Have your say about this chinese cnc milling machine

[Boyan Silyavski]

Hi there Boyan how are you?
I have a Chinese 3 axis cnc6040z with the black box I bought a while ago,I have removed the motion controller drive board that came with the machine it has no proper documentation it is in Chinese and it is crap, comes with USB CNC software v2.10 with activation key on cd including driver file.I would like to run Mach3 or 4 and would like to know if the NX-USB 4 axis USB motion card is a full plug and play type no extra cards needed and also on the mach3 plugin site they have a plugin driver,would this plugin be good for my cnc6040 machine or do i need to do other things?? sorry for all the questions, Im a newbie and need information ? Thank you

!sorry if it is posted in the wrong place

My advice is DDCSV1 offline controller for your machine. No MAch3 and stuff.No stupid USB connection. No computers. Solid working as a rock.

Or go the UCCNC way, board and software, which i have not tried but others say is good and better than Mach3

If you insist on MACH3/4 buy a reputable board from a reputable seller with a well tested plugin that works well. PMDX and similar. I will not buy a chinese board with a chinese plugin that 100% is not working properly or has a flaw.

There is also the original USB CNC from Germany, that all Chinese copied. It also is a good option for your machine.

In that order.

It would not hurt to see what are your motor drives, if they are not integrated in your original board so now you need some cheap new drives too when changing to a new board. And a PSU upgrade may be? Not sure, check that. Maybe make a thread about that?

[Schematicsman]

Hi there thanks Boyan, I think I will go with pmdx-422 board and Mach4
But would like to ask is that the only board I need
To run 4 axis on my 6040 or do I need to get extra boards
Because I would like for simplicity one board does all??
Please help

[fifa]

It has no sense to use 6040 with expensive controllers.

LINUX CNC runs RT , it is much more reliable than any USB solution...


Professional solution for ca 250 EUR:
Galil
MYRIO - student (national instrument)
...


I am proposing to use MYRIO, + Labview (5 axis driver is open free...)

Depends on your goal:
- do you wish to start machining or
- do you wish to learn how to do CNC

regards

[Schematicsman]

ok thank you for the reply ,I dont want to spend a fortune on this machine just want to get it moving with mach 4 and start milling Aluminium and pcb blanks and plastics ect, the motors that come with the machine are 57HD5401-14S 1.8 deg 3.0A N1605 : I just want to know if the PMDX controller i mentioned is good for this machine with standard motors and or the Nema 23 Bipolar (Holding Torque 3Nm) (425oz.in) 4.2A 57x57x114mm 4 Wires better for cnc6040 with the PMDX to move fast and do I need a switching psu of 36v~40vdc for the Nema 23 or can I use the same 24v dc that is in the blackbox already?