Hello all, happy to be involved in another maker community. I have a long time IT background and a long time woodworking building and construction background and I’ve done a bunch of other crazy things, including working making weapons for the government where I was first exposed to CNC machines years ago. I am from Southern Maine and recently bought an open builds 1010 machine, supposedly assembled by someone who knew what they were doing, but I have found some issues already. Nothing major, just missing limit switches, etc. as you know, open builds has shut down, but being as where it was just hardware, I figured I would use Carbide create V6, which I had dabbled with for another project a while ago. As I mentioned, I’m running the open builds on a rather robust bed that is roughly 50 x 55“ and using the black box interface combo. What I would really like is to find someone who has experience with this who I can make an arrangement with to make some FaceTime calls and answer some questions and help me get this thing up and running full speed. Right now I only intend to use it for parts that I create for a local company. What are all your thoughts on this set up and my situation in wanting support, etc is there a better avenue for that?. Thank you in advance for your replies. As I am someone who really appreciates and values their time – thank you for your time. if you are still reading, I have the machine powered up and have run it without a bit through some pre-programmed jobs on the interface itself. All motion functions, etc. seem to work fine. Being as where they were a couple limit switches missing I could not just Home all but I was able to zero all axis, etc… I’m running a year or two old Windows 10 laptop with Carbide create V6 and the openbuilds control software.
Welcome to the Forum. I’m not all that familiar with OpenBuilds other than I believe that their motion software only accepts G-Code files. If CC V6 exports G-Code, I can’t remember if it does, all you’ll need to do is select the correct Post Processor in CC and you should be good to go. OpenBuilds has a CAM package available that may work better for that machine.
We are not likely to be able to assist with 3rd party hardware, and Carbide Create v6 is years out-of-date and unsupported.
There may be some folks over at:
who are familiar w/ your setup who could assist you.
Thank you for that response. Yes Carbide create exports G code, I think up to version six – which is the version I have. I figured I would use that because it doesn’t have a size limitation for the bed and, being as where I’m not really familiar with it anyway – if I’m going to learn a new software, it might as well be one that has the future instead of the open builds software who’s future is in question.
Nothing like a warm welcome Will. I understand the software is out of date, but it is what I have to work with at this time. However, should I find the “Carbide”community is unsupportive as a whole, I would likely find my way to a more supportive community. But perhaps I will fondly look back and remember when there was a glimmer of Hope for Carbide and me. Maybe when Elon has me on speed dial asking how I got where I am from such humble beginnings. One never knows.
?? With respect, you are posting in a user forum for Carbide3D products. You do not have a C3D machine, but something home-built which noone here has experience with or knowledge of.
You have an old, unsupported version of Carbide Create. The universal advice here for CC users, is “download and use the current version.”
Will helpfully pointed you to a general makers’ community where you might be able to get help for your particular home-cobbled situation from someone who might have a frame of reference. This is not that community. The C3D logo at the top of each page might be a clue.
There is no more supportive community for Carbide3D products that this one. Sell or give away your 3d party machine, buy a Shapeoko, and people here will be falling over each other to help you along. I’ve been dealing with Rob, who co-started C3D, since a decade before there was a C3D. And I am learning new things each week here.
If you want a little inspiration check out this thread. C3D hardware is robust and worth the effort you put into it.
BTW there was a very similar thread to yours 3.5 years ago…
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