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The Ox build while still a great design is getting a bit long in the tooth. Depending on what you plan to use the system for you may find screw...
If you can't find anything else OpenBuilds Workbee 1010 (40" x 40") | OpenBuilds offers a Sketchup file of the system and a .dxf of the plates....
check dumpsterCNC - anti-backlash solutions for home and industrial linear motion for the nuts and McMaster-Carr for the screws.
You could always make your own if you can't find something commercially available. Cut the right size knob and then scribe it or wrap it with...
No on 1), Yes on 2) Spindle>power supply/controller module>BlackBox. Do not wire the spindle directly to the BlackBox as it doesn't provide power.
You might look at Sphinx 55 on MGN12 linear rails | OpenBuilds. That's a good stout build. Dropping the X-axis down as much as possible would make...
The smaller you go the less flexure there is in the beams and the more rigid the system is able to become. Figure out what size you need and work...
Of course you can! ;) [ATTACH] It's just not always practical. :D
It's not about power, it's about balance. The spindle has to be balanced to the system which is why Peter makes the recommendations he does. He...
Overall I'm just not certain this machine is going to be as useful as you believe it to be. You're building a 4' machine so you can divide it into...
@Peter Van Der Walt in the thread LEAD 1515 special order rails? you posted a recommendation to visit the support page. When visiting this page I...
I just put the cut requests in the comments box on the order page. Scroll down a couple paragraphs on my last build and it shows just how I asked...
You have something loose in the system somewhere. Check to make sure the lock collars are fully tight against each end and there is no lengthwise...
Rick 2.0 published a new build: A small system with a big bite. Design achieves a good balance between machine size vs. build area, rigidity and...
Elaire as noted above.
Read the reviews. Beyond the issue of excessive runout the comment about the shaft breaking on the first use is probably the most telling of what...
The basis for what you are seeking was brought to popularity with a Kickstarter campaign several years ago. Winston gives a good explanation...
This is at best a 5kg system.
The problem is that "the community" here has no idea what goes on behind closed doors at OpenBuilds and those at OpenBuilds who do know ain't talkin'.
Yes. Yes. The carousel rotation is stopped in proper position by sensors and the gantry moves from one rail to another. As far as propulsion I...