jon's homemade cnc

[jonbabbz]

Progress so far. I've welded some new legs in for support as recommended and am now just waiting for my drag chain chain to arrive. I decided to slave up the y axis and set up mach3 ready. So all went well, i got y moving nice when i noticed that the z axis driver power led was no longer lit. I checked the supply fuse which had blown, so changed it. At which point that also popped straight away, its as though there's a dead short in the driver. Is there anything obvious that i could check inside the driver before i wax another 50 sheets on a new one? I did notice a tiny bit of metal swarf on the pins at the dip switches(pic 3) which i suspect may have done it(whoops a daisy :) Thought it a bit strange that it was going so well! Drivers are 2m982 btw.

[GEOFFREY]

Jon, that machine looks fantastic. In the photo it does not look like the bed framework is connected to the new centre legs, if not would the bed be more stiff if it was bolted to those legs?

Once again, congratulations on what looks like a super build. G.