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- #SHARK CNC TOUCH PLATE WIRING HOW TO#
- #SHARK CNC TOUCH PLATE WIRING SERIAL#
- #SHARK CNC TOUCH PLATE WIRING DRIVER#
- #SHARK CNC TOUCH PLATE WIRING TV#
For most machines connected by USB, you will need to have installed the appropriate device driver for your machine controller.
#SHARK CNC TOUCH PLATE WIRING SERIAL#
Simple Rotary Modelling using 2D Toolpathsīefore starting VTransfer, you need to ensure that your machine is powered on, any required drivers are already installed and the machine is accessible via a serial port (COM port on Windows).Importing External Models in a Rotary Project.Save All Visible Toolpaths as a Template.Import 3D Model into Single or Two Sided Job.Create Vector Boundary From Selected Components.Join / Close Vector with a Straight Line.Join / Close Vector with a Smooth Curve.I'll have to find a video cable that works with both the camera and the TV.
#SHARK CNC TOUCH PLATE WIRING TV#
I'll see if it works with the TV I already have though. With its own pivoting fold-out viewfinder screen I don't necessarily need to run video to a larger monitor. I found I could keep it in that position using a rubber band wrapped around the pipe and bracket. Larger than the previous photo camera I tried it needed the top bracket slid to its outmost point of balance to hang the camera vertically. It has the same 1/4-20 tripod socket as almost all photo and video cameras have. The digital 8 video camera I have also mounts fine on this rack. The tendency to swing when bumped I have now minimized by wrapping a couple of rubber bands around the pole and bolt head. It would still be nice to have a remote control for it though. I have a spare monitor with HDMI inputs so I'll see if the camera shows real-time video out that cable when on. It requires a mini HDMI-to-HDMI cable which I don't have, so I ordered one from Amazon. I noticed that my current camera has an HDMI output. Pressing any button on the camera gets it swinging.Ī rubber band provided a simple way to clamp the current bracket to the pipe, I left enough adjustment room to get the camera to hang vertically, but having added that adjustment the camera now will swing like a pendulum with any breeze or slight bump. First, the balance point was closer to the inside than I expected. Putting it all together and adding a photo camera reveals two mistaken assumptions I made. I was inspired by how the touch plate for my CNC Shark connects. I drilled a 5/32" hole in my plate and used a speaker plug inserted into it to connect from the battery. You'll need a way to hook one wire from the battery case/LED to the plate, then solder the other wire to the alligator clip. If you don't have or want to buy the puck I linked to, then any small chunk of conductive metal and an alligator clip lead can be used. The photos here show a simple bar of aluminum used for the touch plate, The numbers on the battery box remind me how thick the plate is. I had the CNC mill a flat plane across the plastic bottom of the puck to make it uniformly thick. then press fit my puck upside down in that level (to the CNC) hole. I had my CNC mill a hole to tightly fit the metal disk. The only problem to this point was that my touch puck wasn't consistently thick. The led is easy to see from back at the keyboard/PC station and makes it easy for one person working alone to handle setting Z. The LED that glows on contact will be more accurate than using paper was.
#SHARK CNC TOUCH PLATE WIRING HOW TO#
This solution isn't as automated as it could be if the touch plate was wired into my CNC controller, but so far I haven't found any info on how to go about that. I enter that value when touching off Z in LinuxCNC. Now I step until the LED glows again, and I know I'm within.001" of the top of my material. I jog the bit to within 1/8" or so of the disk, then set my step increment to. To use I clip to the router bit and place the plate underneath it atop the material I'll be cutting. Now the LED glows when the plate and alligators touch. I drilled a 5mm hole in the battery case for the LED, then wired the LED in line with the batteries and contacts. I went to my local Radio Shack (which sadly has now closed down thanks to internet competition) and picked up a battery case, 3v green LED bulbs, and some AAA batteries to go with the unused touch puck and alligator clip ( Link) I've had for awhile. That idea intrigued me so much I knew I had to make my own version. 005 using this process.Ī User Forum member KLWestfall posted his idea of using a light bulb, thin metal plate, and an alligator clip to signal when Z has touched down. Set Z at 0 there then lift up to remove the paper. I put the paper under the bit, then slowly (.005") step it down until the paper is trapped. I've been using a piece of paper to set my Z axis origin height. No touch off plate came with or is available for my CNC (yet).