Now that the shop is stocked up again (at least for now ) I’m so excited to order. I’d love a second (or 3rd or ???) set of eyes on the parts list. Thanks so much, this community is awesome in all the amazing ideas and help.
My desire is to mostly cut wood for lots of various projects. I plan to initially learn how to use the machine using foam and do initial R&D cuts on foam before the time and expense of wood. I’d also love to dabble a little in cutting aluminum. No plan on 3D printing, laser or vinyl cutting with this build. My plan is a working area of 24"x36". I’m going to splurge a little and get the Makita RT0701C 1-1/4 HP Compact Router.
I plan on getting the Rambo Series kit. I’m no stranger to building/modding/electronics so I don’t believe I’ll have any issue with the dual end stop and they seem to be preferred now. However, per Ryan’s advice I plan to order the series kit and an add-on a dual wiring kit. Do I also need to purchase the limit switch end stops?
Skip the stop button and the power switch and just mount your power strip in handy location or just mount a regular household light switch to kill power to the power strip if you want a “pretty” build (mine is incredibly ugly and is why there are no pics of it).
Definitely order wire sleeve. I ordered 16 feet and came up short. Order 26 feet and have extra.
1 extra belt worked for me. DO NOT try to precut belt lengths. Wait until final assembly and attach one corner, feed the belt as directed, attach the other end, then cut.
Order the LCD. And get some 8gb or smaller sd cards (larger do not work). Also your g-code needs to go in a subfolder on the sd card. Print (or get printed) the LCD case and the case for the Rambo.
I went with the mini Rambo and skipped the endstops. I just wanted to make mine as simple as possible I would like to add a Z home “switch” but just hate to buy 500 pieces and a crimp tool just to use 3 pieces. It would be great if Ryan would build wire harness for that (we could add our own alligator clips to it) and offer it for sale.
Shop vac - I plug mine into a xmas tree light foot switch and vac as needed. Dust Deputy is optional but handy for saving vac filters.
Thanks all. This is great info. OK, you’ve convinced me on the stop button and power switch. My main motivation for the Makita was the ability to set a specific speed and the constant speed control under load. Not so much the power. I’ve done a lot of laser engraving and two major factors that separate great results from sloppy results are speed and power. It sounded like from some of the posts rotation speed also has an influence on different materials.
Thanks for he great tips on the vac and foot switch. I’ve got one of those in my garage looking for a home.
) I’m so excited to order. I’d love a second (or 3rd or ???) set of eyes on the parts list. Thanks so much, this community is awesome in all the amazing ideas and help.