If the product were professionally development and maintained on a regular basis then an annual fee might be justifiable to stay current. In my experience,...
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Jack McKie
freshwatermo...
Jun 22, 2012 6:37 pm
Terry,  Yes, I had my share of problems with Rhinocam which in one instance was tough to solve.   Once it was running and I understood how to use...
99171
bfairey@...
bfairey...
Jun 23, 2012 11:45 am
I have 4 pieces (5'each) of 25mm centerless ground tubing also stepping motors, bearings,timing pulleys and other stuff that I will give away (you are welcome...
99172
wanliker
Jun 24, 2012 7:14 pm
today I stumbled across a free 3 D modeling software. However, I don't know if it can put out any files we can use. But wanted to share the site for whatever...
99173
turbulatordude
Jun 26, 2012 12:51 am
Hi all, it seems that e-bay has more than a few 3amp stepper drivers available. seems there are more than a few different chips being used. has anyone used...
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Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002
Jun 26, 2012 11:33 am
... Yes! Stay away from the blue ones with the Toshiba chips. They are total junk. For a low cost driver in the 3 amp range, it's hard to beat the Hobbycncpro...
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Jamie Cunningham
backyardwork...
Jun 26, 2012 11:55 am
I just bought one of the "junk" 5 axis boards with the TB6560 chips to test out I heard they were junk too, but I got a buddy that's using them for a lathe and...
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Tony Smith
dropcat2001
Jun 26, 2012 1:06 pm
... junk. The Toshiba chip is the TB6560, or the older TB6550. The main problem with those is they claim to support 36v (max 40v?), and then go bang when you...
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Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002
Jun 26, 2012 1:53 pm
... But outlive 5 or 6 cheap drivers. Not susceptible to common killer problems. -- Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy...
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Tony Smith
dropcat2001
Jun 26, 2012 2:16 pm
... problems. Yeah, horses for courses, cheap/fast/works and all that. The cheap drivers work if you take their specs with a large grain of salt. Here's one...
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Dan Mauch
danmauch
Jun 26, 2012 2:43 pm
The G540 have a lot features that make it stand above all the others and worth the price. You get short circuit protections 3V/5V inputs , 4 switch/sensor...
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LJG
yrralguthrie
Jun 26, 2012 4:41 pm
I am a hobbyist building a CNC router. I have servo motors mounted on two of the three axis'. The motors are about 24 volts at less than 2 amps. Looking for...
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Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002
Jun 26, 2012 5:13 pm
... I recall seeing a cheap servo system on you tube. The computer ran EMC (Linux) and closed the loop in the software. ...
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jeffalanp
Jun 26, 2012 6:54 pm
Hi, A monolithic stepper drive chip like the Toshiba or an Allegro chip will have an absolute maximum voltage rating. A voltage above this and the chip can...
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Nelson Collar
nel2lar
Jun 26, 2012 7:58 pm
Jeff Can the coder be disconected from a servo, or how and what can I use servo motors for? Thanks for any info. Nelson Collar ________________________________...
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Dr Stuart Harrison
fionchra2000
Jun 26, 2012 10:00 pm
The Chinese 3 and 4 axis stepper boards are an economical way in which to purchase the components for stepper motor drivers utilizing the Toshiba TB6560 chip...
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jeffalanp
Jun 26, 2012 11:38 pm
Hi, I'm not sure what your question is in regards to, but an encoder attached to a servo motor is usually run at +5V. While it might be possible to disconnect...
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Nelson Collar
nel2lar
Jun 27, 2012 1:18 am
Jeff Thank you for responding and yes it did. Can I power a rotory table and controll it with the seervo motor? Nelson Collar ________________________________ ...
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KalleP
idyllicpress
Jun 27, 2012 4:56 am
Hi Bill, Yes, does look a bit strange. Previous version was online use only. Latests version now allows ofline editing but the local copy is a draft saved in...
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Jack
freshwatermo...
Jun 27, 2012 11:58 am
Though not free, have a look at this solid modelng software http://moi3d.com/index.htm...
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Gaston Gagnon
gaston_gagnon
Jun 27, 2012 2:01 pm
I love this Moi3d, worth every penny. Just a happy customer :) -- /http://public.fotki.com/Gaston-Gagnon// ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Jack McKie
freshwatermo...
Jun 27, 2012 2:22 pm
Gaston, Â I'm committed to Rhino3D and like it but thought this might be an inexpensive solution for many of us since the price of $295 is a lot cheaper than...
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jeffalanp
Jun 27, 2012 6:50 pm
Hi, I think that will really come down to the mechanics of mounting the motor to the table and removing backlash. As far as the motor is concerned, as long as...
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David G. LeVine
sirdave144
Jun 28, 2012 12:33 am
... Another thing to look at is John Dammeyer's ELS project. He does positioning with a PIC and takes commands from a keypad and display. The price is pretty...
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John Dammeyer
jcdammeyer
Jun 29, 2012 12:35 am
Hi There are a number of people making stepper driver boards using the LMD18245 driver chips I used in the ELS. These are good to 55VDC and 3A and so will...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Jun 30, 2012 1:45 pm
Now that the 4.2Amp motors are readily available using 4.2Amp drivers is more of a requirement, so there is not such a clear advantage to the (over here) much...
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John Dammeyer
jcdammeyer
Jun 30, 2012 1:50 pm
There are a few boards around that use the LMD18245 with micro-stepping control. However, manufacturers are hard pressed to keep the costs close to the...
99196
Jack
freshwatermo...
Jul 6, 2012 6:24 pm
I'm interested in buying a small inexpensive laser cutting machine. Inexpensive is relative! Those I have been looking at are on eBay. Many are sold by...
... service? ... Yep. Go get one, they're good fun. Dunno about Keling, I got mine from http://myworld.ebay.com/qiandingzhensatisfaction/. They're also known...
