Bundle and save with this ultimate X-Carve Upgrade Kit. Increase your X-Carve’s rigidity, torque, and material removal rate—3+ times faster—in just 2 1/2 hours. Reduce chatter and increase accuracy with these rock-solid upgrades to take your X-Carve to the next level!
NOTE: 2015 Model X-Carve Machines (purchased before Sept. 2016) will need updated X, Y1, Y2, and Z stepper motor cable assemblies.
Includes |
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Belt Upgrades |
9mm 3GT belting (3.5 meters) |
9mm belt clips (6) |
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9mm belt sleeves (6) |
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9mm wide belt idlers (6) |
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Stepper Motor Upgrades |
212 oz-in NEMA 23 stepper motors (4) for 50% more torque |
Z-Axis Upgrades |
Direct Drive Z Axis Upgrade |
2” Risers (4) |
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Acrylic dust guards (8) |
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Installation time |
Around 2 1/2 hours |
Material Removal Rate |
Typically 3x improvement from stock X-Carve |
Installation Instructions |
To get the most out of this upgrade, we highly recommend using the X-Controller Kit and the Wide Makerslide. While the new stepper motors can be run on the original g-shield controller, you will not be getting the full benefit from the upgraded motors.
If I up grade will I have a lager work area, Also does the up grade come with longer rails and wider or longer.
1 answerI have the upgraded z-axis that I purchased before you guys merged with TBD CNC. The ball bearings that go on he back by the screw drive have started to fall out and I need to find out how to get replacement bearings or what size they are so I can try and source them locally.
1 answerIs it worth replacing my existing installed Dewalt 611 with the Makita from a performance perspective? I have 2 Dewalt and 1 Makita and it sounds like the only difference is frequency of bush and bearing replacement.
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