CNC Shark Forum

Hi everybody.

I've recently got one of these cool machines.
Although new to cnc routing, I run a 3D printing and design business. So, I have a load of 3D printers, all of which use a limit switch to Home.

I was surprised to find that this machine didn't. Yes, I understand that you set Home each time you start it up.

I've searched the forum and there's a lot of talk in years past about it. But, no solutions or examples of people doing it.

Has anyone done this using the current electronics? Or switched out boards/drivers to achieve it?

Thank you.

Nathan King
Print Design 3D
Adelaide, Australia

https://nextwaveautomation.zendesk.com/ ... CD-Pendant

Look at this

Tony

This link is useful if you have a pendant. And if your machine is pendant capable. And is one of the listed applicable models.

But, thanks for trying.

The software doesn't support limit switches, so you'll need to roll your own custom solution if you want to get around that. That's what I ended up doing for making my own touch plate. I created a USB dongle that appears to the computer as a keyboard. When you hold the button, it steadily moves the gantry down until it sees continuity through the touch plate. Details here: http://cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=6468

That same concept would easily work for homing switches, too. Instead of continuity through the touch plate, you'd look for it through the homing switches. Then zero out the X and Y in the software and you've got a way to reliably home to the same 0,0 with every project.