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Peter,

I bought my bearings on eBay ; $45 all in for 48 bearings at aceofdymondz
store. No issues.

Dave

Not really an update as there has been no activity since my last post of over a month ago. I have been concentrating on my 'shop' projects. I have decided to put the CNC project on hiatus for now...

Hi GT,

I have the Gecko 4 drive board as part of their overall 'kit'. Closest to PnP in my opinion. Randy (groswald) has same. Check our build threads for pics of the install. Yes it fits but...

Randy,

OK to make this clearer in my head

- no washers means hub and rim on both sides of bearings in direct contact with arms - no good
- standard washers on both sides of bearings means both...

Pretty quiet around these parts, everybody must be enjoying the great outdoors for this summer.

I originally put the cable arms together without using any modified washers just to see how it all...

Progress has slowed up as I have spent most of my time on workshop projects. However I did get some time this past weekend putting the back part of the cover together and mounting it to base.
...

Randy,

Nice job cleaning up the wiring. I may attempt the AC cord through the base revision but will leave the rest alone for now - I'm not a good solderer (is that a word??). I see your e-stop...

Jeez Bill I can't get one of these finished in who knows how many months and you are working on a second one. :D

Looks great

Cheers, Dave

Revwarguuy,

Thanks for the detailed and thorough reply. Unfortunately most of it is over my head as I am really not good at this electronics stuff. I do have some two wire plus shield cable that...

Thanks Bob. Perfect timing except that my son is in a baseball tournament for the weekend. We're at the ball diamond right now. Maybe get some time tonight. Really getting anxious but don't want to...

Well after several months of build up the moment finally arrived..... will this thing move??

First attempt........... nothing. What have I done wrong? Poked around to check cables, re-read...

Billj, you are correct about the right side of my gantry it is very tight to the rails.

Quick update as not much has happened since last time. I have installed the PSU and G540 into the side...

Thanks guys. I hope to spend some more time over the next few days connecting motors to the G540 and setting up Mach 3, then wiring limit/home switches. I should get an update done on my build...

Randy,

Thanks for putting the schematic together, it will go a long way to me getting this right. The G540 manual shows C terminals going to the inputs and the NC terminals going to ground. You...

OK I think I have it figured out but want to run it by you first.

I have 9 NC/NO switches and I plan to use 6 of them - 2 on each axis. One switch will look after X home and X-- and the other...

Thanks Randy for another very thorough and detailed answer to a question. It will take me a few reads to digest it and apply it to suit my needs but for now the idea of using the terminal block to...

Paul,

Can you please tell us where you purchased your neoprene material?

Thanks, Dave

Well it took me a bit longer than I had hoped but I now have the machine attached to the base. After making the adjustment to the bearings I was able to get both sides running pretty much dead...

Thanks guys. I am very close to getting on to the electronics part of the build. A bit more fiddling with the fit of the machine on the base before that happens.

Dave

Randy,

Just curious and partly in preparation for my machine - what did you need to do with cncrouterparts to get the add-on cable with resistor for the Gecko 540?

Thanks, Dave

Bill

Randy and I have are using the 3 axis kit from cncrouterparts. The kit includes premade motor cables with DB9 connectors and resistors already in place. Therefore we need to make an opening...

Good thing I'm not on a tight deadline with penalty clauses for not completing the work on time. Any way here are a few more shots of my build. All painted in "battleship grey" (not sure of the...

Thanks Michael for the compliment. I intended to fix up some rough spots around the hole I cut for the motor cables last night so that I could post a few more photos but got side tracked. Took...

Randy,

Great summation of your build and the afterthoughts. I am with you on the holes and chases for the cncrouterparts motor cables. Just finished doing mine with the router. Let's put it this...

Well done Michael. Makes me a bit intimidated to post more pix of my build after seeing the excellent workmanship of your build. And all done in a portion of one day - I am at least 3 weeks into...

Thanks for the offer Bill but I already have the Mach 3 manual. Despite being an engineer I have never learned AutoCad. I consider myself somewhat computer savvy and hope the whole CAD/CAM part...

Randy,

Looks great. Thanks for posting the many photos and taking the time to provide explanations of what worked and what didn't. I think I had better go back and recheck my parallelogram for...

Randy,

Glad to hear the monster lives. Look forward to seeing more photos.

Dave

Finished putting the front flanges together and photo shows the final step with the bottom piece being clamped in for the glue up.
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Thanks Randy. Today was a write off in terms of progressing the build. Gotta hate it when life gets in the way. Tomorrow promises to be better.

Cheers, Dave