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Mounting your LongMill
There’s a simple step-by-step process you can follow to ensure that your machine is mounted securely and
accurately. Ensure your computer is connected to your machine so that you can move it around between steps.
You can use the wood screws provided (#8 x 1”), or use your own mounting hardware depending on your setup.
Either way, a drill with a long Robertson driver or a bit extender works best to reach all the holes when you begin
screwing the feet into place.
Gently place your LongMill on the mounting surface roughly where you want it. Usually you’ll want to have a
reference ‘straight edge’ on the right and front of your surface to align the machine to; whatever best suits your
setup. In this case we’re using a 4’x4’ MDF sheet as a combination mounting surface and wasteboard which we
had cut to 42 inches to better fit in a car. We’ll be mounting it in the middle offset from the factory edges and have
the electronics box sit off to the side.
Start by moving the machine all the way to the front by jogging in the Y-axis on your control software. Keep
moving forward until you hear a grinding coming from the motors on both sides to confirm that your machine is all
the way forward on both sides. After this you can jog backward slightly.
Robertson driver used
Содержание LongMill MK2
Страница 1: ...1 LongMill MK2 Assembly Manual MK2 ...
Страница 7: ...7 Part 1 X Z Axes ...
Страница 22: ...22 Part 2 Y Axis Gantries ...
Страница 34: ...34 You should now have two Y axis rail assemblies They should be a mirror copy of each other ...
Страница 35: ...35 Part 3 Axes Completion ...
Страница 44: ...44 Part 4 Motors Wiring ...
Страница 62: ...62 Part 5 Checks First Moves ...
Страница 77: ...77 Part 6 Table Mounting ...