Well there are quite a few examples of Shapeoko E-Stops on the web, but I think that are most wrong, or very vague. What you want is something shuts off BOTH the Router and the movement of the Shapeoko.
PS Trust me that you will NOT be able to find that little red on/off switch on the power switch when Oh Shit happens, and Oh Shit WILL happen.
What I did:
- Purchases a 15A Power strip with a 6 foot cord ($4), and a cheap orange extension cord ($8, 15-25ft, and an EStop switch (NC, $7) with enclosure (Amazon, eBay, Banggood, etc).
- Open the power strip and find where the black wire is attached to the inside and unsolder this connection.
- Drill a 1/4 hole in the power strip so that you can feed the orange cord inside the power strip
- Cut the ends off the orange extension and feed one end into the 1/4 hole in the power strip
- Strip off 2 inches of the orange insulation and then strip off about 1/2 of all three wires.
- Connect the white wire to the incoming black wire of the power strip
- Connect the black wire to where the power strip Black wire was attached
- Connect the green wire to the green wire in the power strip (Close the Power strip)
- Open the E-Stop enclosure and connect the white and black wires to each side of the switch and the green wire to the green terminal. (Close the E-Stop enclosure)
- Mount the E-Stop in an optimal location
- Plug in the Router and 24v power supply (and anything else you want to cut the power) to the Power Strip.
Turn on the system and test.
Hit me up with any questions or details that I might have missed
