New build with recycled parts on a ridiculous budget 120cm*60cm work area

[Desertboy]

Nothing is ever easy grrr, the 5i25 is not working PC won't boot when it's fitted gave up for today as no spare desktop pc to play with but will try another machine but the pci slot definitely works as I had a parallel port card fitted before and working.

from the linuxcnc forums

There are certain motherboards (maybe about 1/2 a %) that the 5I25 will not work in

somehow I just know I have one of those 0.5% of motherboards lol hpefully so then it's an easy fix tomorrow when I'm warmer.


The HB04 also came and 4 spindle nuts


Took 5 seconds to connect the hb04 to the test program that comes with linuxcnc and everything works fine, wheel, buttons, etc. But I cannot for the life of me work out how to make it work with linuxcnc itself getting all sorts of errors but then I played with the Mesa and forgot the HB04 for now lol. HB04 problems are to do with joints in linuxcnc if I was using 2.7 it's a lot easier to configure so I will get the mesa to work first then the HB04.

Spindle nuts so I can keep my popular collets fitted in the nuts for rapid tool changing and they're >£10 a nut from UK supplier if I ever need a spare I paid £10 for all 4 from China 8 day delivery.