MKS GEN L For 4 Axis CNC Foam Cutters - Part1

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How to use the MKS GEN L board for 4 axis CNC Foam Cutters. This is an Arduino Mega 2560 with a RAMPS board as one unit. It has a couple of nice features for CNC Foam cutters.

1. Use a 24-volt power supply that can power the hot wire as well.
2. External connectors for high current stepper drives using NEMA 23 motors or bigger.

This part 1 video includes all the firmware, software and electronics set-up including bench tests. Part 2 out soon will show it installed on the foam cutter, calibration checks and cutting a wing.

More details here https://rckeith.co.uk/use-the-mks-gen-l-board-for-cnc-foam-cutting/

Full Parts List here https://rckeith.co.uk/usb-hot-wire-cnc-foam-cutter-parts-list/

Chapters
00:00 Intro
04:40 NEMA17 Onboard Driver Parts
13:14 Installing Firmware & Software
22:16 OnBoard Driver Micro-Stepping and Installing
29:50 Setting Driver Current Vref
33:37 NEMA17 Bench Test
46:18 Homing End-Stop Connections
50:45 NEMA23 External Drivers
53:08 Parts External Drivers
57:28 External Drivers Micro-Stepping & Current Settings
59:36 NEMA23 Wiring
1:07:00 NEMA23 Bench Test
1:14:56 What's coming in Part 2

Видео MKS GEN L For 4 Axis CNC Foam Cutters - Part1 канала Keith Howlette