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Thanks for the detailed explanation you are a true hero (superman ;-) )

Hi, I am quite newbie in mastercam (X7)
I am trying to make a contour in the outer side of my object but mastercam insist to make the contour inside
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Ok, thank you for the quick response

what about dremels 9901
9901 Tungsten Carbide Cutter / Model: 9901
is it good?

so somthing like that will be fine?
1 8" Four Flute Carbide Endmills 500" Flute | eBay

I can find only carbide end mills at drillman1 store.
How HSS and cobalt steel cutting end mills looks like? I will be glad if you can post a link for an example

Yes it is magnetic
I don't think it can rust
It weighs about 200 gr
Its color is grey but if you scrape the surface it turn into a shiny like a mirror surface

To be honest I don't know what type of metal is it, I can tell that it about 50cmX6cm and I can bent it easily I can also can it with a metal cutting scissors

I am trying to figure out what endmill will suit my needs.
I need to cut in a sheet of metal with a thickness of about 1mm
The shapes are pretty small so I am looking for a bit with a small tip...

You should connect the limit switches to the white 5 pin connector. one of the pins (probably the left one) is GND but check it with a tester to make sure.
if it the same as the older design this...

Is it possible to use the chinese tb6560 controller just for a breakout board and usr MM s drivers?

In TB6560 and TBH6064 datasheet it is recommended to use a fast blow fuse on Vma and Vmb line is...

I really have to think about!
Where can I buy G540 for good price except from Gecko's site and Ebay?

It is a bit expensive but I can't see another alternative for good drivers for the same price

I already build my DIY cnc machine and it worked for about a week the total cost of my machine is about 450$ so 300$ for G540 is almost the price of my machine.
Funny thing is that before I started...

On what kind of IC the G540 that it can run so well?
So what do you say that the THB6064AH with 4A won't hold and collapse too?

Hi everyone,
I am looking for an driver and breakout board for my 3A steppers it is 6 leads bipolar
I had very bad experience with Tb6560 based driver so I am looking for something more reliable
...

Thank you all,
I understand that the driver should be able to supply more current then what the stepper uses, it is for safety reasons as I know
but the gecko g540 is 3.5A per axis and I know that...

Thing is that it was working fine for about a week and was't hot it was pretty cool
I replaced the crapy fan with much better one and connected it to an external power supply so there was no extra...

As many other my Chinese TB6560 3 axis controller "exploded"

I know that the best controller money can buy is the G540 but it is too expensive for me right now
Is there any other options...

Ok so the problem was that the f* Chinese do one thing and write other thing
I set it to 1/8 microstep according to its manual but actually it is 1/16 and 1/16 is 1/8
there is a saying in russian...

Hi,
I have trouble with motor tuning
I have a 12 TPI rod and I'm working in 1/8 microstep, so I put 19200 in the "unit per"

but it actually moving about a 0.5 inch instead a full 1 inch

What...

Thank you!

I have something weird with my solidworks and solidcam
when I design for example a 10x10 cm box in solidworks and go to solidcam and try to engrave with a 6mm (or another size) tool, the tool in the...

Hi,
My first post here
So I am building my first CNC and I understand that the G540 is one of the best driver out there but it is way over my budget

I am thinking to buy soc-robotics MK4cp, is...