mister_zed
09-18-2013, 04:10 AM
Hello, fellow carvers!
Today I was doing a test carve (machine series A, something like 20+ hours on it) and when I looked down on the piece of wood I saw a black piece of plastic emerging between the piece of wood and the compression rollers. Needless to say, the piece of plastic was badly maltreated and "compressed" itself by the time I could stop the machine and retrieve it. At the touch of my hand it promptly became two pieces of plastic.
The machine continues to carve now, seemingly without problems. I believe it might be the cover to the Z axis step motor that I have in my hand. Could somebody confirm it? I am not exactly thrilled with the perspective of once again taking my machine apart... ;)
Btw, what are the implications of running without that cover? (Yeah, I know I should know better that asking stupid questions...)
64796 64795
Greetings from the "other side of the great pond"
/Z
Today I was doing a test carve (machine series A, something like 20+ hours on it) and when I looked down on the piece of wood I saw a black piece of plastic emerging between the piece of wood and the compression rollers. Needless to say, the piece of plastic was badly maltreated and "compressed" itself by the time I could stop the machine and retrieve it. At the touch of my hand it promptly became two pieces of plastic.
The machine continues to carve now, seemingly without problems. I believe it might be the cover to the Z axis step motor that I have in my hand. Could somebody confirm it? I am not exactly thrilled with the perspective of once again taking my machine apart... ;)
Btw, what are the implications of running without that cover? (Yeah, I know I should know better that asking stupid questions...)
64796 64795
Greetings from the "other side of the great pond"
/Z