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That's a good idea, but I'd be worried about the plastic cracking after long exposure to load and vibration. But perhaps some phenolic block or plate would work...
Thanks for your input!
-Kevin

Greetings all,

I am setting up my X2 with a tooling plate to use with Hoss's tool touch probe. I have isolated a 4x4" steel plate on plastic strips and wrapped t-nuts in plastic too. it works...

So with the C3 giving spindle speed info, will Mach modulate PWM to make the measured RPM match the RPM inputted into the speed select window?
Thanks -Kevin

I hate to admit this, but perhaps somebody else can learn from my boneheadedness... I hadn't put anything in that window that Hoss had mentioned. I probably have been hitting the button all week with...

Hoss,
Thanks for that link to whItehedr's settings post. Mine were almost exactly the same, but I hadn't realized that I needed a '1' in the step low assignment.
It fired right up! :banana:

As...

I sent this note to mach support…

I am attempting to utilize the vfd drive contol portion of a G540, but I keep getting the error message "PWM bumped to minimum setting." With my current settings,...

Hub,
Yes I have PWM checked and spindle speed control. If I understand it correctly, the pin 8 goes to P2 on the speed controller. As it is, I have P3 connected to pin7, and P1 connected to pin9....

Thanks Hoss and Hub,
Yes, I read that thread too and tried setting a number of different pulley options but that had no effect.
I have tried getting the signal with the VFD connected and...

I've tried everything I can find info and still no luck getting the VFD output pin 8 to produce a modulated voltage to run the speed controller for the X2. It goes on and off, but that's it.

I...

After some RTFM (read the FULL manual) I discovered that I needed to enable and define pin 14 for output#1 in the output signals page of ports and pins. I can now toggle voltage on and off by...

The way I understand it, the G540 takes 10-12 VDC (as stated a number of places no more than 12 VDC) between pins 7 and 9 and will put out a modulated 0-10 VDC for 0-100% between pins 7 and 8. That's...

I am using the latest Mach3 with fresh xml from gecko. No relays - directly connected per the simple version on the pminmo.com example.

I have verified proper orientation of pins 7, 8, and 9. I...

I just can't figure where I'm going wrong here. I hooked the G540 pins 7,8, and 9 to P3, P2, & P1 respectively on the X2 controller board. Using Mach3, I have enabled the spindle, but that's all I...

Maybe not fancy, but works well.
Cheers! -4ist

Well done!
I'm way behind both of you guys but am headed the same direction with spindle control on the G540. I'll be watching this thread carefully so I don't have to reinvent the wheel!!!
Thanks...

Hi Fred,
I'm a little behind you with the Z axis as I had a few 'go back to start' issues that I should have fixed earlier... While I have it al torn down, I'm adding a 12" piece of 4" channel for...

Good thought with the music wire. I actually folded up some aluminum can material and placed it between the bellows and the metal strip that holds the bellows to the saddle. It does a decent job of...

I have 1/2" drill rod on order. I plan on using Rollie's Dad's method to align the spindle in the saddle in Y first, then dial in the X. I'll pull the column off to do this. While I'm at it, I may...

Thanks for the responses and links. I have a plan to align the spindle once I come up with some 1/2" drill rod and some brass shim stock.

I'm well practiced at tramming the x axis but is there a...

So I thought all was well with my X2 with the X and Y axis motivated per Hoss's conversion designs when I realized that I can't drill holes where I think they should be. I made one part and the the...

Thanks Scott!
That did it. I guess I should learn to compare ALL the differences between settings when I have isolated the problem. Scratch one stupid question...
-4ist

Aloha All,

I'm getting close with my X2 hoss conversion. I have the G540 and Mach3. I am generating gcode with vectric cut2d. I have made a simple circular pocket in a rectangular piece of stock....

Nice drawing!
What motors are you going to mount?

Aloha all,

I just got the X and Y motors connected to the X2 using the Hoss designs. I tried to screw in the rubber bellows / cover thingies (it's an industry term..) but with the 4.7" of y...

That's it!
Thanks, Hoss...
-4ist

No need. The video says it all!!!

As far as the safety glass, what thickness is it and how did you get it? Just find a glass shop? Seems like it does a great job at noise suppression.
Thanks!
-4ist

Aloha all,
I'm finally taking down the X2 to machine the base and saddle for the Hoss conversion. I have the x-axis limit switch installation figured out, but can't figure a good way to mount the...

dont know why I double posted...

Correction - I have 387 not 381 oz/in motors.

Doh!

Aloha all,
I'm not in the market for a RF45 yet, but I'm hoping maybe next year. In doing some homework I'm trying to figure out if it's feasible to use the G540 and 381 oz/in motors. Probably too...