4. Check that the wires will reach the terminals, that the axis has a full
range of motion, and that the roller bolt misses the cable carrier.
Then connect the motor wires for the final time.
A view of the installed cable carrier. Also shown, the strip of cable
carrier on the enclosure is a convenient place to stuff fixed wires –
just pull them in with your wire hook. This is made from extra bits of
the other carriers from when they were shortened.
The roller clears the cable carrier with no problems! If this is not the
case, simply peel up the cable carrier, and try again.
Resources and Going Further
Here’s some links and projects you may find useful.
• Stepoko Hookup Guide – Read in-depth about the Stepoko.
• The Stepoko GitHub Repository – Schematics and Gcode examples.
• The grbl GitHub Repository – Link to grbl source and wiki, for
settings information.
• See this Shapeoko Coaster Project for an example of drawing and
milling a complete project.
• Our Cable Carrier Product Video shows some alternate carrier
installations.
Or, head back to the The Stepoko and Shapeoko Landing page to see what
accessories and tools are available.
Now that you have built your Shapeoko Mill, check out these other
SparkFun tutorials to learn how to use the SparkFun Stepoko Control
board.
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