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I was going to go a different way with my machine but the good people here and with their advice I went the BlackBox route and have never looked...
Well I have a Workbee 1010. My cutting area is a bit bigger than your and I can cut wood, acrylic and aluminium without any issues. I highly...
I had a similar problem and found that 1. I didn't have the coupler mounted to the motor correctly. Make sure the set screw is on the flat part...
Love this BlackBox. I have been following @Sean Griffiths VFD wiring diagram and although I have a 110V VFD. Just curious if the external relay...
So I have been controlling my spindle from the VFD and wondering if anyone has done this with a BlackBox?
After going through and tightening screws and correcting the backlash problems I have a circle. It measured 50mm diameter as it should. The...
OOPS!!! Sorry about that. Not sure how Amazon works there but you can take @Alex Chambers advice and use Toolstation.
I bought a set of bits from Harbor Freight for $66 after my coupon. Amazon is another place to buy bits with several V bits and end mills as part...
@Alex Chambers Thanks, that was the first thing I checked and they are all good.
@Rob Taylor So the problem is in the X axis not the Y axis? Thanks for the help. I will check all of the anti-backlash blocks.
Well, I am pulling my hair out like many. I tried using a sharpie to do the Hello World and it was a disaster so I thought lets try something...
I purchased a set of end mills from Harbor Freight for $75. Might not be the best but they are good enough to play with and if I break one it...
@Peter Van Der Walt Thank you for all the hard work you have put into this. This is easily the easiest control and cam software that I have used....
I thought that is where it was, just wanted to confirm.
This is great. The finish really makes the Cherry pop. Any idea why the board started warping?
Thanks @sharmstr I will check that out here in a few minutes. I have been using the Lead1010 to this point. I will look for the Workbee config....
Interesting is that my BlackBox does not have any preconfigured setup for the WorkBee. Should it have?
My recommendation is to buy from either Ooznest or OpenBuilds. You will get what you pay for and excellent support. As for going big, a 1010 is...
I am a BlackBox user. I bought it after trying another controller board that might be good for a mini mill but was not for my WorkBee 1010. The...
So I mostly see people talking about how great the Duet controller is but very little about the BlackBox. I found the BlackBox very easy to build...
