My onefinity Journeyman started to develop a problem in the x-axis travel. Mid-way into a carve the x-axis motion jumps or jiggles and gets off the Datum I set using the touch plate. This happens without notice. When I stop and restart, it will start cutting along the tool path and at point it wil…

You 100% have a wire issue in x. Follow this faq to determine which wire is the issue [image] Support: How to determine if a wire or motor is damaged Controller (Buildbotics) FAQ This faq is used by support to determine if a wire or motor is damaged, and how …

Does it do that at the same point in your carve every time? If so, there may be too many nodes in your toolpath. In VCarve, you can edit the nodes to reduce their numbers, I don’t know about other software. If it’s random, there could be numerous causes such as bad cable, motor, etc.

Hey Ken, this is a frequently asked question. We have a search function here. Onefinity provides a help file which deals with many kinds of blocking of an axis: Troubleshooting: Rail is getting hung, stuck, or out of alignment I would check all points one by one to see why your carriage does n…

Thanks for the assistance. however I removed the X-axis motor from the gantry and then powered on the controller. When I go to home the machine, the Z axis moves normally. The Y axis moves normally. But the X- motor (motor 0) vibrates and jiggles back and forth. This is while the motor is remo…

Hey ken, it is more likely that it is the connector or the cable than the controller. The connectors are the weak spot on the Buildbotics.com and the Onefinity CNC Controllers. Support: How to determine if a wire or motor is damaged See also Support: How to Access the inner tube motor wire – Y…

It’s 100% a wire issue along the chain in x. You’ve also cut and soldered all the wires together, which is not supported and can damage your machine if not done correctly (which seems to be the case here. Your best bet is to buy all new wires for every one in x.

Onefinity X-axis stepper motor is jiggling

Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1) Troubleshooting (X35/X50)

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You 100% have a wire issue in x.

Follow this faq to determine which wire is the issue

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Onefinity X-axis stepper motor is jiggling

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