I want to replace controller from woodworker 35(buibbotics)any suggestions?
It may help to list the features you want or the concerns you have with the bb based controller
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Hey Tim,
in this forum users used masso g3 build, acorn, masso g3 centroid acorn ddcs linuxcnc
I think the bb controller is giving me issues that would be why I want to replace
Hey Tim,
what kind of issues? A huge number of users in this forum are very satisfied with this controller. Maybe they can help you, if you would tell more.
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After upgrading from Buildbotics to Masso all issues disappeared for me, I can just get things done.
Every time I finish a cut I am so surprised and satisfied about how user friendly and reliable the Masso is.
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Hey Tom,
yes but this thread is about the issues that Timmy has.
No, he is asking about a replacement controller. I just wanted to recommend the Masso, which I find very reliable.
Hey Tom,
I doubt somebody in this forum missed this fact.
But yet we don’t know what issues Timmy has (and if these are issues like you saw)
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it started with the z not going all the way up on homing prompt from startup, tech support directed me to menu then motor for z then changing the current setting, the other issue was my power switch got dusty and would not power controller, took switch apart cleaned .it also had a wire that came out of spade connector, they said if you put controller close to machine this happens but with the wires they send you can only go so far so if someone has good idea on keeping controller dust free please let me know, it was full of saw dust,i will say onefinty support was awesome !
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Hey Tim,
Usually you should have a dust collection that really catches all of the dust. Wood dust is very harmful to health so if your controller has dust inside, it is likely it gets into your lung too.
But regarding the controller, you could put it inside an enclosure with a pleated polyester filter and a big, slow-running fan, like in this example:
Did you manage to put the wires with the spade connectors into position again?
@timmy19 purchase extension cables, and place the controller on the underside of the table of the cnc.
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I would love to have the ability to use a hand wheel to move my machine around i really don’t care for the joystick controller at all. I would also like to add 4th axis rotary. I can actually purchase a genmitsu machine with a rotary axis cheaper than I can upgrade to a masso controlller system alone. One other feature I would like to have is to be able to control feed rate on the fly. I still like my BB controller but wish there was a more affordable upgrade available. My machine is the X-35 woodworker.
yes i have woodworker 35 for 4 years ,for the most part it has been very good,i have been using usb to load codes ,i tried using network connection to losd codes and thats when i had peoblems.i think my wifi isnt storng enough(my shop is not connected to my house)and my only other thing through the years is my 3d carvings have an x across the whole project and i think that is where my bit makes it s turn so if i use the climb pattern(v carve) i dont get the x. i thought my controller died but come to find out it was the 5 dollar switch was dirty and the onefinty you tube showed how to fix! but i also had problem with z not going up on homeing,another youtube fix changing the stall current under motor settings,and i agree it would be nice to be able to change feed rate
The BuildBotics controller without 1F modifications is reputed to be a very solid upgrade, buy direct from Buidbotics.
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I have a a Satoer Mk 1V brand new in the box which arrived a couple of weeks ago, would like to sell it for what it cost me, as we have had a rather dramatic & large financial reversal & it will be some months before I can get to installing it, you can see it at Satoer.com. My Satoer is in Canada, but we live very close to the border so Can ship from Washington state or Canada.
Hey Tim,
Unfortunately the Raspberry Pi 3B inside the Onefinity Controller has no connector for an external WiFi antenna, and the controller case acts like a faraday cage (preventing radio frequencies to go through the case). You can try it with a WiFi repeater standing directly beside the Onefinity Controller, some also used external WiFi transceivers that you connect to one of the USB ports. But it is more simple to connect the Onefinity Controller to your local router by using an ethernet (CAT 5) cable. It is a very affordable cable sold by the yard if you have the correct tool to connect the connectors.
1. CAT-5 SF/UTP Ethernet installation cable with TIA-568 pair coloring
2. 8P8C wall socket with both T568A and T568B color indication, for LSA-PLUS quick connection
3. LSA-PLUS Tool with belt holster
4. Knipex Ergostrip Universal Stripping Tool
5. Pozidriv Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
6. Heller Masonry / Concrete Hammer Drill bit
7. ISO cable clamps with 20 mm steel pins for 5-7 mm cable diameter
8. Three-and-a-half ounce (100 g) Warrington hammer (also called “telephonist’s hammer”) (Footprint, Sheffield)
Who needs WiFi if you own a hammer drill? 
Note that the ability to run the Onefinity Controller User Interface from any remote computer that has a web browser (including uploading g-code files from your remote computers by simply clicking “Upload”) is an advantage that you won’t have on the Masso.