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- Page 1 WorkBee CNC Full Kit Assembly Instructions...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
5.0.3 Attaching The CNC-xPro ............. 38 5.0.4 Fans Wiring ................39 5.0.5 Mounting the CNC-xPro Assembly..........40 Wiring & Commissioning CNC-xPro Wiring Software & Machine Settings 6.2.1 Installing Universal G-Code Sender (UGS) ........44 6.2.2 Configuring The Firmware ............45 WorkBee CNC... - Page 4 Testing Wire Tidying Complete Appendix Appendix A - Kit Contents Appendix B Recommended GRBL Settings Invert Mask Table Appendix C Common Trouble Shooting Questions WorkBee CNC...
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Page 5: Getting Started
1.0 Getting Started WorkBee CNC Getting Started... -
Page 6: About The Kit
1.1 About The Kit This manual is for the full kit version of the WorkBee CNC Machine. Ideally, this manual should be started straight after completing the mechanical assembly. This manual will turn the mechanical portion of the WorkBee into a working moving machine. - Page 7 For the AC IEC input, the live wire is brown, neutral blue, and earth is green and yel- low. For the DC Wiring of the machine a positive wire is red, negative is black, and earth is green and yellow. WorkBee CNC Getting Started...
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Page 8: Drag Chains Assembly
2.0 Drag Chains Assembly WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 9: Y-Axis
2.1 Y-Axis 2.1.1 Y-Axis Fixed End Assembly A. Attach a Drag-Chain-Fixed-End to the Y-Drag-Chain-Fixed-End-Mount in the orienta- tion shown above, using 3 x M5-Low-Profile-15mm bolts and 3 x M5-Nyloc-Nut’s. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 10: Y-Axis Fixed End Mounting
2.1.2 Y-Axis Fixed End Mounting A. Position the Y-Axis-Fixed-End-Assembly to the back left corner of the WorkBee. It should be flush with the end of the C-Beam-750mm. Secure it using 2 x M5-Low-Pro- file-25mm bolts and 2 x M5-Drop-In-Tee-Nuts. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 11: Y-Axis Moving End Assembly
They are a snug fit, so may require a light tap with a hammer. B. Attach a Drag-Chain-Moving-End to the Y-Drag-Chain-Moving-End-Mount in the orien- tation shown above using 3 x M5-Low-Profile-15mm bolts and 3 x M5-Nyloc-Nuts. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 12: Y-Axis Moving End Mounting
2.1.4 Y-Axis Moving End Mounting A. Secure the Y-Axis-Moving-End-Assembly using 2 x M5-Low-Profile-20mm bolts and the 2 x M5-Nyloc-Nuts already inserted into Y-Drag-Chain-Moving-End-Mount. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 13: Y-Drag-Chain
Fixed-End-Assembly. It will take some force to click it into the Drag-Chain-Fixed-End. F. Bring the male end of the Y-Drag-Chain to the Y-Axis-Moving-End-Assembly and attach it to the Drag-Chain-Moving-End. It will take some force to click it into the Drag-Chain-Moving-End. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 14: X-Axis
8mm and an M5-Drop-In-Tee-Nut. Ensure it is orientated as above; it should be located 150mm from right hand end of the V-Slot-2040-750mm if looking from the back. Ensure that it is parallel with the V-Slot-2040-750mm. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 15: X-Axis Moving End Assembly
2.2.2 X-Axis Moving End Assembly A. Attach a Drag-Chain-Moving-End to the X-Drag-Chain-Moving-End-Mount in the ori- entation shown above using 3 x M5-Low-Profile-15mm bolts and 3 x M5-Nyloc-Nuts. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 16: X-Axis Moving End Mounting
2.2.3 X-Axis Moving End Mounting A. Secure the X-Axis-Moving-End-Assembly to the X-Plate-Back using 2 x M5-Low-Pro- file-55mm bolts and 2 x M5-Nyloc-Nuts. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 17: X-Drag-Chain
Slot-2040-750mm. It will take some force to click it into the Drag-Chain-Fixed-End. C. Bring the male end of the X-Drag-Chain up to the X-Axis-Moving-End-Assembly and attach it to the Drag-Chain-Moving-End. It will take some force to click it into the Drag-Chain-Moving-End. WorkBee CNC Drag Chains Assembly... -
Page 18: Power Supply Assembly
3.0 Power Supply Assembly WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... -
Page 19: Output
B. Secure each XT-Male connector using 2 x Plastite-Screw-M2.5-8mm through the holes provided on the securing tab as seen on the internal view. When initially placing the screw, it is helpful to hold each screw in place using tweezers or long nose pliers. WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... -
Page 20: Inserting Led-Volt-Meter
3.1.2 Inserting LED-Volt-Meter A. Gently push the LED-Volt-Meter into the provided gap on the top of the PSU Cover. The wires on the LED-Volt-Meter should be oriented to the front of the PSU-Cover. WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... -
Page 21: Input
3.2 Input 3.2.1 IEC-Inlet Wires A. Attach the receptacle end of the IEC-Inlet-Live-Wire, IEC-Inlet-Neutral-Wire & IEC- Inlet-Earth-Wire to their respective terminal tabs on the IEC-Inlet, as seen in the above image. WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... -
Page 22: Attaching Iec-Inlet
3.2.2 Attaching IEC-Inlet A. Secure the assembled IEC-Inlet to the PSU-Cover using 2 x Plastite-Screw-M3-8mm. Ensure the switch is on the right hand side. WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... -
Page 23: Connecting Psu-Cover
3.3 Connecting PSU-Cover 3.3.1 Connecting Wires WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... - Page 24 D. Finally, connect the three IEC-Inlet wires to the 24V-360W-Power-Supply. The IEC- Inlet-Earth-Wire is very inflexible compared to the previous ones, so this wire may take some force to get into position. WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly...
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Page 25: Attaching Psu-Cover
B. On each side, secure the PSU-Cover using two Plastite-Screw-M3-8mms. Go through the slots on the metal casing of the 24V-360W-Power-Supply, and then into the holes on the PSU-Cover. WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... -
Page 26: Testing
Use a screwdriver to adjust the voltage to 24.0, and take caution to not touch any metal parts with the screwdriver. D. The Power Supply assembly is now complete and can be turned off and placed towards the back left of the machine near, the Y-Axis-Fixed-End-Assembly. WorkBee CNC Power Supply Assembly... -
Page 27: Limit Switches & Wire Routing
4.0 Limit Switches & Wire Routing WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 28: Limit Switches
4.1 Limit Switches 4.1.1 X & Y Limit Switches WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... - Page 29 It should be attached to the top slot on the far left side (if looking from the back). The distance between the Limit-Switch-Plate and the end of the extrusion should be 10mm. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing...
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Page 30: Z-Axis Limit Switch
4.1.2 Z-Axis Limit Switch A. Attach the Z-Axis limit switch to the threaded holes on the X-Plate-Front using 2 x M3- Socket-Head-10mm bolts, in the orientation above. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 31: Wire Routing
X-Plate-Back, and feed it through the X-Drag-Chain. Secure the wires using Cable-Tie-Smalls to the points marked with blue circles above. To stop it snagging on anything the wire should be pulled taught. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 32: Screw Driven - Gantry Wire Routing
Cable-Tie-Large at the position shown by the blue oval above. Then run the lead along to the other end of V-Slot-2040-750mm - it can be tucked into one of the slots. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 33: Belt Driven - Gantry Wire Routing
X-Axis limit switch and stepper motor wire should be secured to the V-Slot-2040- 750mm using a Cable-Tie-Large at the position shown by the blue oval above. Then run the wires along to the other end of V-Slot-2040-750mm - they can be tucked into the slots. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 34: Screw Driven - Y-Axis Wire Routing - Part 1
Smalls. The wire for the right hand stepper motor can be tucked into a slot on one of the extrusions along the back. C. Secure the lead on the Y-Axis limit switch to the Y-Axis-Fixed-End-Mount using a Cable-Tie-Small. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 35: Screw Driven - Y-Axis Wire Routing - Part 2
(yellow above), and a limit switch wire (green above). Feed all of these through the square hole on the Y-Plate. Remove any slack inside the Y-Drag- Chain, and then secure these 5 wires to the Y-Drag-Chain-Moving-End-Mount using Cable-Tie-Smalls. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 36: Belt Driven - Y-Axis Wire Routing
(green above). Feed all of these through the square hole on the Y- Plate. Remove any slack inside the Y-Drag-Chain, and then secure these 3 wires to the Y-Drag-Chain-Moving-End-Mount using Cable-Tie-Smalls. WorkBee CNC Limit Switches & Wire Routing... -
Page 37: Cnc Xpro Assembly
5.0 CNC xPro Assembly WorkBee CNC CNC xPro Assembly... -
Page 38: Terminal-Block Attachment
A. Attach the Terminal-Block to the CNC-xPro-Mount using 4 x M3-Cap-Head-16mm Bolts. Tighten the M3-Cap-Head-16mm Bolts to M3-Nyloc-Nuts on the other side of the CNC-xPro-Mount. Double check that the Terminal-Block is mounted to the correct side of the CNC-xPro-Mount. WorkBee CNC CNC xPro Assembly... -
Page 39: Fan Mount Assembly
CNC-xPro-Fan-Mount. Make sure that the power wires on the 30mm-24V-DC-Fans are both on the same side of the CNC-xPro-Fan-Mount. WorkBee CNC CNC xPro Assembly... -
Page 40: Attaching The Cnc-Xpro
Nyloc-Nut. The CNC-xPro-Fan-Mount should be orientated so the power wires are on the same side as the Terminal-Block. The CNC-xPro should be orientated so the USB terminal is in the same position as shown by the red square above. WorkBee CNC CNC xPro Assembly... -
Page 41: Fans Wiring
50mm of the black sheaving from the bare end to expose the red and black wires underneath. Strip back approximately 20mm of the sheaving from the red and black wires to expose the conductive core underneath. Connect these wires to the Terminal-Block as in Step B. WorkBee CNC CNC xPro Assembly... -
Page 42: Mounting The Cnc-Xpro Assembly
5.0.5 Mounting the CNC-xPro Assembly WorkBee CNC CNC xPro Assembly... - Page 43 E. With the M5-Low-Profile-50mm bolt assemblies aligned, mate the CNC-xPro-Assembly with the V-Slot-2040-750mm slots. It should be roughly 10mm from the end of V- Slot-2040-750mm. F. Screw each M5-Low-Profile-50mm bolt to engage the M5-Drop-In-Tee-Nut with the slot. Fully tighten each M5-Low-Profile-50mm bolt. WorkBee CNC CNC xPro Assembly...
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Page 44: Wiring & Commissioning
6.0 Wiring & Commissioning WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning... -
Page 45: Cnc-Xpro Wiring
24V-360W-Power-Supply. Do not tidy up the wiring just yet, as this is best left until the machine has been fully checked to ensure that it is operating correctly. E. If interested, it is a good idea to read the CNC-xPro Wiki for more in-depth informa- tion: https://github.com/Spark-Concepts/xPRO/wiki WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning... -
Page 46: Software & Machine Settings
6.2 Software & Machine Settings 6.2.1 Installing Universal G-Code Sender (UGS) A. Universal G-Code Sender (UGS) is a simple Java-based cross platform G-Code sender. Download the latest version from: http://ooznest.co.uk/UniversalGcodeSender- v2.0.0-stable.zip B. Unzip the folder to a location of your choosing. -
Page 47: Configuring The Firmware
Y-Axis size. For instance, on a 750x750mm machine the values for 130 and 131 should be 550 and 520 respectively. D. If interested, it is a good idea to read the GRBL Firmware Wiki for more in-depth information: https://github.com/grbl/grbl/wiki WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning... -
Page 48: Testing
$23 using Appendix B section 2 in the same fashion as Step D. If the machine fails to stop at any of the limit switches check that they are wired correctly according to Section 6.1 WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning... - Page 49 F. Testing of the machine is now complete. WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning...
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Page 50: Wire Tidying
C. Using a Cable-Tie-Large secure the wires in Section 4.2.5 or 4.2.6, and the PSU-Out- put-Power-Cables to the V-Slot-2040-750mm at the position shown by the left hand rectangle above. One at a time, the wires can be disconnected from the CNC-xPro and trimmed to the correct length. WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning... -
Page 51: Complete
F. Some general pointers - avoid at all times moving the machine around by hand, doing this can damage the controller or reset settings. Always plug the machine in via USB, before powering it on. Keep the USB Cable and Spindle out of the cable carriers where WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning... - Page 52 If you are having issues, please read through Appendix C before contacting WorkBee CNC Wiring & Commissioning...
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Page 53: Appendix
7.0 Appendix WorkBee CNC Appendix... -
Page 54: Appendix A - Kit Contents
1 x Y-Drag-Chain 2 x Drag-Chain- 1 x X-Drag-Chain- Moving-End Moving-End-Mount 1 x Y-Drag-Chain- 1 x Y-Drag-Chain- Fixed-End-Mount Moving-End-Mount M5-Low-Profile: 13 x M5-Nyloc-Nut 1 x 8mm 9 x 15mm 2 x 20mm 2 x 25mm 2 x 55mm WorkBee CNC Appendix... - Page 55 3 x M5-Drop-In- Cable-Tie: Tee-Nut 25 x Small 25 x Large WorkBee CNC Appendix...
- Page 56 1 x PSU-Cover 3 x XT60-Male Plastite-Screws: 1 x LED-Volt-Meter 6 x M3-8mm 6 x M2.5 x 8mm 1 x IEC-Inlet IEC-Inlet-Wires: 1 x Live 1 x Neutral 1 x Earth 1 x 24V-360W- 1 x Mains-Cable Power-Supply WorkBee CNC Appendix...
- Page 57 3 x PSU-Output- Power-Cable WorkBee CNC Appendix...
- Page 58 CNC-xPro Assembly 1 x CNC-xPro 1 x CNC-xPro- Mount 1 x CNC-xPro-Fan- 1 x Terminal-Block Mount 2 x 30mm-24V-DC- Cap-Head: 4 x M3-16mm 8 x M3-20mm 4 x M4-40mm 4 x M5-Low-Profile- 4 x Slot-Washer 50mm WorkBee CNC Appendix...
- Page 59 Nyloc-Nuts: 6 x M5-Drop-In- Tee-Nut 12 x M3 4 x M4 2 x Limit-Switch 1 x Z-Axis-Limit- Switch (They are the same as the Limit-Switch except the holes are larger) 2 x Limit-Switch- 2 x M5-Low-Profile- Plate WorkBee CNC Appendix...
- Page 60 2 x M3-Socket- 4 x Plastite-Screw- Head-10mm M3-8mm 1 x USB-Cable 1 x Ceramic-Screw- Driver WorkBee CNC Appendix...
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Page 61: Appendix B
8.0 Appendix B WorkBee CNC Appendix B... -
Page 62: Recommended Grbl Settings
8.1 Recommended GRBL Settings The settings below are for a belt driven WorkBee. WorkBee CNC Appendix B... - Page 63 The settings below are for a screw driven WorkBee. WorkBee CNC Appendix B...
- Page 64 The settings below are for a belt & screw driven WorkBee. WorkBee CNC Appendix B...
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Page 65: Invert Mask Table
8.2 Invert Mask Table WorkBee CNC Appendix B... -
Page 66: Appendix C
9.0 Appendix C WorkBee CNC Appendix C... -
Page 67: Common Trouble Shooting Questions
Problem - Can’t connect to CNC xPro/GRBL is not loading. First try another USB Cable. Then try another computer. The last thing to try is resetting the firmware on the controller. To do this download the Arduino IDE: https://www.ardu- ino.cc/en/Main/Software WorkBee CNC Appendix C... - Page 68 Open Files > Examples > EEPROM > eeprom_clear and then click the upload button (Second button in from the left, is a arrow pointing to the right) if this gives an error please contact us. If you get the ‘Done uploading message’ follow these steps to upload GRBL: https://github.com/grbl/grbl/wiki/Compiling-Grbl WorkBee CNC Appendix C...
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