Bill's 80W Laser Build

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Re: Bill's 80W Laser Build

Postby educa » Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:07 pm

I currently use 200 steps/rev motors NEMA 23 with 3.1Nm torque using such 4030 drivers. The motors have 8 wires and I run the motors at 4.2 Amps. They give me huge power and accelerations upto 6000mm/s^2 are no problem at all here.

The driver I use is configured for 1/25 microstepping.

If I could have gone for 400 steps motors I surely would have done it.
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Re: Bill's 80W Laser Build

Postby whmeade10 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:49 am

Thanks for the comments guys. I would like to get the 400 Step stepper but it is a single shaft and would work for the X and Z axis but not the Y. I need a double shaft for the Y axis the way my design is going to be. Not sure it will be a good idea to have a 1.8 degree on one axis and .9 degree on the other.

I found a tube with (3) 6 foot ACME 1/2-10 threaded rods from my first CNC router project that I am going to use for the Z table lifting mechanism. Those should work out really well and make the table pretty stable.

Now to see if I can find some double shafted steppers that are 400 steps per rev.

Cheers,
Bill
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Re: Bill's 80W Laser Build

Postby whmeade10 » Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:15 pm

Some of the parts finally started coming in. :D I started on the frame and the X gantry. Here are a couple pics.

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Frame Assembly. Still needs some work.

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L and XL Pulleys.


Getting there, slow but sure :D

Cheers,
Bill
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Re: Bill's 80W Laser Build

Postby gavztheouch » Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:37 pm

Bill what are your thoughts on the Igus Drylin I see you have bought some for this build?
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Re: Bill's 80W Laser Build

Postby whmeade10 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:02 pm

gavztheouch wrote:Bill what are your thoughts on the Igus Drylin I see you have bought some for this build?


I believe it is going to work very well. It is bigger than the chain I used for the 2x. I was barely able to get the air tube and wires in the 2x chain.
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