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Because the spindle mounted laser also has the magnets for our normal mounts you can attach it to the front using magnet bars.

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He came up with a great design for a clamp to house the laser and the driver so that it could be used for both the rotary and the spindle. He has an interesting request to be able to use the 4th axis rotary as well as use the spindle mounted laser. Our customer Doug has a PRS Alpha and shared his pictures of his build with us.

Here are some pictures of their installation: Here is a link to one at : 80mm Cooling Fan You can find an 80mm fan at a lot of places. The customer utilized these holes and made a plate with the laser and driver on it.ДЄnother customer has an older machine and mounted the laser in a 3D printed box next to the router with an 80mm computer fan attached to the back. On the ShopBot Desktop max, there are a couple of screw holes in the front of the tool holder. Since the electrical connections are all quick release, this process should only take a couple of minutes to complete the change over. Many people make a plate that has the laser on the bottom and the driver above it that can be removed easily when not being used. You can get the bundle here: Generic вЂњAll in OneвЂќ Bundle You just need to choose your distance of extension cables from your control box to the gantry through the cable chain. We have a magnetic вЂњgenericвЂќ all in one laser and mounting bundle that you can use to mount our lasers onto the Z gantry.

There are many machines with different mechanical configurations for the ShopBot tools.

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It has how to set up the tool and run the file. We also have the Vectric Post Processor written for OP5 located on the post processor page.

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It would have the following G Code for control: Where OUTPUT# is the number of the output. The general purpose outputs on the ShopBot are controlled with the following syntax:

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If you want to extend the power connection to run through the cable chain as well, then you can purchase the extension in our shop here: Power Cable Extension Software We recomend using this adapter with the laser as it is tested to work and not harm the laser. For the power connection, the kit has a wall adapter that is 6вЂІ long. In this case, connect it to the screw terminal H2.Д¬onnect the laser to the far left Molex Mini Fit connector H3. Like we said earlier, the control card might look a bit different, but the OP5 to OP8 connections will be in every machine.Д¬onnect this Molex Mini fit cable to the H4 control signal input on the back of the laser driver. The kit comes with a 3вЂІ Molex mini fit cable, but if you need a longer length to run through the cable chain, you can purchase it here in the shop.Д¬onnect the Red + wire to the OP5 connector and connect the Black вЂ“ wire to the GND terminal. CableВ from the laser driver to the OP connection on the control card. We have seen some boards have faulty outputs).Д¬onnect the Molex Mini Fit Jr. (*Note* if the OP5 connection does not produce a signal, try the OP6, OP7, or OP8. Since none of them are being used on this machine already, it is easy to use the OP5 connection and the GND connection.

In this case, they have a Wago connector that has a push clamp device to let you attach tin wire directly to the outputs. There will be a section on the control card for general purpose outputs. In the case of the ShopBot Desktop Max, we took the blue cover off the box and opened it up. If you open up your control box it will look something like this: This has the connections for the motors and various other outputs for the machine control. In this box, there is a interface board called the Control Card. While there are several machines with different mechanical configurations, they all have the same (or similar) control system on them.Д®very ShopBot has a control box. One of the most popular is the Destop Max machine. There are many types of ShopBot CNC machines.

We talked to the folks over at Shopbot about integrating into their control electronics and it is pretty straight forward.

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They have a great following from users and many over the years have asked us how to upgrade them. Shopbot Tools are known to be some of the best CNC tools for many years running.

Makerbot Replicator 2 and 2x Laser Upgrade.

Generic Magnet Mounting Bundle Instructions.

Vectric Non-Laser Module Post Processors.

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