I would suggest adding to this guide a section about connecting the workbee to a router or switch and the process of manually assigning an IP address (either static or dynamic) in the config.g file. It’s much easier to do it that way, the web control connects easily and if the router has wi-fi it becomes possible to connect to the machine using either ethernet or wi-fi and internet access is still available.
I followed the guide pertaining the tensioning of the ACME screw on the X-Axis but when the carriage assembly is moving along the X-Axis it makes a high-pitched sound. The X-Axis ACME screw also wobbles quite a bit. Does this mean the screw is too tight or too loose? Or perhaps the wheels on the carriage are too tight?
After finishing step 3 for the left Y stepper motor I wasn’t able to repeat the procedure for the right Y stepper motor since trying to move the acme screw by hand to achieve the ~1.0mm proved impossible because the left Y flexible coupler was already tightened to its motor and the whole X-gantry tried to move. I was only able to complete the instructions by assembling both Y motors in tandem. Unless I did something wrong and didn’t realize it.
“Tighten the clamping bolt first around the motor shaft, then the grub screw onto the flat portion of the motor shaft.”. Since the Flexible-Coupler is covering most of the motor shaft, you can’t really tell which is the flat part unless you remove the motor and rotate the shaft manually.
I would suggest adding to this guide a section about connecting the workbee to a router or switch and the process of manually assigning an IP address (either static or dynamic) in the config.g file. It’s much easier to do it that way, the web control connects easily and if the router has wi-fi it becomes possible to connect to the machine using either ethernet or wi-fi and internet access is still available.
Isn’t the middle photo horizontally flipped?
I followed the guide pertaining the tensioning of the ACME screw on the X-Axis but when the carriage assembly is moving along the X-Axis it makes a high-pitched sound. The X-Axis ACME screw also wobbles quite a bit. Does this mean the screw is too tight or too loose? Or perhaps the wheels on the carriage are too tight?
After finishing step 3 for the left Y stepper motor I wasn’t able to repeat the procedure for the right Y stepper motor since trying to move the acme screw by hand to achieve the ~1.0mm proved impossible because the left Y flexible coupler was already tightened to its motor and the whole X-gantry tried to move. I was only able to complete the instructions by assembling both Y motors in tandem. Unless I did something wrong and didn’t realize it.
“Tighten the clamping bolt first around the motor shaft, then the grub screw onto the flat portion of the motor shaft.”. Since the Flexible-Coupler is covering most of the motor shaft, you can’t really tell which is the flat part unless you remove the motor and rotate the shaft manually.
Placement of Tee-Nuts in Step 2 is not very clear. Perhaps because the drawing is actually seen from the back.