BONUS of the evening… fixed the 3D printer… parts printing will continue!!
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Well since the last post of the 3d printer being fixed, its been apart 3 times at least with various blockages etc general 3d printer woes, tbf its been going almost 6 months non stop with zero other failures
So that’s 4 complete roller assemblies
2 xy
1 xyz as the other failed as i was at work today, filament snag 
2 gantry spacers on the printer now
almost all the corner pieces done
Just need to order the motors and board at the end of the month
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Well all mocked up twice this weekend
1st time found my legs were a little too long, so they’ve now been trimmed and now I need a bigger board, mainly to save cutting more tubes and secondly to keep the 400 x 400 cutting area I wanted.
Bonus is that Im a dab hand with a dremel cutting wheel and my X and Y axis are all level.
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Motors have arrived in the UK and the Archim Board is on its way 
Final full size mock up over the weekend
So very nearly finished I can taste it, last bit is cable management and extensions for the steppers which are on the slow boat.
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So little update as it’s been a while.
Basically been awaiting my shed to arrive so I can move everything out to that.
Well it’s arrived the insulation will be with me tomorrow and I have started building the dedicated bench for it.
And I’ve mounted the spindle and am currently running the stepper wires through some braiding.
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I like that bottom mount!
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Chinese 500w Spindle mount thingiverse link
(https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3980374)https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3980374
I’ve just received my Z probe, and I know it needs to be attached to my Z Min port on the archim board but… how are the pins configured, I have looked at the silkscreen.
Is is S + -?
Plus which pair should I be using?
https://www.reprap.org/wiki/Archim2
That’s the 2, but the 1 doesn’t show the endstop pins. I am guessing they are the same.
You want to connect (-) to the bit and (s) to the spatula or whatever you’re driving the bit into. Don’t short from (-) to (+). Test with M119 before you try to do a home.
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Didn’t even think to look at the 2.0 board, pretty sure its just the drivers that are different between them
I had confirmation from the people that make the Archim 1.0 that the pins are the same way round as the 2.0 for the end stops
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So sheds completely insulated now walls and ceiling, and today I built the bench 
So all that’s left is to run electrics (in the new year) will run off an extension lead for now, and move the MPCNC out there.
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Little update from yesterday, MPCNC is moved in 
and making CHIPS!:)
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Making chips means you are officially part of the crew now!
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Took 6 months but I’m there, time to dial everything in
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SO my little brain has been thinking,
I have a touch plate that does z height
Could I do the same for X and Y using the min pins for those as well, I know I would have to change the direction in marlin so when I send a G28 it moves right instead of left and effectively have 3 touch plates 1 for each axis
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You can. Set the HOME_DIR for XY to +1, then use the xmax and ymax pins.
Then, report back to show off.
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Video on how I use my touch plate
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