Laser Rotary Upgrade Setup Cheapest I Could Find

[@cloudgraphics9305]

I just got a rotary which not the same brand as my laser, luckily found your video here, now I know how to connect them!! Good luck to me! Thank you!!

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Glad I could help! Best of luck to you my friend!

[@tbe320]

thanks dude you saved me so much stress and time with this video.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Glad to hear it!

[@DimensionMachine]

Your pinout helped me a bunch. Thanks!

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Great glad to hear that

[@DerGreve]

Thank you very much for this video! I am going to to the very same remodeling of an existing rotary. This is super helpful.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Great to hear I hoped that my trials and learning might help some people. For anyone who does not already have one they are now offering the same design with the correct motor ready to go on the bigger 24v machines now link is listed in description.

[@DerGreve]

@@ChadsCustomCreations I've got a self build version with a nema 17 motor already at home and I am very sure I would've gone through the same errors you did, if it wasn't for me to learn from you.

[@donaldwalls8568]

I believe after watching this video you may have explained why my chuck rotary that came with my 6090cnc was running hot when I tried it on my laser cutter. Thanks, Have a great weekend,

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Thats great to hear, I bet there are other work arounds also like maybe an inline transformer or something if you didn't want to change out the motor.

[@donaldwalls8568]

@@ChadsCustomCreations yes I will have to check the specs on my CNC and compare to my laser and see if there is a workaround, it would be nice to be able to use the same rotary for both tools.

[@lithgowlights859]

Perfect. Exactly what I needs for my setup

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Great they are now also selling an upgraded version that won't require all this work. I listed in the links on amazon.

[@lithgowlights859]

@@ChadsCustomCreations thanks, but I already have mine and had already considered the nema17 being too small (actually it’s the tuning for the larger motor that simply allows too much current to flow, thus heating it up too much) Just trying to source some silicone rings for the glasses to sit on, and then tweak the settings to get it looking right.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

@@lithgowlights859 perfect, than you and I were definitely in the same situation. I've heard of people putting large o-rings around the metal to get better grip also.

[@jedver242]

Anodized aluminum would be a good choice for a test engraving

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Great idea

[@FidelElvira]

Hi Chad Would you check if it would be positive to cut vinyl heat transfers it has to be polyurethane based otherwise is not good for your laser or your health it will be nice to se some Acrylic of different thickness on your 100 watt co2 laser I'll be tuned hopefully you come up with the videos🌟👌🏼🙏🏼👍🏼

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Fidel I’ve been cutting lots of acrylics even up to 25mm thickness. Thanks for watching sorry this reply took so long.

[@szki272]

Something I found out by accident is if you rotate your rotary 180 it will now print in the correct orientation without mirroring. You could have skipped rewiring by putting the motor end on the left.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Oh wow you are totally right, I can’t remember if I had enough slack in the wires to accomplish this though with the placement of the plug. Great point though thanks.

[@jpsignsandbanners3539]

can you show me how you do the plug and unplug system for te rotary

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Yes 1. be sure the machine is off 2. Turn the little ring on the plug counter clockwise you will feel it come loose. 3. Pull up and that will unplug it. 4. To pug in the new one make sure the prongs are lined up 5. Press down 6. Turn clockwise to tighten 7. Turn machine back on

[@DocBizzle]

Super dope chad!

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Thanks so much Doc

[@psj3237]

I have been thinking of getting one of these Chinese Lasers. Can you tell me if the legs are removable? I nee to get this through a 32" opening.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Yes they are 4 Allen bolts

[@IITHEOPII]

Hey bud, I am just about to purchase this laser cutter but was tossing up on this or spending big bucks on a Glowforge, the only reason I wouldn't buy this is the learning curve. What programme are you using to send the print to the machine, is it CoralDraw? Also, have you tried to engrave on glass using your new rotary setup cause glass cup engraving is something I would love to get in to. Many thanks.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

I personally would not recommend going with the glowforge just based on what some of my friends who have it have told me. Despite how attractive their commercials make it look. I use a program called lightburn they have a free trial you can try it out, it's very powerful. Engraving on glass is pretty easy you just have to mask it off first with tape or paint first so that the laser beam has something to absorb into.

[@IITHEOPII]

@@ChadsCustomCreations Thanks for your prompt reply, I've decided to go with this machine, the price is just to good. You need to get more content up mate it's the only channel I found to actually explain how to use the dam machine lol. Thanks again.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

@@IITHEOPII that's awesome please reach out to me if i can assist in anyway.

[@paulriley5940]

Couldnt you have just changed the current settings on the dip switches on the Y driver to match the stepper motor?

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

This I am not sure of. Fir me I had already burned up the original motor so for me us I no the same voltage motor made sense at the time. Wonder if they make inline transformers also that you could easily install aswell.

[@jetrenkel]

Hi Paul. I just dealt with this exact problem. The nema 23 thats stock on the laser runs at about 2.47 amps. I swapped in a nema 17 (same as his initial test here) for my rotary engraver and I adjusted the dip switches to bring the current down to 0.71 amps. Its been working great ever since! Hope this helps.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

That's great to hear, only downside I see here is if you are sharing the Y axis driver you would maybe need to switch it back everytime you go back and forth.

[@dr.toddderham1879]

What software are you running, I have an 80W (Red and Black) with RDWorksV8? The rotary option in the output menu is greyed out. When I connect the rotary tool will it pick it up.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

I am using lightburn

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Not sure why it's grayed out for you but I don't think connecting it will Un gray that as I unplug my y axis stepper and plug into that port don't think the software can tell the difference. I would look into the options and settings there maybe something in there disabling it.

[@ryanricks9492]

Way to go!

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Thanks Ryan!

[@turbodeiseltruck]

How does it do with fine detail when it gets smaller

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Depends on how well you can get your laser focused but you can dial it in and get crazy small details.

[@brianmcewen2903]

@@ChadsCustomCreations any chance you could put a video with engraving quality? Small details/feeds and speeds? I have one of these machines on order, am curious to how fine of detail I might be able to achieve.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

@@brianmcewen2903 absolutely I will add this to my queue of videos to make. To give you an idea of the quality you can get imagine a printer with a pixel capability of .1mm or .0039 inch

[@brianmcewen2903]

@@ChadsCustomCreations awesome. Looking forward to seeing how crisp the corners and detail comes out. Nice work, and thanks for the reply!

[@tsstarlin]

What software are you using?

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Lightburn

[@tsstarlin]

Chads Custom Creations are you using any photo editing software?

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

@@tsstarlin for more complicated designs I use Inkscape which is the free version of Adobe Illustrator. Logos by Nick on KZbin will teach you everything you need to know. Simple stuff you can do right in lightburn

[@tsstarlin]

Chads Custom Creations thanks for the help! Awesome video

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

@@tsstarlin absolutely let me knownif i can be of any further assistance.

[@DwightStebner]

1x 3.1415 will equal length on circumference

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Perfect thank you for the Pi 😉

[@fpsmatt3577]

put your furthest roller on the other side of the stepper and rebelt it

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Great idea!

[@RomanovDR]

Круто

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Спасибо

[@johnnyjordan9384]

Hello world.... haha classic

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Its a little cliche but my mind was on figuring it out rather than being creative 😄

[@rik6567]

你好

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

你好谢谢收看

[@Keinapappa]

Pi x diameter = circumference

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

Yes