JTCNCSX3 READY TO GO

[cornbinder23]

yeah its a mouthful I know but I am finally ready to get started on this
lets start off with today is my 34th birthday and I got to go shopping today
went to grizzly showroom to buy an SX3 but they had none in stock which was a bummer, so I asked him to sell me the demo model nogo he said people could have ....fiddled with it, I told him it didnt matter to me but nonetheless he said no, BUT!! whilst shopping around the salesman came up and said they had one in the QC dept that was for sale as damaged but was not, It was a model they had stripped a couple of parts off for a customer, but they had replaced all the parts as well as some extras I guess. there was 4 extra handwheels, even handwheels not for the SX3, 2 extra scales, extra x axis leadscrew, and other misc stuff all for $900 bucks, and to top that off the R8 er collet holder I also was purchasing (holder plus 8 collets) regularly $190 was discontinued so he sold me the one under the glass for $90 bucks.
I have a friend who works there and they even gave his discount on top of every other discounts, long story short I walked out of there with a truckload off stuff and still spent less than the stock SX3
Who says you cant get a deal at Grizzly!


Soooo here is what the list looks like
1) Grizzly SX3
2)G540 axis package N23 381oz X and Y N34 906oz Z
3)ebay surplus computer small form factor
4)touchpanel interface and silicone keyboard
5)2500gph pump for flood coolant
6)CNCFUSION deluxe kit ( I gotta say that Michael and Shelley have been a pleasure to deal with they have great customer service and timely responses to email in fact I got my kit a little damaged simply cosmetic on the Y stepper mount and they are replacing it as well as paying for my shipping costs, en route to them now OH yeah I just wanted to say it was shipping damage and not machining damage)
7)one shot oiler set-up
8)all the other miscellaneous do dads and what nots to get er up and running
9)and ONE VERY understanding wife

[cornbinder23]

Question how do you change rotation on a stepper motor, do I do it at the motor or in config?

During testing my Z was going backwards

[EBC]

yeah its a mouthful I know but I am finally ready to get started on this
lets start off with today is my 34th birthday and I got to go shopping today
went to grizzly showroom to buy an SX3 but they had none in stock which was a bummer, so I asked him to sell me the demo model nogo he said people could have ....fiddled with it, I told him it didnt matter to me but nonetheless he said no, BUT!! whilst shopping around the salesman came up and said they had one in the QC dept that was for sale as damaged but was not, It was a model they had stripped a couple of parts off for a customer, but they had replaced all the parts as well as some extras I guess. there was 4 extra handwheels, even handwheels not for the SX3, 2 extra scales, extra x axis leadscrew, and other misc stuff all for $900 bucks, and to top that off the R8 er collet holder I also was purchasing (holder plus 8 collets) regularly $190 was discontinued so he sold me the one under the glass for $90 bucks.
I have a friend who works there and they even gave his discount on top of every other discounts, long story short I walked out of there with a truckload off stuff and still spent less than the stock SX3
Who says you cant get a deal at Grizzly!


Soooo here is what the list looks like
1) Grizzly SX3
2)G540 axis package N23 381oz X and Y N34 906oz Z
3)ebay surplus computer small form factor
4)touchpanel interface and silicone keyboard
5)2500gph pump for flood coolant
6)CNCFUSION deluxe kit ( I gotta say that Michael and Shelley have been a pleasure to deal with they have great customer service and timely responses to email in fact I got my kit a little damaged simply cosmetic on the Y stepper mount and they are replacing it as well as paying for my shipping costs, en route to them now OH yeah I just wanted to say it was shipping damage and not machining damage)
7)one shot oiler set-up
8)all the other miscellaneous do dads and what nots to get er up and running
9)and ONE VERY understanding wife

...better move #9 to the top of the list!

GC
www.plantasymaderas.com
www.cnczacatitos.weebly.com

[Crevice Reamer]

Sounds good CB. You're off to a fine start. Great deal from Grizzly--YLB!

Question how do you change rotation on a stepper motor, do I do it at the motor or in config?

During testing my Z was going backwards

You COULD do it at the motor connection by switching the wires in one phase, but it will probably be much easier to change it in Mach3 config.

CR.

[cornbinder23]

I cant seem to find it in Mach, any help is appreciated

[Starleper1]

I believe if check off the reversed column on homing/limits page it should do what you want.

[Crevice Reamer]

I cant seem to find it in Mach, any help is appreciated

All left clicks:

Click config
Click Ports & Pins
Click Motor Outputs
Choose Z axis line & click DirLowActive to opposite color.
Click Apply
Click OK.

CR.

[cornbinder23]

Well, I guess its been long enough without any report and PICS of my progress
so here we go!

I wont bore you guys with all the details of the mechanical side of installing the cnc fusion kit so I will start with the mill stand and start of my enclosure

1st pic 2x3x.125 square tube donated by GOOD friend
2nd pic during the painting process
3rd pic locating mounting holes prior to pan installation
4th pic bottom section of the chip tray .090 alum sheet
5th pic is base of pan mounted and happy daughter because now daddy can go play!!(like I wasnt playing anyway)

more soon

[cornbinder23]

more pics comments and criticisms WELCOME!!!!!
pic 1 a little character for the chip tray and the anti vibration pad for the mill
pic 2 more of the same
pic 3 moving the mill with a jig made from uni-strut and all-thread
pic 4 mill mounted and now and only now did I breathe
pic 5 and 6 more gratuitous shots

[gd.marsh]

Nice looking stand & coolant pan ..

What process did you use to add the 'character' to the alum?

[Crevice Reamer]

Very nice work on the stand CB! Looks like milling metal is in your near future. It's all right, we won't be bored with all the rest of the details. Do tell--and show more pics.

Did you get the CR G540 pulleys with that deluxe kit?

Heads up: You might want to consider losing or insulating that quill DRO before it shorts and fries all of your spindle motor electronics.

Nice kid! Enjoy her while you can. In what will later seem to have been merely the blink of an eye, she'll be all grown up and raising children of her own.

CR.

[cornbinder23]

thanks guys quill dro is out I am actually vacuum forming a little piece of acrylic for a possible different tacho/lcd

swirls was done with 120G flap wheel and my favorite makita 4.5"angle grinder

more pics, start of the control panel