jamscal's 5x10 Gantry Build

[jamscal]

Scuzzy area around the trucks^^

My solution (Cut on the table of course. Aluminum):



In action:

[jamscal]

Still going good:

[jamscal]

Things going fine still. Time to clean the table.



Wet dross in a cardboard box. Not my best idea today:

[jeepsr4ever]

Your nice to your table. Most folks dont pull slag until it is holding the plate up..lol. A cardboard box works great with some of this spray

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hCdYOXDsy4

[jamscal]

First problems this week.

intermittently one of the x axis motors will stop and everything else keeps going.

It happened once Thursday and I resquared everything, turned everything off and on and checked connections.

It was fine after that until today, when it happened multiple times...

Motor was locked, wouldn't move at all.

-once- I swapped a and x axis and it jogged after that, switched them back and it jogged then too. -don't know if that was a fluke or what.

Do I need a new motor?

Thanks,

James

[jeepsr4ever]

Hard to say it could be a cable. For a motor you should contact CandCNC they will get one out for free.

[jamscal]

Thanks.

Do I need a reference number for the new motor? Is there something on the control box or do I need to say I bought a Bulltear kit on a certain date...

Also, what is the best method of contact for them?

-James

[jeepsr4ever]

Before we assume its a motor lets check all cabling like the DB25 form the PC. When these get loose they cause all kind of motion issues.

[jamscal]

Good idea, when I said I checked the connections I meant only the motor connections....I'll check everything tomorrow, test and report back.

[jeepsr4ever]

Stuttering usually means bad data stream. Motors not working then working means a lack of signal. If the motors continued to NOT work we would first look at drives then individual motors.