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Looking to add touch probes to the [[Superbox CNC Router]]
Looking to add touch probes to the [[Superbox CNC Router]] and move over form basic parallel port based controller to a MESA motion controller.


A Z touch plate will help with in setting up tools offsets, an is the main purchase item<br>
A Z touch plate will help with in setting up tools offsets, an is the main purchase item<br>
An XYZ plate will help in setting G54. --[[User:Lwk|&#39;RepRap&#39; Matt]] I'm planing on just milling our own from a block of 100x100x10mm Aluminium <br>
An XYZ plate will help in setting G54. --[[User:Lwk|&#39;RepRap&#39; Matt]] I'm planing on just milling our own from a block of 100x100x10mm Aluminium <br>


We do not have any free inputs on the current parallel port setup to just add probes with the plates and cables so we need to either add a second parallel port via a pie card and BOB or move over to a Mesa FGPA controller.<br>
We do not have any free inputs on the current parallel port setup to just add probes with the plates and cables so we need to move over to a Mesa FGPA controller.<br>
A MESA 7i96S would be approximately 184.97€ + 31.03€ shipping (+ vat?), so we are going to look at using the PCIE card first since that ~ £35
A MESA 7i96S would be approximately 184.97€ + 31.03€ shipping (+ vat/duty)


So initial goal is £55, stretch is £250
We will need to re-house the current power supplies and stepper drivers that are housed in the current "Supper box" to wire them up to the mesa card<br>
So a large metal enclosure is needed, we may have something in the space already but need to check, so including one just in case we don't, also happy to look at alt supplier suggestions<br>
This is spec'd oversized to allow room inside too mount a VFD spindle drive in a future upgrade<br>


===Components===
===Components===
Parallel Port PCI-E Express Card  <br>
£18.19  <br>
https://www.amazon.co.uk/OKBY-Printer-Adapter-PCI-Accessories-default/dp/B086R282QY
CNC Parallel Port Interface Board  <br>
£16.20  <br>
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266215585250
Z Axis Touch Plate  <br>
Z Axis Touch Plate  <br>
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005492375645.html <br>
£15.35  <br>
£15.35  <br>
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005492375645.html


Mesa 7i96S<br>
https://eusurplus.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=159 <br>
184.97€ + 31.03€ shipping (DHL)<br>
so €216 = ~ £190<br>
DHL will then want VAT/Duty/handling on the import so say ~£50<br>
190 + 50 = £240<br>
Steel Wall Box 500x400x200mm <br>
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/wall-boxes/7755814 <br>
£88.85<br>


Total cost: £49.74.
Total cost: £344.20
Setting goal at £55 just incase.


== List of pledges ==
== List of pledges ==
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!Method Paid
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| [[User:Lwk|&#39;RepRap&#39; Matt]] || £20 || No ||  
| [[User:Lwk|&#39;RepRap&#39; Matt]] || £60 || No ||
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| James Scholes || £20 || No ||
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| Steve Barnett || £50 || No ||
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| Aaron Jackson || £20 || No ||
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| Douglas Creek || ?? || No ||  
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Revision as of 16:28, 13 June 2023

Looking to add touch probes to the Superbox CNC Router and move over form basic parallel port based controller to a MESA motion controller.

A Z touch plate will help with in setting up tools offsets, an is the main purchase item
An XYZ plate will help in setting G54. --'RepRap' Matt I'm planing on just milling our own from a block of 100x100x10mm Aluminium

We do not have any free inputs on the current parallel port setup to just add probes with the plates and cables so we need to move over to a Mesa FGPA controller.
A MESA 7i96S would be approximately 184.97€ + 31.03€ shipping (+ vat/duty)

We will need to re-house the current power supplies and stepper drivers that are housed in the current "Supper box" to wire them up to the mesa card
So a large metal enclosure is needed, we may have something in the space already but need to check, so including one just in case we don't, also happy to look at alt supplier suggestions
This is spec'd oversized to allow room inside too mount a VFD spindle drive in a future upgrade

Components

Z Axis Touch Plate
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005492375645.html
£15.35

Mesa 7i96S
https://eusurplus.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=159
184.97€ + 31.03€ shipping (DHL)
so €216 = ~ £190
DHL will then want VAT/Duty/handling on the import so say ~£50
190 + 50 = £240

Steel Wall Box 500x400x200mm
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/wall-boxes/7755814
£88.85

Total cost: £344.20

List of pledges

Please post on the google group mailing list if you really, truly have forgotten your HMS password and need to have someone else to update this.

Please pay (once target reached) with the reference PLEDGECNC-XX where XX is your initials

Pledge Tracking
Who How Much Paid Method Paid
'RepRap' Matt £60 No
James Scholes £20 No
Steve Barnett £50 No
Aaron Jackson £20 No
Douglas Creek ?? No

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