Just started Assembling my 1000mm X-carve. Help please

X-Carve
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Hi,

I just got the kit delivered. I started the assembly and i am confused as to how many Eccentric Spacers (25195-07) are needed for X-axis?

This guide tells i need 4. But shows only two of them assembled.

Am I missing something?

Thanks.

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I think its actually 4. Two on each side. In the final assembled picture, only 2 are visible. That’s what confused me.

Text says repeat process for other three.

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Thanks.

Now out 4 of pulleys, only one came with set screws. Rest of them are empty. not sure where to get them.

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I didnt order the stock steppers. I got 269oz-in steppers from amazon. So, had ordered the pulleys separately from inventables. Will try homedepot today.

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Thanks, I live in San Francisco bay area.

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i haven’t seen one around here. There is a Dale hardware. they might have.

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Assembled the machine without the waste board. Just clamped a piece of plywood to act as waste board and tried a carve. It worked perfectly. I initially thought the z-axis cut is too deep. but when I measured with ruler, it was correct.

I also tried to use Raspberry Pi instead of my PC. that worked well too.
Instead of connecting the Arduino to my PC, I connected it to a Raspberry PI 3. In Pi, I was able to open the browser, go to easel site, open my project and carve. The test carve went well.

One thing i did differently is that all controller components (Arduino & Stepper drivers) are mounted along X-Axis beam. They all move along with x-axis. I now plan to mount Raspberry Pi next to Arduino.

Here is the pic when I was carving in the air.

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Will post a pic when its actually carving.

Thanks for all your help.

Now I need to learn Easel.

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this keeps the wires that travel (in the drag chain) to a minimum. had seen this on OX build (openbuilds) and liked it.

Not sure if this is good or bad in the long run.

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Has anyone tried auto switch off of 24v power to the drivers after the carving is complete?

I see the motors make noise and consume power even when not carving. trying to see if i can switch it on/off automatically with a relay.

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Is that because when we move by hand, steppers generate power and that could damage the drivers? Once I have the table for it, I’ll have a kill switch to turn off everything.

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Here is the whole setup with Pi and a successful carve.

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