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Did you uncomment the definition in LCD.h as per my instructions in Post#93? As far as I know the Sainsmart is identical to the DFRobot in relation to resistor values used. You should be able to create a new device in settings and define a linear device and swap between your brake and your...

I have never tried the nano. I think there are probably 2 issues here. Re not saving the data, there is a signature written to the first 3 bytes of the EEPROM to tell it it has valid data. So this signature need to be erased by another script or changed. Incrementing the signature in the...

Looks lika a good buy. The lathe looks to be in good order.

Ooops sorry, I was referring to the AL320G I had previously not the 250. But if you have the room, the 336 is better again. Yes I would like a foot brake but heck, I bought my 960B equivalent for $4k used from H&F and when I polished it up it looked like new!. Some of the accessories were still...

There is not really anything to mod if you buy the D version. A friend has one and its been used almost daily for years and its still hanging on. It still has the same sized spindle as the AL250G but it has a geared head and removable chuck. I think the biggest issue with them is the spiral...

For the record, sea shipping ex China to Australia is only USD $65 per cubic metre plus handling charges at each end so Thailand would not be much different . (To Brisbane anyway where I live). You would need to crate your gear somehow and it needs to be export quality packaging. No raw timber...

Well a good start would be to read the Plasma Primer I got conned into writing for Linuxcnc http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/plasma-cnc-primer.html For some reason, I never got an email notification of your post.

Just an update here. our plasmac plasma config has made it to the master branch (v 2.9) of linuxcnc and its documentation is available here: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/plasmac-user-guide.html

Yes, on the very first post on this thread there is a link to the repository on github https://forum.linuxcnc.org/plasma-laser/35449-another-plasma-component?start=0 There are some instructions on how to install it on this thread I wrote...

So here is a video cutting the part on the slope. And a bit of a walk around my machine

Well its been a while since I updated this thread. Once I upgraded the machine, I needed to do 2 things. Add a larger drag chain for the larger torch cable and also to install ohmic sensing to sense the material height more accurately than my float switch. The plasma cutter came with a clip...

This is what you need https://www.kemo-electronic.de/en/House/Garden/M158-Water-Switch-9-12-V-DC.php particularly if you are not into electronics.

Hmm, that was easy. It looks like external relays are now supported. I won't share it yet as I have not tested it with real hardware unless somebody really wants to try it but a hardware interrupt on pin 2 fires if it receives a 5 volt signal and after indexing is completed, pin 13 is briefly...

Pat, thanks for the encouragement. I hope the new LCD shield support makes it more valuable for people on the other side of the world. Any feedback will be appreciated.

Well, finally here is an upgrade. In the Zip file, there are 3 files: RotaryTable11.ino - The latest version with the bug fix for correct stepping interpolation discussed earlier LCD.h - Replaces the file in the LCD library folder. LCD.cpp - Replaces the file in the LCD library folder The...

Just catching up and good to see you included a removable vice. But I just can't understand why you did not turn the table over to weld it in. After all, that table can't be very heavy ! ;) Seriously though, I seem to remember sticking to a 10mm top so I could lift it but even then it was...

And you could extend this by adding a toggle switch that put 5 volts from the Arduino to a digital input so you could decide if you wanted to move left or right in godivide on a M40. Mounted horizontally, this switch would be quite intuitive.

Curtis, sorry I totally missed all of the activity on this thread about your idea to use a Fanuc Macro. I'm not 100% sure from your description about what you need to do to tell Fanuc to reset the output relay. On thing you could consider doing is use a a hardware interrupt that sensed the relay...

Looks good. Re your vice, see if you can get some 65mm SHS and create a receiver like a towbar and mount your vice to a 50mm SHS that slides into the receiver. Hold it there with a towbar mounting pin. That way, you can remove the vice and get it right out of the way when required. That was the...

Very cool but sadly I can't play as my SX3 mill comes with a tacho readout...