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29-06-2017 #1
Whilst my mate was working on the machine it gave me chance to try and make some space at my workshop (which is very small) for the pc and machine. Decided to put it next to my booth
I purchased a cheap workbench from the bay which suits the machine nicely, slowly getting there, will be a nice little workstation once finished
Last edited by ravihotwok; 29-06-2017 at 10:16 AM.
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29-06-2017 #2
Hi Ravi and welcome to the forum,
Thanks for the share, will keep an eye out for what you get upto.Me
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04-07-2017 #3
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04-07-2017 #4
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04-07-2017 #5
As the control box which came with the machine had a faulty x axis driver I didn't want to exchange it for another cheap one, so I asked a few question on here and got some very good responses, all of which were pretty much above my head. As I have already purchased the Planet CNC software I thought it would make sense to purchase their own control box as I think the support they can provide would be very beneficial to myself being a complete novice. The box arrived on Monday, only ordered it on the Friday so I was very impressed with the delivery time. Once arrived I unpacked it, looked at it a bit confused then managed to find a spare half hour to start assembling it. Work was halted though when I realised my soldering iron was at home.
Last edited by ravihotwok; 04-07-2017 at 08:19 AM.
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05-07-2017 #6
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27-07-2017 #7
Sorry, but all the soldering joints you made looks like really bad work. I would redo this. Get a solder sucker like this...
...remove every large clump, make sure your soldering iron is not too large but is designed for the purpose and that the solder wire is thin enough, quickly melting and floating well on the surface. The surface must be clean and the tip of the soldering iron must be kept clean using the wet sponge. I clean it after each and every soldering point.
Here are a few do:s and don't:s:
You need to practice on something which is not going to be used, not something which you need later on for reliable operations. Get a magnifier and check/fix every point. You will get a lot of headache later on if you box this and start using. Even if it works now, it may fail at any time.
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27-07-2017 #8
Thanks mate, why are they bad? in the link you sent me it stated when the older balls at the top of the connection and doesnt make contact with the metal ring on the board it is bad, but the ones I have done which are balls but they are making perfect contact with the board rings? I will revist this though just want it clarifying so I fully understand mate
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27-07-2017 #9
solder sucker bought and arriving monday
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05-07-2017 #10
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