Hi there. I don't know what your problem is but I also had a Y axis motor problem that manifested itself as intermittent resistance to drive. I ...

Very inspiring work! Thanks for sharing. The clocks are exquisite, the boxes elegant in their simplicity but my favourites are the little cricket b...

I would strongly recommend avoiding the Stepcraft HF series spindle outfits because they are considerably more expensive than a Kress unit, have more ...

So the soft limits must therefore work on machine coordinates then, not workspace coordinates. Doug

Stepcraft simply can't tell, because it depends on the motor and the endmill length that you use. They can't tell, but they could certainly provide e...

I can't thank Doug enough for his help (on this, and other topics). Can't imagine where us newbies would be (as in Robin's lacking the will to live) ...

Hi there. Welcome to the forum and thanks for introducing yourself. I and many others have found Rory's speed and helpfulness of response very s...

Placement of the fixed rollers during operations 1.9 and 1.11 is a critical first step in achieving this, along with operations 3.1 and 4.1 for the ga...

IMHO what is needed is companion document to the Assembly Manual that highlights and expands on the critical assembly steps that can make or mar the a...

I dismantled my XZ axis recently and found that the connections for one of the limit switches had come off during initial assembly which disabled both...

I had some issues when drilling recently (see post below): So as part of the investigation, I decided to check the squareness of the Z axis to ...

I have been experiencing intermittent issues when drilling. I share the experience here to help others avoid the same issues or offer some tips to exp...

I would think that very likely. There have been a number of posts about axes not moving freely lately where the problem has been attributed to too muc...

I'm pleased to report that with a new control PCB, new Y motor and a lot of powder coat removed from bearing holes and screw holes, jog testing at ful...

Hi Peter. I agree with everything you have said there. I have also experienced random binding of motors at specific sections of the travel at 3,...