Journeyman wire management

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Hello,
not sure if this been covered , I upgraded from woodworker to the journeyman, for the woodworker I had the drag chains etc. which helped great however now for the longer journeyman what are we doing for wire management?

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Same… drag chains with aluminum angle for support across the X axis.
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Almost looks brand new… :wink:

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Right on that sounds great ty

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Same double drag chains and Rowdy Roman hose boom.

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I have a similar setup as this. Did you have to make up new wire for your steppers or did the existing wire still reach? I have the Woodworker with a spindle so I have wire and water tubes in the current drag chain. I did buy more wire, tubing and another drag chain to extend in case I needed to. My Journeyman kit won’t arrive for several months so I’ve got time to line everything up.

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New wires are a must. The distance is much further with the drag chains. I made my own but to be honest I could have saved money buying the ones off Etsy from Route 1 wood designs.

I ended up purchasing three 1m lengths of 4010 drag chain. Two sticks of 8 foot aluminum angle were sufficient because I did not use any to support the Y drag chain. I simply affixed the end to the table.

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Thanks! I already have rails and chain on my X-Axis but figured I would need new aluminum and wire due to the extra length of the Journeyman tubes. I make my own as well. I don’t care for the small plugs but prefer the shielded cable, especially for the spindle.

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I must ask another question if I may I I use the same exact drag chain setup as muddy feet did
In the
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Has anyone considered drag chains

My question then is All I’ll need to do is buy longer aluminum for that X access and wire extensions am I correct once again thank you my journeyman upgrade should be here Tuesday

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Hey Greg,

you can insert a link to the posting you meant with the little “two chain links” symbol in the compositor window, that gives this result:

Sure, since the both Y rails remain the same, but also more drag chain links for the longer X.

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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You may find that extensions don’t work/fit well with the drag chains which is why I and many others have made new cables or bought longer ones.
Specifically the union between the two cables.

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Hey Brassarrow,

you are right, I just realized Greg in fact wrote “wire extensions”, I missed that when reading for the first time. I did not mean wire extensions, just extended wires.

(if you know me you know what I think of these Cable Connectors Used on the Onefinity, I wrote about it here so of course I would never recommend to add more of them :slight_smile:)

Greg, sorry my fault, I meant:

a longer Aluminium and more drag chain links for the X rail, and (new) extended wires for Z stepper and for the router.

Also if you ever plan to use a spindle you should plan a thicker cable of up to 12 mm diameter, perhaps two 8 mm water cooling hoses, a thinner cable for a light that some people put around the spindle, maybe sensor cables for upgrading to inductive proximity sensors as limit switches, all in all with a drag chain of 15 x 50 mm you are safe for any later additions, but I have seen many are satisfied with 15 x 40 mm, or 15 x 30 when using air-cooled spindle.

Also since these cables are moving cables, there always should be a strain relief at the begin and the end of every drag chain, this prolongates cable life. I’ve seen that it is often omitted in a DIY environment. Also spacers between each cable/hose helps prolongate cable life.

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Just released received the journeyman upgrade with it first impression is wow also that came with it and the only thing that came as a small Ziploc bad sort of with which appears to be an extension I don’t know what that’s for yet

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Hey Greg,

no longer cable for the right Y stepper (M1) with it?

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Yep that’s what it is it says Y1 on it I take it the Z axis is included so will there be further cables I need I’m not running a spindle

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Hey Greg,

just to understand it right: You already have a Onefinity Woodworker with drag chains installed?

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Yes same as muddy feet puts out.

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Hey Greg,

I assume you mean Drag Chain Cable Raceway for Onefinity CNC - Thingiverse. It is good style to link what you mention.

:question: Did Michael “muddyfeet” confirm that his 3D-printed parts fit the larger X-50 assembly?

So after you’ve received the Journeyman X-50 upgrade assembly now I think you better see what you need to replace. So when upgrading your 32″×32″ Woodworker to 48″×32″ Journeyman with your new X-50 rail, you should be able to reuse

  1. The cable to left Y stepper (M2).
  2. The cable to X stepper (M0) which already is in the left drag chain

but you would need to make new

  1. The cable to the Z stepper (M3)
  2. The cable to the router

and to buy longer aluminium profiles and more chain links for your X drag chain.

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Great points
I will check with Muddy feet to see if these fit thank you for letting me know to add link and post if you could help me I’ve been trying I can’t figure that out how to do it thank you

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Greg,
Not all the parts fit. @JimAlex made some modified versions. (Thanks again Jim)
Modified Drag Chain Cable Raceway for X-50 OneFinity CNC by JimAlex - Thingiverse

Here is a thread regarding the topic.
X-50 Modified parts for Drag Chain Cable Raceway for Onfinity CNC - Files - Onefinity CNC Forum

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