My build was taking up too much of my workspace at work, so i have taken it home to finish.
Last week i was given a lincoln 275 square wave tig machine and i sent the control board out for repair and I've hunting down tig accessories.
New ballscrews came in. I think i have their location figured out now. My controller box is almost done.
Hurry up and wait....
I would have used 4" ibeam looking back now so the 2010 ball screw bearing blocks would have fit very cleanly inside the ibeam but this will have to do for now.
Got my welder repaired but I need to grab some argon from work. Made some aluminum parts. The uprights came out pretty well. It's as square as i can make it anyways. Sure moves nice and is solid even with only 4 top screws holding it together. Ready for the backplate now.
Getting close to finishing my Y axis. It's boxed in anyways. Now i can start laying out my X axis.
X axis getting close.
640oz nema 34 with 1610 ball screw for the x axis.
Looking good!
Thanks! This has been much harder than I anticipated. Lol. Free time is rare..
Curious about wiring this box to the motors, i found some 18awg ingus chainflex 4) wire but its not shielded..
Then i have some shielded 18awg but it not real flexable.
Is there shieded chainflex? Thoughts?
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Y axis motor mounts cut and tacked in place.
Getting my Z axis motor mount design figured out. My spindle is about 1/4" off of center to my gantry on the long Y axis.. I think i can live with it anyways. I can see light at the end of this tunnel..
Z motor mounts
Spindle is mounted. All the way down on Z is right at the top of where my table will be. Perfect!.
Ready to wire after i add a few more bolts.
For ess wiring question, one of these drawings must be wrong?
I want to use grounds right? One pic sends 5v to each driver pul and dir. Thats not right is it?
The second picture seems right.
I guess i will just try it, one way. If it does not work, ill try it the other way. Hmm