Introduction/Assembly Advice

The x is 1 piece now instead of 2 but the y is the same and can be stiffened, very simple.

Hello Nicholas, I’ve had my machine assembled and running around three weeks now. I preplanned just as you are now and it helped a lot. All the replies above pretty much cover it. Power source and computer. I don’t have a dust collection system yet but it is needed. Bits, it’s not to soon to source those. Im surprised nobody wrote blue lock tite for the build. Be ready to adjust belts and the V wheel eccentric nuts after a few runs. I have nothing but high praise for the help you will find on the forums. Look forward to seeing your first carve.

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Maybe someone can tell me how to properly upload a video to the forum? HA!

@SHubb, thank you! Attached is an animation of some of the stuff I wish to accomplish with my X-Carve. I’d say much of what I intend on doing is rooted in industrial design.

https://discuss-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/e/2e75d6f05851593a1216aa4c836d64ff708b13b7.mp4

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if you remove the “design.” before the https: in the URL above you should be golden…

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@RonSabourin, you the man! Thanks!

@BillBlades, sounds like you’ve got a solid game plan! I look forward to seeing your progress. I had seen someone on here talking about the GrabCAD files, I haven’t seen them myself yet. I will check them out this weekend!

Do you have a link to any info on the added alignment pins?

This is my favorite mod. This stiffens the rails while keeping most of the flying chips off the rails. They will bind if you get too much buildup on them.

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I’m here… what did I miss?

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@JustinBrower, care to elaborate on what’s going on there exactly? I like the idea of enclosing the sides like that!

It is just thick bent sheet metal. It isn’t drilled and bolted yet in that picture.

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I like that idea! Thinking I will do the same, but with clear acrylic and use magnets for quick removal

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@BillBlades, nicely done! I really look forward to seeing how you integrate that!

Can someone confirm the benefits of pre-tapping all extrusions? I like many of the ideas on this particular post:

Welcome to the forum!

That post you linked to has many upgrades commonly done on the Gen1 X-Carve. You shouldn’t have to do most of those, and the ones you might do, don’t need to be done right away. Yours should already have:
-eccentric spacers instead of eccentric nuts
-molex style connector for motor wiring

If you upgrade the belting, you will need new pullys to match. I am still running GT2 belting on my Gen1 and have not had slippage or belt breakage issues.

Cheers!

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@BillBlades, brilliantly done! Might have to send you something via paypal to get my own! :wink:

With the new Xcarve, as talked about in that thread, you’ll need to either buy new motors for the GT3 belting or heat up the crimped on pulleys to remove them to put on the new pulleys.

Interesting. I didn’t know the new generation of the XCarve had the pulleys fixed to the motor shafts already.

@SteveLittlepage, yeah I didn’t either. When they arrive I’ll confirm this.

Welcome, I’m also in the Denver area and just got my X-Carve running on Sunday. It’s been a blast.

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@JasonHensel, thanks! Bulk of my X-Carve gets delivered today! Wonder how many others on the forum are from Denver? Might need to create a support group! HA! :wink:

The bulk of my X-Carve was delivered today! Woooooo!

Only the waste board is on back order. Gives me time to build a table and get my workspace set-up!

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