yes - you will be able to control the spindle. There is a relatively slow optocoupler on the STEPCRAFT control card. Therefore the PWM frequency outpu...

Can someone suggest where to move this topic to in the German forum please? English forum in English please

Super!! Yes - the dust should never be allowed near your lungs 🙂

Dust is the devil here!! can get good results with standard cutters. But you have to be careful you don't pull the fibre from the resin. these...

2) need to tune the system. If there is excess friction you need to tweak to get optimal setup!!

1) yes... Can you explain more what you mean? on points 2) and 3)? Check out the UCCNC software as alternative to mach3

WinPC-NCStarter-Howtoinstallthedriversuccessfully.pdf Dave - try the file attached. From time to time the WinPC starter drivers must be manually ins...

First issue sounds like a mirrored Z axis setting in WinPC... not sure as never used it to run Gcode. The second issue sounds like the final instru...

I totally agree that any pulse train generated with hardware support, and this can be a dedicated microcontroller chip, will be much more accurate tha...

Firstly - super post!! A lot of hard earned experience there!! Just another thing to add to the mix of what is already quit a complex topic... The...

Yes - exactly... if you want to use on board hardware to run the signals down the LPT port then this is best solution. you can get good results on win...

I would get the starter optionanyway - and the LPT card to allow for conversion to others. The starter option is a good place to get going and first s...

also - watch out WD40 has a flash point! So don't let it get hot...!! Often best to have airline / some cooling... free cutting aluminium block ...

LinuxCNC is cheapest as its open source - there is a post on this in the forum. See here LinuxCNC is a Gcode controller so will accept Gcode progra...

Yiiiikes. STEPCRAFT V1... and proxxon... ReSpeCt! Notice the holes used to clamp the middle of the work. Very secure (tool makers jig type) cla...