[sudo-discuss] Laser gantry, oh gantry, where art thou drivers?

[Adam Munich]

I've sent in the board; FSL will get me an invoice for the new one +
shipping once it arrives (friday).

I'll keep y'all posted.
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On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 1:06 PM,  <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:
> awesome, can you give the list a headsup when it gets in and you're able to
> plan a time to put the new board in?  would make a good event on how to
> fix->use machine for others to learn
>
>
> On 2015-01-12 09:24, Adam Munich wrote:
>>
>> I believe what's happening is Brendan and Ben are going to split the FSL
>> board.
>>
>> I'll mail in the old one soon & front the cost s.t. we get this guy up
>> and running quickly :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Adam
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>> http://adammunich.com/ - Cell: +1-650-452-0554
>>
>> Be • knowledgeable •  social • patient • fearless • compassionate •
>> fun • humble • forgiving.
>>
>> Be a leader
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 10:59 AM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> You might want to check lightobject.com,  he is local and sells laser
>>> cutter
>>> parts for reasonable prices, and aren't jerks like FSL.
>>>
>>> On Jan 9, 2015 11:55 AM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks for bringing in the machine and i agree just swapping in a
>>>> replacement driver is best.  count me in for $20
>>>>
>>>> On 2015-01-08 22:14, Adam Munich wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> The full spectrum laser cutter I brought to the hacker pace has been
>>>>> out of service for some time, after Brendon's attempt to fix its loose
>>>>> keyswitch ended in board-popping disaster. (Shit happens,  **but
>>>>> ermehgawd always remove power before fixing circuits guize**)
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I bought some new stepper motor drivers to replace the burnt
>>>>> ones on the controller, but unfortunately there seems to be more
>>>>> wrecked with it than just that simple fix. I'd love to get this thing
>>>>> working for the community, though, that's a bit hard with no brains
>>>>> for the machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> A new board from full spectrum is $1500, but I contacted them with a
>>>>> "we're a poor hackerspace" card and they'd be willing to replace it
>>>>> for $250 if I mail in the old controller, which I feel is within
>>>>> raise-able reach. This would give us full access to their software
>>>>> suite / print driver, and a reliable machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> The other option, suggested by rayc is to use an arduino, stepper
>>>>> controllers and a g-code generating toolchain to run the machine.
>>>>> While I don't see any reason why that couldn't work, I feel like that
>>>>> might be a bit awkward for people who wish to use the cutter, and
>>>>> further makes the guide I wrote kind of useless.
>>>>> http://hack.rit.edu/tools/full-spectrum-laser-cutter/
>>>>>
>>>>> As a community, what do y'all believe is best?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> -Adam
>>>>>
>>>>>
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