Hi all, I’ve been using my Elite Journeyman a little bit here and there and I just attempted a ten minute cut, but halfway through, the X gantry began to stutter. By this I mean, the controller screen showed the spindle moving when it was in fact not moving. The spindle would move a bit more and st…

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I hear some kind of light “crackling” but I think that’s the sound of the bearings, not sawdust (probably). I haven’t taken off the motor to verify the connections, I’ll do that tomorrow.

I took off the motor and everything looks in order. The ball screw side of the joint where the motor and ball screw connect, spins freely with my finger, not rotating the ball screw. I’d imagine this is the issue for me. I’m writing support to verify.

Gantry Stuttering (solved, loose motor coupler)

Elite Series (Masso & Redline) (Gen 1)

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Loose motor coupler:

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Gantry Stuttering (solved, loose motor coupler)

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