. Bipolar series or half-coil.
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25-02-2019
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Re: Help with motor and drivers wiring and setup
Hello Gustavo! Welcome to the forum!
There are three types of connection for a stepper motor, unipolar, bipolar series and bipolar parallel. Nowadays most are wired bipolar parallel because they... -
12-01-2019
Thread: Where to buy router bits
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Re: Where to buy router bits
I'm taking a few tenths of a millimeter to clean the table from time to time. You may be able to go 3 mm depth in one pass but it depends on the stiffness of the machine.
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10-01-2019
Thread: Where to buy router bits
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Re: Where to buy router bits
My spoilboard is actually my router table. I never cut through it. I am surfacing it only every few months with a depth of a few tenths of a millimeter. How have you got 300 m cut for the spoilboard...
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10-01-2019
Thread: Where to buy router bits
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Re: Where to buy router bits
I don't know how long will they stay sharp. I didn't used them a lot and are all still sharp. I used the most a 1' dia round nose bit cutting about 500-700 meters in MDF and it is still very sharp....
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09-01-2019
Thread: magic smoke escaped from my chinese VFD
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Re: magic smoke escaped from my chinese VFD
I had the original Huanyang inverter. For this one you can buy extension cable. Or buy the inverter with the cable included in the offer.
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09-01-2019
Thread: Where to buy router bits
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Re: Where to buy router bits
For my spoilboard cleaning I bought this one. I've got a few other Arden tools as well. Not cheap but very good quality, made in Taiwan.
I bought before a similar one but cheap Chinese make and... -
23-02-2018
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Re: Best cheap Spray Paint Guns for DIY CNC builder or small workshop
After reading Boyan's post I order both models that he recommended.
Claiming that a brass nozzle cannot be removed from an aluminium body spray gun is hilarious.
Here is what I've got. I... -
22-09-2017
Thread: AM882 software ProTuner & windows 8.1
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Re: AM882 software ProTuner & windows 8.1
I found a cable with the RJ11 connector from an old phone and connected the three wires to a RS232 to USB cable adapter. Worked perfectly.
I am also used to connect the cable to RJ plugs by... -
04-09-2017
Thread: Here we go again . . . MK4
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Re: Here we go again . . . MK4
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05-08-2017
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Re: feeds and speeds Recommendations for belt drive cnc
Check on the general config page if you have set the "Stop CV on angles > xx Degrees" You can try a value of 50 deg. and reduce it if needed.
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10-04-2017
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Re: Ar last!!! Started my Gantry 3-Axis CNC Build
Nice cut! It looks very similar with my first dust shoe. But now, mine have diameters of 15 to 25 cm calculated for different tools dia so that the hair will not be cut by the tool at any depth. And...
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04-03-2017
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Re: Help needed with Mach 3 - reset external flashing light
Have you seen this thread?
https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=15167.0
I think you cannot program that blinking as mach3 disables all outputs when in reset condition. You need to... -
14-02-2017
Thread: AM882 software ProTuner & windows 8.1
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Re: AM882 software ProTuner & windows 8.1
Solved!
It is working.
I had a contact problem at the RJ11 connector. -
14-02-2017
Thread: AM882 software ProTuner & windows 8.1
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AM882 software ProTuner & windows 8.1
Hi,
Is the ProTuner software for AM882 working on Windows 8.1? Or am I wasting my time..
I managed to install the software but cannot get it connected to the drive. I have tried both, the... -
27-01-2017
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Re: Ar last!!! Started my Gantry 3-Axis CNC Build
Dust extraction should be a priority especially if you intend to machine MDF. It uses urea-formaldehyde as a bonding agent and the formaldehyde is a proved carcinogen besides other harmful effects.
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27-05-2016
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Re: Which thickness CY cable do I need for 1.5kW spindle?
Do you have a hair dryer at hand? Check the cable and power. Mine has 1700W and a 2x0.75mm2 cable. And is german made.
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27-05-2016
Thread: Help with plasma controller build
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Re: Help with plasma controller build
The bridge rectifier values should be higher than your output. 50A 600V is a common value, for example. You need aluminium electrolytic capacitor. One or more wired in parallel to the DC output of...
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26-05-2016
Thread: Help with plasma controller build
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Re: Help with plasma controller build
It is not that hard to build your PSU. you only need a toroidal transformer, a bridge rectifier, a capacitor and fuse(s) if you want to be on the safer side.
I would go with a 45V 500VA toroid (or... -
11-10-2015
Thread: Backlash , Any suggestions ?
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Re: Backlash , Any suggestions ?
The easiest way to measure the backlash is with a dial indicator and manual jogging. There are a lot of vids on youtube about it.
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09-10-2015
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Re: 2.2KW water cooled spindle and Altivar 12 2.2kW 230V 1ph to 3ph
Edited: Here are the Schneider ATV12 settings for the Chinese 2.2kw water-cooled spindle:
bFr - 50 Hz
HSP - 400 Hz
nPr - 2.20 kW
nCr - 0.8 LN (8.0 A)
Allt - 10V
UnS - 220 V
FrS - 400 Hz
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15-05-2013
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Best timing belt and pulleys type for minimum backlash
I was at the only specialised store in my area and held in my hands the T5 and HTD 5M pulleys and belts. The T5 have a huge tooth clearance. I estimate the backlash to maybe 0.5mm. The HTD are much...
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