Mostly a placeholder right now, intend to format and organize better in the long run with some assembly suggestions as I proceed.
1m Xcarve, 24v 300w spindle, limit switches, NEMA23, ACME screw, drag chains, wasteboard, PSU and controller, toolkit and holddowns ordered.
In no particular order so far:
- I mounted drag chain end link to X carriage bracket with drag chain attached so I could verify direction of wrap. Cable tied into a coil to stay compact while continuing
- ditto for drag chain on Y end plate
- Installing the Y end plate motors with the screws just under the smooth idlers was a pain - might be easier if either order reversed or screws shortened 2mm or so.
- Z axis slide direction of 2-slide face is clear, any need to care about which side the single-slide ends up on not as clear. (Vertical rotation of slide part about Y axis). Pics in this step show both.
- Like others before me I’ve used 22-18AWG #10 stud high temp spade solder on terminals and 3/16 or so shrinkwrap on all motor wires (mine were the ones with the pigtailed wiring, not the connectors).
- I elected to mount the spindle plate and leadscrew atop the X carriage after the gantry assy, before mounting gantry onto Y axes. Let me do the Z axis wiring to the 2x10 terminal while I had easier access to move the gantry around.
- Please move mounting of the Z-axis limit switch after leadscrew and z axis motor installation. Cut my hand on the protruding terminals and risked damaging the z-axis switch lever while wrenching the motor in and tensioning the belt.
- Wiring tying the 2 Y motors together thru the X axis… I just pushed one end of the whole spool thru, stripped/soldered terminals/attached/ziptied at the first side, then cut for the other side, vs. precutting 5 ft piece which would have been wasted. (I also upgraded to shielded 16x4 for this wire since power on Y axis has to be shared to 2 motors, probably unnecessary but made me feel better).
- Intend to wire everything coming out of drag chains to terminal blocks located to one side of wasteboard, then wiring to these blocks from power supply, for easier upgrades/modification and mounting of PSU and electronics below.