Firstly a huge thanks to Ryan for designing such an awesome machine and creating this amazing forum.
I’ve been watching this progress since 2016 when I moved away from the SF Bay Area down to the mountain town of Boquete, Panama.
Not having access to maker spaces prompted me to want to build my own down here, so after getting settled down, it’s finally time to turn some attention to building my first CNC.
I just got a 3D printer as well so time to start printing up the parts. It will probably be a slow task as power outages are quite common down here so even on a battery backup, I’ll be printing each part individually to minimize risk of lost prints.
I actually brought a bunch of EMT down here with me when my wife and I moved in 2016. She used to be an electrician before she became a mommy and had quite a bit laying around the garage.
That is a serious change of pace, I moved to Tracy (just over the hill) and already feel more relaxed and not so caught up in all the Bay Area hustle/traffic.
Has anybody ever used cat5e or cat6 for wiring up steppers to ramps board? Turns out finding 22awg was harder than I thought down here and it was either Cat cable or 18awg solid wire.
I used cat5E for mine. Stranded. Works good but I’ve heard of some interference if you use dual end stops. If you use unshielded cable for your steppers I would use shielded cable for the micro switches.
