We use cookies to personalize content, interact with our analytics companies, advertising networks and cooperatives, and demographic companies, provide social media features, and to analyze our traffic. Our social media, advertising and analytics partners may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. Learn more.
Maybe I’m missing something but the x and y limit switches don’t seem to do anything. The X carriage hits the idler on the y plate before the x switch engages. The y switch just kind of hangs in the air to the side of the end plate. See the pictures.
It’s hard to tell from your picture but I think you are just missing the t-nut and the screw that the limit switch hits. Here are 3 pictures from our machine on the Z,Y, and X in that order. On the Z the limit switch touches off on the mount for your spindle.
I am not at that stage yet, and when doing a search, because it was collapsed in an accordion html item, it didn’t show. :).
I was thinking, I’ve seen a lot of people saying that they smashed their limit switches, is this something that can easily happen? Is there any mod/trick to avoid this?