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Besides ego? Even if you intend to reuse your Arduino, the typical drivers included on a shield will still underpower the typical 2.8A 178s. You...
Simple, go to the forum of choice (in your case I'm guessing its Laser Cutters) and up in the right hand corner you should see a blue box labeled...
If you go waaaayy back in the OpenBuilds videos you find one of the initial instructions is to sand down the diameter at the ends of the screws in...
Rheostats really don't slow an AC motor down they merely starve it for power. Combine that with a speed controlled motor and nothing good will...
5 plates as shown: [ATTACH] And with the Z-axis plates turned 90 degrees to the X-axis plates they connect easily with screws through open holes...
It can be done with a minimum of 5 plates which should be exactly how many you have.
Can’t offer a really good explanation right now as I’m at work working on my phone but the only reason for the plate on the backside of the Z-axis...
System balance. SPAM plays to the ego. Massive motors, massive spindles, 1500mm lengths, etc. which ultimately make for a poor system. And by...
Are you referring to a Z-axis configuration similar to the sketch about 3 posts up? If so, you have all the parts necessary.
Umm... no. Side rails on both the WorkBee and Lead machines span front to back with no contact to the spoil board. The Sphinx is the only one that...
OpenBuilds and Ooznest offer WorkBee kits. What SPAM is selling is a WannaBe. (SPAM is not a part of the OpenBuilds ecosystem and while...
It's not quite as simple as that. In theory both have their strengths. Unfortunately, the C-beam itself has a couple weaknesses that tip the...
You might just give it a try. I would probably consider the Makita RT0701C as it's about the lightest of the bunch. The beauty of the OB system...
@Peter Van Der Walt is the resident authority on the BlackBox (as he designed it) and he is the only person who can answer such questions.
Yes, if you'll do a bit of research you find you cannot use an ammeter to check current in stepper wiring.
Check for a loose pulley on a belted system or a loose flex coupling on a screw system.
Before you take half the machine apart make sure the screw lock collars are fully pressed tightly to both ends. If you can grab the screw and move...
The best way to check for squareness on a system is to cut a square. Judging squareness by cutting circles really won't tell you much. Besides,...
According to this post (which was a long time ago) you can tap into the BlackBox with external drivers, thus you could tap into the system and...
The problem you're going to face with a Cbeam is they're heavy, 1.45 pounds per foot heavy. That's nearly a 12 pound beam you're wanting to put on...