⟐ Commented May 16, 2021, 2:33 MST

Reference X axis drag chain assembly step 3 of guide V2.3.1

⟐ Answered May 14, 2021, 0:11 MST

I've adjusted the tension on the screws and the v wheels, the frame is square to the millimeter, no slop in anything and I've adjusted both yaxis screws so that they are the same distance from the face plates when homed.

However, when I jog the machine to 0,0,0 there is (always) a difference of about 2.5mm between the left gantry plate and the front of the machine compared to that on the right hand side. When homed again there is no discrepancy. Is this something I should be concerned about.

⟐ Commented May 05, 2021, 0:06 MST

Related - I have an enclosure, so I wonder if there is a good way to route the cable out of the enclosure - beyond just cutting a 3-pin-plug-sized hole in the back, and then hooking it up to an extension lead….

⟐ Commented May 04, 2021, 0:20 MST

Is it possible to reset, meaning emptying the several Work Coordinate Selection Presets 1 to 9, I can’t see any information on this in the system folder. I’m not able to run macros when a preset has been used.

Thanks for help

Guillaume

⟐ Answer accepted April 27, 2021, 0:39 MST

I have issues calibrating Y Axis on a 1000x1000,

I followed the Step/mm Guide, reporting correct values in customconfig.g, using a 60x60 square. Everytime I’m not squared, with big gaps, for example 58.78 or 64.88.

Tensionning is done, and X axis is pretty close to reality. Do I miss something ?

Thx for your precious help

Guillaume

⟐ Commented April 27, 2021, 0:01 MST

I've just completed the build today, got everything working fine except the speed of the two y axis motors are different and twists the x gantry into the frame.

Has anyone come across this before and is there something obvious I've missed or is this interference or a faulty motor?

Thanks in advance

Dan

⟐ Commented April 26, 2021, 2:00 MST

After successfully corner probing using the touch probe, I set XYZ work zero and home/jog away but when I click Go to work XYZ Zero, X and Y are correct but Z is 10mm above the corner position. It worked for a few runs initially but since running WorkBee-Firmware-v1.0.7 it has always been out on the Z access. Is there a setting in the software that may need changing? The probe settings are default and confirm to the dimensions of the probe.

Many thanks for your help.

Dan

⟐ Commented April 26, 2021, 1:57 MST

⟐ Answer accepted April 21, 2021, 5:46 MST

I want to use a duet2 wifi on my cnc. I love to use my Keyboard/ xbox-controller / Jog-wheel for manually moving the CNC-head around.

Having Hardware Buttons and feedrate-encoder gives me freedom to focus on the machine rather than Looking on the Screen.

Is this supported by workbee firmware ?

Can I use Hardware Buttons or a Joystick to move the spindle around?

⟐ Answered April 19, 2021, 7:16 MST

I’ve just finished the build checked limit switches working ok, homed machine ok, tried moving to extents and x and z ok but a nasty crunching noise from the y drag chain, or more specifically, the now broken Y-Drag-Chain-Moving-End-Mount .I measured the length of my y drag chain and its only around 85 cm long. on the face of it, the chain seems to be around 15 cm too short

⟐ Commented April 19, 2021, 6:30 MST

I’ve been watching the tutorial video - How to set up a job on a CNC machine

https://youtu.be/qQPUg0IgrrE

When ‘homing’ the machine (by hitting the HOME XYZ button) my Machine position does not read -3 -3 -3 as Ryan suggests (it reads 300.0, 270.0, 94.00). All screen grabs I’ve seen show these as 0,0,0 - Is there an issue? Thanks

⟐ Answered April 19, 2021, 3:36 MST

⟐ Answered April 14, 2021, 7:28 MST

⟐ Commented April 13, 2021, 7:02 MST

I’ve just built this wonderful machine and am nervously trying to coax it into surfacing a spoiler board for me…I thought I’d finally created the right file in vcarve to surface a big old rectangle (its a 1000x1500 machine so I think that rectangle is supposed to be 800x1270?) but when I run the file i get a single pass around the edge of that rectangle but then nothing inside it…? File path in vcarve looks Ok to my novice eye - screengrab attached…?

I’m very new to this! Any Ideas?

Thanks

⟐ Answered April 12, 2021, 1:28 MST

For example, If I have a piece of stock say 18mm thick can I use say a 30mm long End Mill with shaft of 6mm and cutting diameter of 6 mm and a cut depth of say 10 mm.

⟐ Answer accepted April 02, 2021, 16:30 MST

⟐ Answer accepted March 26, 2021, 13:51 MST

I've read the guide and watched the video for adding an emergency stop button.

Am I correct in thinking that “the router AND it's power" have nothing to do will the supplied machine, duet board and power supply?? In other words, the router cable goes “up in the air to a hook" then back down to a 13amp mains plug socket??

Placing an emergency stop button in that scenario is easy - break the live feed, wire in stop button - job done.

Your guides “stop the actual machine and stop the program being sent" - however, the router would still be running ………, which would be dangerous.

How can I wire an emergency stop button that “does ALL three" i.e stops the router, stops the machine, stops the programs??

If this is possible, is it then possible to have, 2, 3 or 4 stop buttons - one on each side, one at the front, one on a breakout “control console" located 3 feet to the right of the machine? (I'm planning of trying to get the Duet/Power Supply/Mini PC remotely located in a large flight case, so that the “brains" can be taken home each night and not left in my workshop).

Thanks - Kev :-)

⟐ Answered March 24, 2021, 4:53 MST

Will it be possible to engrave a name in the middle of one of these pieces of wood? To clarify there will be:

[ ….60cms empty space….][ HERE SITS HENRY] [ ….60cms empty space….]

Thanks

Ian

⟐ Answered March 22, 2021, 2:40 MST

about to order Workbee. I have good WiFi in my man cave but can’t decide between WiFi or Ethernet.

Any major advantages using either one?

⟐ Commented March 16, 2021, 2:31 MST