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Sienci Labs Vortex Rotary Axis

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  1. rscamp

    rscamp Well-Known
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    Is there any technical reason (outside of mechanical fit) why the Vortex Rotary Axis couldn't be added to an Openbuilds machine with a BlackBox X32?
     
  2. Peter Van Der Walt

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    Not familiar with it, but do check its motors electrical specs (voltage, inductance, resistance)
     
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    Thanks Peter.

    It looks like the motor is probably a LDO-57STH56-2804AC.
    • Rated Voltage 2.5V
    • Current /Phase 2.8A
    • Resistance /Phase 0.9 Ω
    • Inductance /Phase 2.5 mH
    • Holding Torque 12.6 kg.cm
    • Number of Leads 4
    • Rotor Inertia 300 g.cm^2
    • Stall Torque 0.4 kg.cm
    I haven't compared this to your motors yet.
     
  4. Peter Van Der Walt

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    That should run fine :thumbsup:
     
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    Cool. Thanks!
     
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    On a related note, is there a released or beta OpenBuilds F360 post that supports a 4th (rotary) axis?
     
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    Awesome!

    For BlackboxX32 based on ESP32 for grblHAL with 4th axis

    Made possible by
    Swarfer GitHub - swarfer/GRBL-Post-Processor: Start
    Sharmstr https://github.com/sharmstr/GRBL-Post-Processor
    Strooom GitHub - Strooom/GRBL-Post-Processor: Post Processor for Autodesk Fusion360, delivering GCODE output optimized for GRBL compatible CNC or Lathe
    This post-Processor should work on GRBLhal-based machines

    longDescription = "MultiAxis post for Blackbox X32 with single rotary axis A or plain XYZ."
     
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  9. Peter Van Der Walt

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    Still in Beta, but yeah should get you going
     
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    make sure you read the popup help in the post options dialog, if you select the wrong stuff, it won't work correctly.
    if you don't set up a machine configuration a default one will be used, which may not match your actual machine.
     
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    Thanks for the tips, David.
     
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