1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:07,280 Now we'll wire the X-axis motor to the terminal block on the back of the X-carriage plate. 2 00:00:07,900 --> 00:00:12,200 Measure out the correct length of wire from the motor. 3 00:00:15,580 --> 00:00:18,320 We'll trim the wire from the NEMA-23. 4 00:00:18,540 --> 00:00:23,160 Leaving enough slack that you can easily reach the terminal block with the wire. 5 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,300 Next loosen the top four right screws. 6 00:00:28,300 --> 00:00:34,960 Strip the wires from the motor and insert the wires into the terminal block. 7 00:00:42,620 --> 00:00:47,320 We'll be working with a consistent color code here as follows: 8 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:52,320 From left to right - Red, Blue, Green, Black. 9 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,660 Next repeat the process with the Z-axis motor... 10 00:00:56,660 --> 00:01:03,740 being sure to leave yourself enough slack to thread the wire around the X-axis motor. 11 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:14,300 Use the same wiring pattern. From left to right - Red, Blue, Green, Black. 12 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:24,760 Repeat this process with the two Y motors. 13 00:01:44,460 --> 00:01:47,840 Next we'll cut the stepper cable that came with your X-Carve kit. 14 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:56,520 Cut two 6-foot long pieces, one 4-foot long piece, and one 3-foot long piece. 15 00:01:59,180 --> 00:02:03,080 Take the 3-foot long piece and strip away the shielding on one end. 16 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,960 You should take about two inches of shielding away. 17 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,820 Be sure not to cut into the four wires inside. 18 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:14,040 You'll be left with a little bit of foil around the wire.... 19 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,040 ...the ground cable... 20 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,460 ...and some string. 21 00:02:18,460 --> 00:02:22,540 Remove all three of those things so that all that is left are the four wires. 22 00:02:22,940 --> 00:02:26,740 And then strip about 1/4 inch from each wire. 23 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:34,220 On the right Y motor mount plate we'll attach this stripped piece of stepper cable. 24 00:02:34,780 --> 00:02:42,400 Follow the same wiring pattern that we used for the Y motor. You'll substitute white for blue. 25 00:02:44,740 --> 00:02:50,540 Next, thread this cable through the two pieces of X-axis MakerSlide. 26 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,760 There is a slot in the Y motor mount plate just for this. 27 00:03:03,060 --> 00:03:06,340 Now strip the other end of the stepper cable. 28 00:03:06,340 --> 00:03:09,940 And twist it together with the left Y motor wires. 29 00:03:09,940 --> 00:03:17,160 Join the black wires together, and put them in the right-most terminal. 30 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,760 Join the green wires together and put them in the next terminal. 31 00:03:38,980 --> 00:03:45,340 Then we'll join red and blue and red and white and put them in the following two terminals. 32 00:03:55,000 --> 00:04:01,100 We swap one pair of motor wires to ensure that the motors spin in different directions, 33 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:06,060 thus moving the gantry in one direction. 34 00:04:07,940 --> 00:04:14,000 Make sure that when you put a wire into a terminal block there is no copper showing. 35 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,540 Next, take the two 6-foot lengths of stepper cable and prepare them as before. 36 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:31,280 Put the into the 10-terminal block on the back of the back side of the X-carriage corresponding to the X and Z motors. 37 00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:35,520 One of the 6-foot lengths will be on the right side of the terminal block... 38 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,620 and will correspond to the X-axis motor. 39 00:04:38,620 --> 00:04:41,000 Use the same wiring pattern. 40 00:04:41,460 --> 00:04:46,180 The other 6-foot length of cable will be on the left side of the terminal block... 41 00:04:46,180 --> 00:04:49,540 and correspond to the Z-axis motor. 42 00:04:49,540 --> 00:04:55,920 Again, using the same pattern of Red, White, Green, Black from left to right. 43 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,620 If you purchase a spindle with your kit that requires wiring, 44 00:05:00,620 --> 00:05:04,380 put the zip wire into the middle two terminals 45 00:05:04,380 --> 00:05:11,100 Black on the right, Red on the left, on the bottom of the terminal block. 46 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:17,460 Finally, use the 4-foot length of stepper cable. Prepare it as before. 47 00:05:17,460 --> 00:05:21,740 And put it onto the left Y-axis terminal block. 48 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:27,200 Using the same pattern of Red, White, Green, Black from left to right.