Anyone heard anything from cnc4newbie?
I ordered 7 days ago and haven’t heard a word yet. I sent an email asking a couple of questions with no response either…
I too got an email with shipping info the other day.
Me three!
I just ordered one of these also.
I had some problems on my end and got in touch with Joe. Five minutes of back and forth e-mails and my order is shipping tomorrow.
Great customer support.
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He got back to me today. It’s on the way.
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Well for the first time since I bought my x-carve it started slipping. I guess tomorrow i’ll start tightening everything up. Since i have to install the wide X rail i’ve had sitting in the box for weeks, I figured i’d treat myself to this Z upgrade since everyone has such good things to say about it. Seem I got lucky, it was on sale for $179 plus free shipping and I seem to have gotten the last one. So my question for those who have there’s is, did you need to remove the X axis to install it? If so i’ll wait on installing the wide X till it gets here. Also any idea how long it took to receive in the USA after ordering?
Brian
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No. just remove the existing Z axis and the new one will bolt right on. Its already pre drilled and pre tapped to fit the X axis and the DeWalt mount. It usually around one week for shipping.
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Just swapped mine last week. No need to remove carriage. The install is fairly straight forward.
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Will this work for a Shapeoko 2?
Is there a noticeable rigidity increase with the upgraded linear-slide Z-axis from cnc4newbie?
The newbie unit comes pre drilled for the X-Carve X carriage and the DeWalt router mount. If the shapeoko 2 has a different bolt pattern then you have to provide the pattern that you wish and joe will drill them for free. There really is no comparison. The newbie system is far more rigid than the stock unit.
I built a similar unit but with ACME rod, direct drive and my specs are, FWIW:
Nema23 269oz/in (2,8A) limited to 2,6A
Max feed rate = 3000mm/min
Acceleration = 500
PSU 24V
Bob, Here is my setup after the upgrade with the fast screw:
$132=100.000
$131=790.000
$130=790.000
$122=100.000
$121=500.000
$120=500.000
$112=1800.000
$111=8000.000
$110=8000.000
$102=50.059
$101=39.900
$100=39.950
$32=0
$31=0
$30=1
$27=1.000
$26=250
$25=750.000
$24=25.000
$23=3
$22=1
$21=0
$20=0
$13=0
$12=0.002
$11=0.020
$10=115
$6=0
$5=0
$4=0
$3=0
$2=0
$1=255
$0=10
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I’d highly recommend much faster acceleration than 100. I’m running my linear at 750 with an ACME screw that is probably similar speed if not slower. That’s with a 269 oz-in stepper.
If you set an accel value, just do a 2-3” jog and you’ll know if it’s too much.
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Excuse my ignorance but how do you decide which linear Z-axis to get. I needed to carve something that was too thick to fit under the router bit so I made new corner supports out of aluminum that lifted everything an additional 2". Now when cutting something that’s too thin for the router bit to reach I put 2 or 3 sheets of 3/4" MDF on top of the waste board and I’m good to go. I would like to not need to do that but I’m not sure which one to order from cnc4newbie. Can anyone help me with this?
I would also like to upgrade to the @Phantomm kit but the name’s Rock not Rockefeller so I can’t do both at once. Which do you believe is the better upgrade to go with first?
Thanks,
…Gord
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I’d say do the linear z first cuz with my kit you will need it anyway 
Rockefeller 
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Thank you, Bob!
Good to know! Thanks very much!
Mine just arrived today didn’t have too much time to look at it but I noticed there was no directions with it. Are there supposed to be or is it pretty straightforward?
It’s pretty obvious.
Use supplied screws to mount the motor coupling and motor.
You take four screws out of the original setup to remove the original Z axis.
Use those four screws to bolt on the new unit.
Transfer your spindle mount (four screws, supplied) to the new Z axis.
Wire up the motor.
Change your grbl settings.
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Ok just checking, do you happen to have the grbl settings for the original 23‘s on the 1000
$100=40.000 (x, step/mm)
$101=40.000 (y, step/mm)
$102=188.947 (z, step/mm)
$110=8000.000 (x max rate, mm/min)
$111=8000.000 (y max rate, mm/min)
$112=500.000 (z max rate, mm/min)
$120=500.000 (x accel, mm/sec^2)
$121=500.000 (y accel, mm/sec^2)
$122=50.000 (z accel, mm/sec^2)
Oh, and I think I was supposed to mention Blue Locktite somewhere in the last post. 
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