I’ll try again in a few. After posting that, I’d ran it again, and left the vac off, until it got to the point it powered off, then turned the vac back on(chip control), and it finished the run. Kinda.
So, it did not actually cut all of the way through, as I knocked out the sections.
I would say that was a successful cut. All you had at the bottom was a thin skin and tabs. I try to attain that each time. I use my calipers on each piece of wood I place on my machine and adjust on the setup screen. There is no sense in damaging the waste board too much, but it happens.
This is what I did to help prevent static issues on my machine.
Since I have no grounding at all, do I actually need it for the machine itself, or would I be okay to just order a grounded hose off of Amazon, and from the Sweepy boot to the Dust Deputy?
So, just curious quick, since I have the HDZ(no VFD), I shouldnt have to ground that, right? Read the write up, and watching the video in relation, and I guess, I don’t have a clear understanding on that, or would I just need to ground the X rail, and dust collector hose?
I believe the machine should be grounded all the way around. From Cutter to dust collector to machine to earth. Electricity finds the easiest path. If it is through your control board you have issues.
So I went from my “Z” plate to “Z” Stepper thru follow wires to “Y” right, under the machine to “Y” left. At this point, you have connected all metal electrically. I then went to the ground on my outlet as well as to a ground rod.
I cleaned a bit of paint at each connection to ensure my connections were touching metal and not relying on only the screw.
No judgment haha! I just wondered, mostly since my HDZ is for sure grounded, and what I’d gathered is, with the Y rails and chassis, all tied together, was grounded with the PCB(maybe I misinterpreted that?) but, if I ground the hose to the HDZ, then the X to the Y, and ground from I should be good? Gonna test my outlet tomorrow after work, and confirm it’s grounded. Spoke to my father in law tonight(as he’s an electrician) and he’d mentioned possibly adding a ground rod, if needed.
Also, I’ve seen several using power strips with their machines, and I have mine connected to a Panamax m5300-ex power conditioner, which I use their later model with my theater, and helps against surges/ground loop issues(may be apples and oranges there?)
I should have my antistatic hose tomorrow. Messed up and ordered the wrong connector for my hose to dust deputy but, I’ll have that Saturday. Gonna design and print a temporary reducer now quick, and will see if it’ll work enough to test.
Ahh, gotcha. Would have replied sooner but, got off work, tested my garage electrical for grounds, then went ahead and fully grounded my machine. Stupid me, didn’t realize there was insulation on the antistatic hose wire too HAHA! However, gonna try running this mirrored profile now, and see how it goes. Fingers crossed. Lol