Started building my first (Joe's) router

[David Da Costa]

I bought the Xylotex 3 axis ready kit http://www.xylotex.com/3AxisReadyKit.htm

[David Da Costa]

Okay, here is todays update.

I have added to the right hand side of the case the motor cables and 3.5mm phono jacks for the limit switches. I have shown one of them with a limit switch phono plug connected (mock-up).

I need to add axis labels to the sockets next.

My next task is to add the sockets for the router into the case with connections going to the SSR on the multifuntion card.

David

[David Da Costa]

One final photo of the sockets with label added. The label was made on Rowmark plastic using Vectric Vcarve on my IMService CNC Router.

[bp092]

It looks good David. When is your kit coming? Can't wait to watch you build, I'm not that far behind, it's nice to get tips and hints ahead of time though . Where did you get the limit switches and cables from? I saw some decent ones on ebay but they looked kind of "cheap" and unreliable..

[David Da Costa]

bp092, that would be a question for Joe , hopefully in a few weeks.

I don't know about tips and hints I am making it up as I go along .

I got my limit switches from CNC4PC along with the multifunction card, they are nothing special but should work fine for the machine. Hopefully they will be good enough for home switches too. If not I may have to use optical swiches, but I would be suprissed if they are not. All I have on my IMService CNC router are "regular" limit switches and they work fine for both limit and home.

The motor cables were part of the Xylotex kit and the other cable I ordered from Jameco.

I have to say that it good being able to use this time until the kit comes to get everything else done and then when the kit comes I can concentrate on assembling it knowing all the other stuff is out of the way.

David

[David Da Costa]

Here is another small update.

I have now added two power sockets to the back of the PC for the router.

In the picture in the middle you can see the 2 power sockets, the one on the left will be power from the wall, from there it will connnect to the solid state relay on the CNC4PC multifunction board and from the board it will go back to the socket on the right where I will plug my Hitachi router into and have control of poweer on/ off via G-Code (via Mach 3).

Now I have everything in place, the next job will be to wire it all up within the PC.


David

[bp092]

nice David, I'm still waiting for Joes kit before I buy all of the electronics.. when do you expect your kit to ship? I paid him on the 2nd and he said 4 weeks, im so anxious and the time is going by much slower than I hoped .. I thought ordering the parts and the bearing assemblies were going to take a while, they only took a week but I'm patient I know he is busy

[David Da Costa]

Soon I hope . Sounds like you need to get the electronics to keep you going until the kit arrives.

I have few more days of wiring then I am out of things to do to.

[Kipper]

Originally Posted by David Da Costa Here is one final picture of the Xylotex board mounted on a piece of HDPE using some plastic stand offs I ordered from Mouser. Also show in the rough position is the fan that will blow air accross the heat sinks.

Looks good matey :thumbsup: just beware the deadspot on the fan (or add another one at the far side) Neat work too :beer:

[David Da Costa]

Kipper, yes there is another one on the far side mounted in the front of the case

[ccsparky]

David,

The pc combo is a great idea and looking good!

Really like your mill setup!
On your first page post 12 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showpo...7&postcount=12
What is the black disk device to the left of the mill?

William

[David Da Costa]

It's a Shuttle express controller that with the plugin for Mach 3 you can use to control the axis movements.

David