Steel Gantry Machine 1500x750x200

**Boyan Silyavski** · 21-06-2015

Thats better.

I believe Dean meant 2 switches per axis, one wired home other wired like limit. With the benefit of all limits and all homes wired together respectively with the exclusion of the A home switch /second long axis/ which has to be wired separately, so you could perform gantry squaring

**toomast** · 21-06-2015

Originally Posted by silyavski

Thats better.

I believe Dean meant 2 switches per axis, one wired home other wired like limit. With the benefit of all limits and all homes wired together respectively with the exclusion of the A home switch /second long axis/ which has to be wired separately, so you could perform gantry squaring

Are you using similar setup on your 1st build?

I will put 2pcs homing switches on both sides of gantry for squaring. And only single limit switch on long axis and make it traveling?

**Boyan Silyavski** · 21-06-2015

Yep, similar. As i described it above. Though tit did not come to my mind to use only one limit switch at Y,

, anyway, i bought more than i needed.

I would say that the 4 most important things are:
-to drive them at 24VDC
-to mount them so that the head of the sensor is perpendicular to steel plate or whatever and body long wise in the same axis of movement
- shielded wire
- good quality flex wire not very thin, if budget permits same as stepper cable

**eurikain** · 14-07-2015

What an awesome build ! I'd be interested to make the same one along the way ! Not sure if I did this right but I send you a PM ;) I'd be interested to make drawings from your model :)

**toomast** · 18-07-2015

Originally Posted by eurikain

What an awesome build ! I'd be interested to make the same one along the way ! Not sure if I did this right but I send you a PM ;) I'd be interested to make drawings from your model :)

Hi Eurikain,
Thanks for kind words! But actually all credit should go to users in this forum. Since all i have done is been reading and copying other build logs. I might as well could use Boyan Silyavski
1st build model ;) But I find it helps me better to truly understand my machine if I have at least drawn it from ground up.

Details from Fred arrived yesterday.
Excellent packing, fast shipping and all according to requested dimensions.

**eurikain** · 18-07-2015

Ohhhhh boy that looks sweeeeeeeeet !!! Really nice packaging !

**suesi34e** · 21-07-2015

Originally Posted by toomast

Hi Eurikain,
Thanks for kind words! But actually all credit should go to users in this forum. Since all i have done is been reading and copying other build logs. I might as well could use Boyan Silyavski
1st build model ;) But I find it helps me better to truly understand my machine if I have at least drawn it from ground up.

Details from Fred arrived yesterday.
Excellent packing, fast shipping and all according to requested dimensions.

Hi toomast,

I look forward to seeing more about your build and some more photos. I was just thinking about a build I hope to start but the talk of a whipping blonde has distracted me!

Best of luck with it

Suesi

**toomast** · 09-08-2015

Small update which marks the real start of my build :D

Laser-cut parts will be ready tomorrow. Sadly I have one "after work hobby funding project steel staircase" to finish next week so I doubt I can get any progress soon...