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I control my router with a SuperPID. It incorporates an optical sensor to provide speed feedback for control. Calibrating the LinuxCNC pwm was fairly straightforward if you follow their procedure....

Basically the same way you did. I mounted a dial indicator in the spindle on a horizontal rod that gave me about a 4 inch radius. I also had to cut an allen wrench to fit behind my PC router. The...

Just looking at the frame, I'd suggest skinning the sides with plywood or beefing up your gussets. That gantry is pretty massive, and all the accelerations and decelerations put some racking loads in...

This all sounds great. Any idea of when will it become part of the standard release?

Van

Richard,

I would highly recommend that you implement homing switches on both ends of the gantry. I started out with single sided homing on my PRO4848 machine because I didn't know how to set up...

Profoxcg,

The PRO4848 kits have 5 cross members, and I put 4 cap screws in each row. While the spoilboard for this size machine is smaller than a full sheet of MDF, the router can't reach all the...

Ahren's suggestion is what I did. I made my counterbores fairly deep (0.5" I think) so I'd be able to surface my spoilboard several times. My counterbores weren't quite large enough for M8 washers,...

My leveling feet came from McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com), item 6111K84. I chose the feet with rubber pads to dampen vibration. I also bought tee nuts 90598A033.

Van

I put a caption in the early part of the stool video. It's playing at 8X real-time speed. If I recall, I cut the stool at 125-150 ipm.

Van

On to other things. Thus far I've been using an old card table as my operator station for my monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc. I created a mobile station that I hoped would be more useful and take up less...

I haven't been able to spend as much time recently on the router as I would have liked...had to get some outdoor chores done before the time changed. But I was able to create a small plaque as a...

I purchased my control enclosure from CNCRP and it came with a power switch. For the motor disable switch, I just picked up a two-position SPST toggle switch from a local electronics store so I could...

Been a while since I've updated. As you've hopefully seen in the prior posts, the machine is functional, so I decided to let it start earning its keep by making some parts. I will be needing some...

The other major accomplishment was the connection of my dust collection system. I had tried using a shop vac, but it was not able to move enough air through the 4 inch hose to actually remove any...

I've been working on my machine but haven't updated this thread in a bit. I had some issues with the estop and limit switches that I got resolved. I was getting false inputs within LinuxCNC for both...

Profoxcg, I created a thread several months ago when I was thinking about a CNCRP machine that gives some of the thought process...

I thought I'd give a more detailed description of my machine setup, since it seems to be "non-standard".

In the CNCRP documentation and in most build logs I've read through, the assumed setup has...

I made some progress this week by installing the rail side cable track, which made it easier to start doing some testing. I started getting random e-stops during both jog and programmed movements....

Been a while since I've posted, so here's an update. I've been waiting for the newer version of the brackets that the side cable tray rests on. The original version didn't work for my table setup,...

Never mind, I found it. Looks good so far!

seesoe, good suggestion on the router mount. Obviously that didn't occur to me when I was trying to mount mine. Sounds like you're ahead of me in your build. Do you have a build log I missed...

Just wanted to mention that last night I reached a milestone and got motion out of the machine! I'm running LinuxCNC and already had the software loaded and ready to go, as I had tested my control...

Update on progress. After some fastener issues with the motor tensioners was resolved I got them installed.

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Also got most of the cable track installed and ran the motor cables.

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Yes the nuts can be put in the slots, where they will fall to the bottom. I didn't want to have to get clamps, magnets, wrenches, or another set of hands in order to hold the router mount in place...

I'm working with Ahren to replace some fasteners related to the motor tensioners, but in the meantime I decided to attach my router mount. There are instructions on the CNCRP web site, but for these...

There's an article in the current (Summer 2013) issue of Digital Machinist entitled "Converting the LittleMachineShop.com HiTorque Micro Mill to CNC". It gives directions for a DIY approach.

Well, at this point I'm very happy with my choice. I wasn't too interested in designing/building/rebuilding a machine, so I went with a proven kit. I figured it would be best to go with the latest...

Worked on the Gantry Carriage Assembly next. Got it assembled, but when I went to install it onto the gantry, it was immediately obvious it wasn't going to fit. A quick look at the eDrawings file...

I took a short recess from the mechanical assembly and worked on my control box. When the mechanics are done I want to just attach the box, make the connections, and be ready to start testing. I...

I can't answer whether Cut3d will do exactly what you're asking, but you can download a trial version good for 30 days. It won't output any code other than for their tutorial parts, but you could see...