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Thanks for the help guys...I got the 4th axis in the mail yesterday and set it up today...changing the 4th axis .hom file to just home out did the trick.

Everyone I know that has a liquid cooled spindle, uses a mix of RV antifreeze and water...and they change it a couple times a year.

Thanks Gary, I'll keep that one in mind

Thanks cnckeith and Muzzer...I'll look into this over the weekend

Thanks cnckeith...I will send a report as soon as I actually get my 4th axis (end of this week) installed...I've been trying to get everything ready by using a spare stepper motor I have to simulate the 4th axis so I would not be wasting a lot of time...there was no mention of limit switches when I ...

I've been running my homebuilt router with Centroid Acorn for awhile now and really am loving it...I decided to add a 4th axis to be able to do rotary machining, but I can't figure how to home the "A" axis...I have home and limit switches for X,Y,and Z axes but not the A, so when I press c...

What Swissi said...works great!

I've operated both VF-1 and VF-2 machines and the only real difference in the two basic machines is footprint size and work area. A 4th axis on a VF-1 uses up a lot of real estate and leaves only a little room on the table for a vise...it can be done, but it's crowded. As far as choice, you are the ...

Scott...again, thanks for your help...I appreciate it very much

Phil

Updating...I starting testing my 7 watt Endurance laser connection and operation using the OBT schematic and I'm able to fire the laser at different levels...low enough to aim to the "X" and "Y" zero point, and high enough to burn a mark on a piece of MDF without setting a fire (...