X1 Mill

Yes, check out htp://mill.gaspode.co.uk Ill prod him to update it a bit, it is finished and working fine

Dave

Nice writeup.

One point - he used DIN plugs for the motor connections - nowt wrong with that except they are a PIA to wire up without getting pin-to-pin shorts and the plugs don't lock into the sockets (disconnecting a powered stepper motor can fry some drives). 4-pin XLR plugs/sockets are a better bet.

Regards, Tony

Yes I did mine some while back and it works fine. You can see the details here:

Many Thanks to Dave, Tony and Alan for pointing me in the right direction. I will pop over to Arc Euro this week and get myself one. Kindest regards. Stan

Yes they are DIN plugs, but they are the locking sort. cheaper that 4 pin XLRs i think, and not much trickier to solder. I you look in the photos you can see the locking collar. My (Professional Sound) experience with XLRs suggests the locking mechanism could be better (leads pull out on stage, sound goes off...), these have a screw collar, which I suspect might be a bit better. Then again, these leads dont get plugged and unplugged many times a day.

Dave

Apologies - hadn't spotted that they were lockable.

Regards, Tony

I prodded Andy and he's done a minor update to show some cutting results.

Dave