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Thanks... I will look for the file....

This is not the first time that Windows Update has hosed me.

Hello As I was going through testing my CNC this weekend I decided to use the Contour Shuttle Express to move the gantry. I set this up last year and used it just long enough to see that it worked. So today I tried it and CNC12 doesn't seem to recognize the shuttle. I went into the Shuttle Express s...

Great! Thanks!

Thanks! Do you remember a brand name?

Thanks for all of the replies! I have read of others using RV Antifreeze. I can get that locally. What racing coolant? Is this something that is readily available at O'Reillys or is it something that most people have to order? Also, I wrote to the Manufacturer and asked which coolant they recommende...

Thanks! Maybe I am overthinking this.... as usual.

I appreciate the response!

Hello... I am finally getting ready to fire up my machine. What I thought was going to be simple has led me down a rabbit hole of blind alleys, horror stories and confusion. I have a cheap Chinese HY spindle. I assume the water jacket is aluminum. I have no other metal in the system and I am using a...

This is just a cheap HY spindle so I seriously doubt it has ceramic bearings. So if I understand correctly I could simply have the one conductor going from the touch plate to IN7? Since the spindle is grounded this will close the circuit? The reason I have it the way I do now is because this is the ...

Thanks! I will just use the old cable to pull the new cable in. Better done right... plus I could see myself leaving the silly probe attached.

Hello I am still building my system based off of a Onefinity machine. I have a simple conductive probe that uses a magnet to touch to the tool and a aluminum plate that sits on the surface. This is a two wire setup. I followed the schematic I found in the library here. <See attached Touch Probe.pdf>...