Hello I want to purchase a complete mpcnc kit and the 3d printed part (23.5), but have some question about it. I want to mill wood, use the drag knife and in the future laser engraving for wood. For the questions:
· For the board I will choose the skr pro with the screen this is a good option for the thing that I have planned for the machine?
· The firmware that are in bin file for the board there are ready to flash or they need some modification?
· For the dual end stop is I choose this firmware for the board and plug everything right it will be plug and play or I need to do something else?
· Do I need longer belt for a 24” x 24” working area or the one that come with the kit will be enough?
· I already purchased the Makita rt0701c router can I use ¼ bit shank or it necessary to get 1/8 collet adapter for the router?
The SKR board will be excellent for this. You should have no trouble at all, and using a board that V1 sells will make getting help in the forums quite easy.
For 24X24, I think 1m extra belt is required, the kit comes with 3m and you need a little under 4m.
I have the RT0701C as well. You certainly CAN use 1/4" shank bits, and I have used the adapters that let you use 1/8" shank bits in the 1/4" collet with good success. The 1/8" collet is really nice to have though, and I highly recommend it if you can. I used these adapters until I could get the proper 1/8" collet. I still have them around, since my other router also used a 1/4" collet. The 1/8" bits are much nicer for detail work, and the ones Ryan sells are very well suited to the machine.
The bundle contents are listed, and do not include endstop switches. I believe that this is because the bundles are pre-counted and sorted, and it would be more difficult to pull the switches from a kit that doesn’t need them than it is to add them. Likewise, if you are getting the wiring kit, it’s the “individual” kit that you want for dual endstops.
I use dual endstops, but when I had a problem with one (A couple of pullup resistors on my board stopped working) I didn’t find it much of an inconvenience to simply not use them. I did fix the problem eventually though.
In addition to the kit, you need to also consider how you will run/protect the wires. Some people use sleeving. Some people use cable chains. Some people use sleeving and the tape measure trick. And occasionally I see a machine using bare wire. V1 sells 3/8" sleeving in the shop. I don’t think 3/8" is big enough for the tape meausre trick. And the method for the Z axis does not have to match the X and Y axes.