I saw someone saying something about turning endplates around so you can place the lead screw tightners on the outside (to strech the leads) to avoid wobble on long leads... instead of compressing them...
Yes, that's how you had to do it on the earlier generations of workbees. That's what lead to the Tingle Tension system that's installed on this machine. These plates have recesses for bearings on both the outside and inside of the plates, the old workbees only had it on the inside, that's why you had to turn them around.
That's not a bad combination. And overall I can recommend the kit, the only really bad thing was the quality of the screws, and they are easy enough to replace if you want to.
I will show how I did in an upcoming video, but basically I fabricated brackets to mount all the switches on and small angle plates from aluminium profile that will press the switches. This is a bit temporary to get it working because I plan to design and 3D print all the hardware for fitting the limit switches in the future.
@@OffHoursEngineering Sorry. It wasn't clear. I was talking about the electronique case. But for sure it'll depend on what hardware you'll go with. I've got servo motor drivers that take quite of room already...
Aha, ok. Like you say, that depends on your hardware. But a good tip is to always go bigger than you think you need, you run out of space fast in an electrical cabinet.
looking forward to the next video!
Thanks, that's awesome!
great video series! This has been immensely helpful, and fun to watch.. 👍 keep it up!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! And I definitely will keep it up.
I saw someone saying something about turning endplates around so you can place the lead screw tightners on the outside (to strech the leads) to avoid wobble on long leads... instead of compressing them...
Yes, that's how you had to do it on the earlier generations of workbees. That's what lead to the Tingle Tension system that's installed on this machine. These plates have recesses for bearings on both the outside and inside of the plates, the old workbees only had it on the inside, that's why you had to turn them around.
Ok :)
Seriously considering a queenbee pro mechanical kit... run it with Duet Wifi and an air cooled 1.5kw spindel :)
That's not a bad combination. And overall I can recommend the kit, the only really bad thing was the quality of the screws, and they are easy enough to replace if you want to.
@@OffHoursEngineering The lead screws or the flat head hex screws You complained about in the video?
The flat head hex screws, and most of the cap head hex screws as well.
how to Install limit switch XYZ
I will show how I did in an upcoming video, but basically I fabricated brackets to mount all the switches on and small angle plates from aluminium profile that will press the switches. This is a bit temporary to get it working because I plan to design and 3D print all the hardware for fitting the limit switches in the future.
@@OffHoursEngineering Today I am going to assemble Queenbee pro. Thanks for the video
Nice, thank you. I have a couple of more videos coming in the series so be on a look out for those if you are interested.
@@OffHoursEngineering I am still wondering about homing switch.
Hello, What minimum size do you recommend? Thanks
Minimum size for what?
@@OffHoursEngineering Sorry. It wasn't clear. I was talking about the electronique case. But for sure it'll depend on what hardware you'll go with. I've got servo motor drivers that take quite of room already...
Aha, ok. Like you say, that depends on your hardware. But a good tip is to always go bigger than you think you need, you run out of space fast in an electrical cabinet.
@@OffHoursEngineering Ok thanks. Will see once I gather all the parts later on... :)