So I removed the UC100 motion controller from the machine to see what inputs are lit when the machine is not connected. I still see the same limits ma...

All looks juicy finch (Nick). Although the picture is a small thumbnail and I need to be logged in to CNC Zone to see the full size version. My digita...

All looks juice finch (Nick). Although the picture is a small thumbnail and I need to be logged in to CNC Zone to see the full size version. My digita...

Major stress until I read this thread! I just got my machine fully assembled and running like a three dimensional dream this afternoon. I still hav...

I'm also using MeshCAM. Did you resolve this Clive? I save my toolpaths in the "Basic G Code mm arcs" format but I haven't tried to run any of them...

Hi Peter. I'm genuinely sorry that this modification didn't work out. It was certainly worth a try IMHO, but it's not a cheap punt is it? Do let...

There is a lot of advice on the internet regarding routing acrylic because it is a popular material to cut. The key is avoid heat build up which melts...

I'm in the same position. Z and Y jog freely (except for a strange rattle at one specific point on the Y axis) but the X axis is jamming at the motor ...

Hi Paul. I don't know about sharing toolpaths and designs; we probably all want to make different things! I am also a new owner of a 2/840 machi...

Hi Peter. I presume that you've read the CNC Cookbook article on milling alumnium? I plan to have a go at this in due course for cutting a fol...

Hi Peter. Yes, I assume and hope it's a ballscrew too. 🙂 That mod looks clever; I hope that you can reproduce it. The Zapp Automation price of...

Hmm. This all seems to be moving along apace. I don't know whether the original Stepcraft screw is a leadscrew or ballscrew but the helical chan...

On reflection, I'm 99% certain that the ball screw used is going to be a standard off the shelf item, otherwise the tooling costs would have been proh...