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I finally got my Xcarve set up, but I fear that one of my Y-axis steppers is defective. The axis moves very jerkily (both under power and when moving the y-carriage by hand). Please see the embedded video:
Those of you that are more familiar with the X-Carve than me, does this seem like the culprit? How would I go about testing to see which stepper is defective?
(Keep in mind I’m a total novice when it comes to electrical issues – I’m more of a woodworker, as evidenced by the mountain of Festool in the background of the video.)
When not hooked up it will not move very smoothly because the stepper motors actually create power when moving. You can also check your belt tension and pulleys, but by the sound from the video it sounds like you need to adjust up your Y potometer on your Gshield. it’s very common, specially with the added weight of the dewalt 611
