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    Update:

    had issue with my Z motor turned out the cable had some issue so I just cut one side and directly connected it to the driver instead of the 4-pin plugs setup, works fine now.

    assembled everything and tested and so far satisfied, still I got a long way to get it right:
    things need to be done:
    -Spindle speed control via mach3 : had issue before of speed being off, probably needed adjustment of the voltage or something.
    -limit switches : using software limit only at the moment
    -checking alignment/parallel via DTI : to be honest I have no training on using this properly and feel like my machine doesn't have room to adjust correctly, however I can live with a little bit of error for now, as long as the thing works!
    -making triangular support legs with leveling: something I missed was to make the frame have adjustable height on each corner, now am thinking of just mounting extra 4 pieces on each corner of the frame and have those lift the whole thing up and balance accordingly
    -Drag chain attached to frame : again my stupid and impulsive attitude prevented me from designing a side where drag chain can sit so I have to think about manually drilling and just attaching a flat panel so it can sit on it, no big deal I guess for now.
    -Double check tension of belts : again no formal training so no idea how to do it properly but by feel I think I got it decent tension
    -Connect water cooling to spindle
    -Cable management of Z axis
    -Actually cut something : will probably try wood(MDF) first, then maybe try my luck with other material and ultimately aluminium, anyone wanna recommend speeds and feeds for me?

    -and many more I'm sure, hope I get some positive feedback from you guys in order to make it better!

    A quick photo of the machine:



    Video of axis movement , before mounting spindle( at time of this post it is still uploading but give me 20mins or so plz hehe)



    am sure u guys might have some comments, particularly on sound of long axis movement, had lots of issues with it being flexing/bending if I tighten the gantry too much or so, the ballscrew ends might need shimming but not sure how to approach it yet.
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