Hi guys
been a while since my last post. If you have a good memory I was building my first router following the buildyourcnc website. It's still not 100% (still need to close up that controller box), I guess it's hard to find the motivation when everything pretty much works.
here's a few shots of it in its new home, a small shed
and here is a recent experiment in dust collection
and here is what happened after the dust collection hood caught on the z-axis and made the stepper stall.
As far as I can tell, what happened was that the vibration from the router caused the hood to rotate in such a way that it went underneath the z-axis, and when it tried to rise up again, well.. the rest is history. The router itself is pretty much dead, fortunately not with a bang (it just revved down until it stopped the next time i tried it), but now I need to find a replacement.
should I:
- get another used router
- buy new with warranty/service plan
I wonder if the warranty would cover this type of use though. I'd prefer to get something local (vancouver region), since I need to finish that job I was working on.
What should I do in terms of long-term router maintenance? I know I should replace the bearings once every 70 hours or so, but is it something I can do myself or should I take it somewhere for servicing (home depot?). I'd like to buy used and service it myself, since that seems like the cheapest option.