I just wanted to thank the helpful members of this forum.
I built a 750mm X-Carve 2 last month. It is my first dip in the CNC pool, I’m really enjoying the project and learning a lot. Well last night out of the blue my x-axis started acting like something was physically preventing it from moving smoothly and then it would work for a bit and then not. I was checking the rail, the wheels, belt, etc. I rebooted the system. I didn’t know what else to do when suddenly little voices in my head from this forum (which I read religiously) were saying, “You have a loose wire”. I don’t normally listen to the voices in my head but this time they were right.
So Thank You! to everyone on the forum that that asks and answers on a daily basis.
Terry
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yep. ran in to that one recently… this time I had unhooked the wires on purpose and forgotten to reconnect them. I try to keep lively conversation with the voices though.
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This seems to be a consistent problem…
I think I will make a device to check for that.
something that will let you know when there is a open.
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It “should” only fool me once. If that behavior happens again it will be the first thing I check. I can’t believe the wire came out of the terminal block that fast. I must have either not tightened it up properly or nearly missed the clamp. Either way it was my fault.
It was your fault. Don’t let it happen again.
Like Smokey’s tech savvy cousin always says, “remember, only you can prevent dragging motors”.
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everything is @PhilJohnson 's fault. I stubbed my toe yesterday and cussed him for at least an hour.
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Haha I posted my picture to my account but it dossent show up. Not sure what I did wrong.
Oh my picture did upload then.
I’d like to jump in and thank @RobertA_Rieke, @PhilJohnson, and @Travelphotog, among others, for their helpful posts that have gotten me up and running with my new machine much faster than if I’d been on my own. You guys rock!
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