Klee Gerard joining the group.

[K.Gerard]

Just finished the physical build from a full kit. Clean, well thought out design; all the parts were there! Nice job on the Instruction Manual (1.1); now I'm pursuing the mysteries of the electrical diagram. I'm starting with the original spec machine using the 3-axis CNC controller. After that is solid, planned mods are for a heated build platform, unified control and metering of the hot-end temperature with the rest of the package, travel-end detection (especially to prevent hot-end crashes), and eventually switching over to a RAMPS controller. I'm pulling an old box out of storage to run Windows for the Mach3 software; everything else here is some kind UNIX.

I'm a hardware junkie of long-standing, so there are all kinds of tools and relics around here. This is my first venture into CNC, and I like what I've seen so far. Decades of frustration with never being able to find just what I want have driven me here. If it takes a year to learn enough to be able to hold what I really need in my hand it will be worth it!

[mhackney]

Welcome abord Klee. I'm working on the electronics manual to go with the assembly manual. In the meantime, the schematic is a good place to start. The wiring is really straight forward.

You'll be up and printing in less than a year!

cheers,
Michael

[K.Gerard]

Thanks Michael. I've scoured the sources here and on the Yahoo group and I think I'm pretty well prepared. I still have some small bits and pieces to collect before I get started.