These blog article will explain some facts about CNC plasma cutting. PoLabs team works on project CNC plasma cutter with intention to even improve our support and make our machine shop even better also use our CNC plasma cutting equipment. In this blog we will presented bases of CNC plasma cutting, which are very important … Read more
If you use CNC milling or CNC router machine in workshop, here is complete explanation how does cyclone dust collector work on the cnc router machine. Cyclone dust collector for CNC router In our workshop, we develop and manufacture different types of products and materials for our needs or customers. Many times we have had … Read more
If you use a THC plasma cutter with Mach3 and would like to switch to Mach4 plasma, there is a quick guide how to setup the torch height controller. The Mach4 version 2 has support for THC plasma cutter. If you have been using Mach3, there are some differences in settings for THC in Mach4. … Read more
In this blog, we will describe, how we upgrade our CNC milling/router machine with a new 4th axis for the CNC machine and get more functionality, how to set up, wiring components, and Configuration in Mach4. New upgrade in a machine shop with the intention to improve our support even additionally and also for making … Read more
In this blog, we will introduce, how we set up parameters on VFD and configure in Mach 4. In the blog before – CNC Lathe spindle motor – part 1 [setup&wiring] we presented the mechanical and electrical part of the project on how to CNC Lathe spindle motor setup and wiring electromotor and VFD. If … Read more
Here you’ll get some basic information about optical isolators, how they work, where are used, how they look like and moreover where you can buy a 16 channel optical isolation device – PoOptoIn from PoLabs. What is a digital optical isolator? A Digital optical isolator (also called an optocoupler, photocoupler) is an electronic component that … Read more
In this blog, we will introduce, how we replace an electric motor and set up new components on a CNC lathe. All ideas for upgrading the CNC lathe spindle motor started with a new asset- CNC lathe in the company. New machine in our machine shop with the intention to improve our support even additionally … Read more
Although PoKeys57CNC devices are sold as ‘naked’ boards, the board itself can be used to make a case. How? Simply, employ the device as the USB or Ethernet motion controller for the CNC device and machine one out of a solid block of metal or plastic. Our user Roman Batz carefully designed the case and … Read more
PoLabs was sponsoring the Lego Master 2017 competition on Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana Quoted from source: http://lego-masters.si/ The fifth contest Lego Masters is behind us. The organizers would like to thank all the participants that they devoted the last few months to preparations for the competition, which they also attended. Special thanks also … Read more
This blog article is mostly to explain the confusing PoKeys57CNC pinout, as some users reported it. There is a myriad of connectors and signals, some are labelled as ‘PoKeys pins’, others are not, some have special function (e.g. limit switch inputs), some are general purpose… Short history of PoKeys devices Let’s start with some history … Read more