[elmosxyls]

Hello all,

First, a big thanks to Joe for the design. Second, this machine is about a year old, give or take. Third, I know Joe will notice from the pics, the Z carriage is upside down...I noticed it after the glue had set and had to modify it to work.

My question concerns the methods used to properly align everything. The reason is that I can get 30ipm max from both the Y and Z axes without the motors stalling out. I am quite certain that it is an alignment issue between the screw and the rails. How does one go about aligning these components?

You may notice that the first two pics have servos and the latter have steppers. I have a DeskCNC kit but it has had issues from day one...not saying that their stuff is bad (the CAM portion of the software is great), but I have had a difficult time getting the controller to function properly so I got a Xylotex kit for now...still working on the DeskCNC kit for the second machine though.

I have also since installed "wipers" to the outside of the gantry to clear chips from the rails, but I don't have pics yet...I'll be adding a much needed dust collector soon.

Any advice on the alignment issue will be appreciated.


Thanks,

Elmo