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Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion
- Thread starter David
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It’s definitely flexible as I 3D printed it. Also easy enough to design a new one with a cutout in it.
It’s a Vevor enclosure. I think it was $150. Super impressed by it. Grounded and removable backplane, two locks and weatherstrip on the door. Definitely recommend if you need such a thing.
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Pitter, patter, get at 'er!
Electronics enclosure almost ready!
240V AC in, with breaker and emergency off switch.
48V DC for servo drives in.
24V for MASSO, relays and proximity switches in.
24V dedicated power for Z axis servo brake in.
External usb port in.
Need to run wires for 4-relay board to control brake, air solenoid and tbd.
Need to figure out proximity switch wiring still.
240V AC in, with breaker and emergency off switch.
48V DC for servo drives in.
24V for MASSO, relays and proximity switches in.
24V dedicated power for Z axis servo brake in.
External usb port in.
Need to run wires for 4-relay board to control brake, air solenoid and tbd.
Need to figure out proximity switch wiring still.
Red Green would have that cleaned up in no time. Nothing a roll of duct tape couldn't handle. lol
You any good at splicing.....
Another approach just a wee bit better than duct tape is a grocery bag full of wire loops hanging off the side with a, few chocolate bars on top to hide the spaghetti.
Hey, now there is an idea! Don't hide it! Put it right out there in plain sight, spray it ivory, put it in a bowl, and add tomatoe sauce!
I have a plan. Maybe not a great one but I have one.
Is this not the system that had the Bergerda drive?
Yes it is. The Bergerda drive is in the upper left corner of the enclosure. I had to mount it to the side as it was too deep to be mounted on the back plane.
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Nice panel work!
Thanks Dan. I still have a bit of tidying to do and need to add more cable duct on the lower right side.
I did manage to get movement late this afternoon. X axis jogs fine but the Y and Z are not quite right. And the spindle is not working so I need to figure that out as well.
Ah! Now I see it.
Do you have a scope to see if the non working axis are getting pulses?
I think it's a coordinate issue. I was able to jog all axis but then they stopped for some reason. I'll dig more into it tomorrow.
Sorted out some stuff this morning.
The non-running spindle? Well that was 100% user error. I forgot to plug in the cable from the controller to the drive.
Now the spindle goes from 1 RPM to 4000 RPM to1 RPM in the blink of an eye.
The axis issues were because I when I was bench testing everything I set the distance per revolution to .5mm instead of 5mm because otherwise the motor motion was almost undetectable. Set at the actual ball screw pitch of 5mm.
Set Pulses per Revolution to 8000 and we have a happier machine.
I need to make some proximity switch mounts and triggers and then I can set to calibrating the machine.
The non-running spindle? Well that was 100% user error. I forgot to plug in the cable from the controller to the drive.
Now the spindle goes from 1 RPM to 4000 RPM to1 RPM in the blink of an eye.
The axis issues were because I when I was bench testing everything I set the distance per revolution to .5mm instead of 5mm because otherwise the motor motion was almost undetectable. Set at the actual ball screw pitch of 5mm.
Set Pulses per Revolution to 8000 and we have a happier machine.
I need to make some proximity switch mounts and triggers and then I can set to calibrating the machine.
OMG. A 3D printed limit switch holder.