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EV status update.

The parts are in from the machine shop, and are looking very promising. We have designed a coupling that connects the electric motor directly to the manual transmission, eliminating the need for the clutch. We are all anxious to know how easy it is going to be to shift without the clutch, but research indicates [...]

Working Mill Table

It still is a little rough, but the basics of the CNC mill table is running!

Pinout of the Bescor head

Lead wires (sense lines-pan) white = common yellow + orange 0° left + 0° right gray = 90° black blue = 30° black purple = 60° black green = 30° white brown = 60° white red = 90° white Motor Lines yellow + orange = tilt green + blue = pan red + black = [...]

Mechanical Structure

We started building the mechanical structure of the milling machine from a design that we saw on youtube.