Nice! Where did you get that little black bracket thingy that holds the wires coming from the Z motor?
They are from Biltema
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Thanx!
The build is done for now. Still missing the bracket for the Makita so all the tuning for the Z must wait.
The wiring started so nice. Good order and nice looks, but it all ended in a birds nest 
I couldn’t wait to test the thing. So I taped a pen to the delrin nut and did some drawing. Very wobly and shakey, but hey, it’s a start
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Working on my own version of X-Controller. It’s starting to get some where now. Still waiting for aviation xlr contacts for steppers and home swtches and some buses for +/-24VDC.
1 120mm 24VDC fan for air in (wall mount)
1 120mm 24VDC fan for air out (top mount).
USB in front.
Main AC power with switch on back wall.
Power switch on front wall.
Panic switch on top.
Extended green leds from steppers and blue led from stepper controller to front wall.
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As long as you are at it, add a normally open button for Cycle Start, Pause and Reset.
I used these so I had a Green, Yellow and Red Illuminated switch.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GLQVQ1Y?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
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Yes, that was smart
Do you have a picture of the schematics for the buttons. Where an how to connect them to the controller?
Each button has five connection points that are clearly marked, you need 4 of them to make them work properly.
2 pins are marked: “-” and “+” - these are for the 24v light to keep them illuminated. I used a terminal strip inside my enclosure to break out all of the voltages for easy access. But, just as easy to add a wire from the pos and gnd of the power supply.
The three center pins are marked, “NC” - normally closed, “NO” - normally opened, and “C” - common.
Make a connection between the “C” - common connection of the button and Arduino GND pin. (Again, I used terminal strips inside the enclosure to make wiring much easier)
Make a connection between the “NO” - normally open connection and the:
A2 Arduino pin (Green Button- Cycle Start/Resume)
A1 Arduino pin (Yellow Button- Feed Hold)
A0 Arduino pin (Red Button- Reset/Abort)
Does this make sense? If not, I can try to draw something up later this evening.
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These are the terminal stips I used:
Thnx a lot. This make sense.
I’m ordering the buttons at the moment
I am also making 24V +/- busses and ground buss for shields.
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Hmmm, I am a little bit sceptic to my e-stop button. When looking close to the specs it states 240VAC/1.5A. Is 1.5 amps to low. Would it be a problem?
Some of the choices from eg. Amazon.com are 600VAC/10A.
I am using the one from Invetables, it is rated at: 600VAC/10 Amps.
I don’t think that one is 10A on 240V either, but maybe more than 1.5A?
I am not sure…sorry.
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Ok, I will check some more. Maybe it’s good enough
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@ErikJenkins, can I use this GND for the buttons NO connection or can I use the -24V from the psu?
I guess this GND pin is the same as the -5V from the Arduino directly underneath.
http://x-carve-instructions.inventables.com/step14/wiring-diagram-limit-switches.jpg
For the buttons, you mean the reset, feedhold and cycle start? Yes, that ground will work fine. That is the one I am using.
I do not use the power supply ground for the buttons.
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My buttons are illuminated with a 24v light, I do use the 24v power supply for the lamp in the buttons, both +24v and the ground.
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Thnx, that was exactly what I was thinking
I have the same buttons.
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And the yellow spindle wire can be connected to the solid state relay for controlling the Makita power?