[ww_kayak]

Alright, I wasn't even going to post my "build thread" until I finished everything because I take so long finish stuff. But, the controller came out pretty good, even though I know It'll need a complete rebuild once learn enough to know what I forgot. Also, every build thread I've read has benefitted a ton from the exchange of info with other forum members. Besides that, maybe posting, will make me finish quicker too

I started with the controller because I just had the concrete for the new shop poured a couple weeks ago, and I need to get the garage semi-finished before I start the mill.


So anyway: G0704, Keling 8056Ds, KL-480-48 PS, C35 BOB, 570oz all around, linearmotion2008 (ebay) ballscrews (1605 XY, 2005 Z), Hoss's prints.

I had an old pump house switch enclosures with contactors, transformers, disconnects, lights, buttons, etc... I also had a 7" car-puter touchscreen that I hadn't used (although I bought a 10" eventually). So, I figured I'd add a mini-PC and throw it everything in one enclosure. I've read a ton of the threads about noise and grounding and my conclusion was to keep it well grounded in ONE place and it should be fine. So far it is.

I'm using a 32 GB solid state drive with a dual boot LinuxCNC / Mach3 setup. LinuxCNC was installed from the liveCD and took some hacking to get the touchscreen working. Mach3 work fine in Windows7 32bit.

Here's where I'm at:

G0704 PC CNC Controller - YouTube