By Fritz Weinrebe on 28 February 2010

The 135W spindle was mounted and the first cut was made.  Below is a photo.  Clearly there is an alignment problem in the X-axis. The 'M' is cut deeper than the 'P'.

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By Fritz Weinrebe on 26 February 2010

I thought it was time to show a few photos of the CNC:

Side view of CNC

View of CNC showing the wiring protection

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By Fritz Weinrebe on 20 February 2010

The rods are connected to the motors and all three axises are now moving under the control of Mach3.  The X-axis needs a bit of alignment.  The black permanent marker pen I am using to test the alignment of the CNC is straining when moving the X axis towards the right.  After checking with a ruler, I noticed the Left side is about 1mm lower than the right side.  I will be fixing this next.  Once I am 100% happy with the alignment, I will move on mount the Spindle motor and cut some real stuff.

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By Fritz Weinrebe on 18 February 2010

The CNC has progressed even more.  The wiring has been done and the motors are turning.  Iv'e installed the limit switches.  Now for connecting the rods to the motors and the moving axises on the CNC.

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