Wetland CNC Router Part 22 - Limit Switch Installation and Wiring

This video shows an update from the e-chain install and some cosmetic enhancements that are functional as well. It also goes into the how and where I am mounting the limit switches and the way I am doing cable management.

[FreedomThinkerKnight]

Amazing man! Good work. This is the best DIY CNC I have ever come across. I would gladly pay to get a copy of your 3d models and plans.

[loskop]

Great build and even greater commentary. The only thing that I would suggest would be to join your limit switch wires together such that the shielding is complete all the way to your ground point. I did mine like yours and I had a lot of problems with estop triggers and it turned out that the limit wiring was picking up interference from somewhere and even setting debounce to a massive 45000 didn't solve it. I disconnected the limits to solve the problem but that wasn't a good idea as it produced other problems. Eventually changed to shielded  proximity switches and wired them with a single run with no joins and have debounce set at 4. Thanks for the vids, I have learned and enjoyed them very much.

[garywilson-eapg]

great videos can't wait to see more

[WickedWood]

Hi all. I will have an update soon on everything. Thank you for following this project. I got swapped with work and you know the rest....

Yes I recommend 2 motors on x axis with a cnc this size and design and it is not hard to dial it in.

[maillooker]

best details i have seen and heard on a cnc machine any updates or any plans on this machine thanks bill

[kdesign]

loved every episode :)
any updates ? how does it cut, especially aluminum?
happy routing

[KustomImagesofYou]

Awesome machine any new videos? The only thing I would have changed would have been three invidivual series connections to the limit switches, 1 per axis. If the gecko drive would allow it. As it sits now, you can't create a "machine home" position, because when ANY limit switch is tripped the machine would stop. Dying to toake on a project this big myself, I've built a few little ones but nothing this big.

[dfranks]

Great video! Can you tell me what size steppers motors did you use on this? Which stepper motor drive controller did you end up using?? Thanks for you time

[myutube]

Looks like a great project. Not sure if you've updated any new videos showing it in action. The latest I see is showing the stop switches. Any other videos?

[lennyf]

hope to see you make a new video soon.

[dfranks]

My apologies. I found the answers to my questions by reviewing your other videos :) I did think of another question though, more out of curiosity. I'm planning on using just 1 stepper motor for the x axis and I see that you are using 2. Was there any problems timing the 2 of them together or did they just work by default?? Thanks again for your time