FoxAlien 3018-SE User manual

CNC ROUTER 3018-SE
USER MANUAL

●I. Hardware Assembly
●Part-1 X-axis Stepper Motor Assembly -------------------------- 1
●Part-2 Y-axis Stepper Motor Assembly -------------------------- 2
●Part-3 Gantry Assembly --------------------------------------- 3
●Part-4 Mainboard Assembly ------------------------------------- 4
●Part-5 Case Assembly-Left Panel -------------------------------- 5
●Part-6 Magnet Suction Block Assembly --------------------------6
●Part-7 Case Assembly-Right Panel ------------------------------ 7
●Part-8 Emergency Stop Switch Assembly ------------------- 8
●Part-9 Door Handle Assembly ------------------------------------ 9
●Part-10 Case Assembly-Front Panel --------------------------- 10
●Part-11 Cooling Fan Assembly ---------------------------------- 11
●Part-12 Case Assembly- Back Panel --------------------------- 12
●Part-13 Corner Connector Assembly --------------------------- 14
●Part-14 Case Assembly-Top Panel ----------------------------- 15
●II. Software & Debugging
●Part-1 Driver Installation ------------------------------------- 17
●Part-2 Debugging ------------------------------------- 18
●Part-3 How to Use Z-Probe ------------------------------------- 21
●III. Warranty Terms ------------------------------------- 23
Catalog

-1-
Part
-1 X-axis Stepper Motor Assembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
1.
X
-axis Gantry & Spindle 1
3.
42 Stepper Motor
1
19.
M3*12 Bolt
4
22.
Φ3
Gasket 4
Step 1: Assemble the X-
axis motor as following pictures. Fix the motor to the left side of the frame with
M3*12 bolts and gaskets. Note: the wire port should face backward.
Step 2: Connect the lead screw to the stepper motor with set screw.
Note: fasten the set screw to the flat side of the motor shaft.
I. Hardware Assembly

-2-
Part
-2 Y-axis Stepper Motor Assembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
2.
Y
-axis Base 1
3.
42 Stepper Motor
1
19.
M3*12 Bolt
4
22.
Φ3
Gasket 4
Step 1: Assemble the Y-axis stepper motor as following pictures. Fix the motor to the back of the base
with M3*12 bolts and gaskets. Note: the wire port should face to the right.
Step 2: Connect the lead screw to the stepper motor with set screw.
Note: fasten the set screw to the flat side of the motor shaft.
I. Hardware Assembly

-3-
Part
-3 GantryAssembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
16.
M5*1
4 Bolt 8
24.
Φ5
Gasket 8
Step 1: Fix the gantry right next to the pads on the base with M5*14 bolts and gaskets.
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1
2
3
Pad

-4-
Part
-4 MainboardAssembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
4.
Mainboard
1
Step 1: Assemble the mainboard to the back of the machine, right next to the side panel. First loosen
the T-nuts, insert them to the aluminum profile, and then tighten the screws.
I. Hardware Assembly
1
2

-5-
Part
-5 Case Assembly-Left Panel
Required Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
5.
Left Acrylic Sheet
1
11.
Pad
2
17.
M5*30 Bolt
4
24.
Φ5
Gasket 4
25.
TN5
-6-20 Nut 4
Step 1:
First connect the left acrylic sheet and pad together via M5*30 bolts. Keep the nuts loose and
put them into aluminum profile, and then tighten the nuts.
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1
2
3

-6-
Part
-6 Magnet Suction Block Assembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
14.
Magnet Suction Bracket
1
19.
M3*12 Bolt
2
22.
Φ3
Gasket 2
Step 1: Fix the magnet suction block to the left panel with M3*12 bolts and gaskets.
I. Hardware Assembly

-7-
Part
-7 Case Assembly-Right Panel
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
6.
Right Acrylic Sheet
1
11.
Pad
2
17.
M5*30 Bolt
4
24.
Φ5
Gasket 4
25.
TN5
-6-20 Nut 4
Step 1:
First connect the right acrylic sheet and pad together via M5*30 bolts. Keep the nuts loose and
put them into aluminum profile, and then tighten the nuts.
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1
2
3

-8-
Part
-8 Emergency Stop Switch Assembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
13.
Emergency Stop Switch
1
18.
M4*12 Bolt
4
Step 1: Put the emergency stop switch through the mounting plate. Fix the mounting plate to the right
panel with M4*12 bolts.
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-9-
Part
-9 Door Handle Assembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
⑨
Front Acrylic Sheet
1
⑩
Door Handle
1
Step 1:
Loosen the screws of the handle’s fixing block, remove the fixing block;
Put the door handle into the preserved hole on the acrylic sheet;
Fix the door handle to the acrylic sheet with fixing block and screws.
Note: the side with magnet should face inside.
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1 2

-10-
Part
-10 CaseAssembly-Front Panel
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
9, 10.
Front Acrylic Sheet &
Door
Handle
1
20.
M4*8 Flat Head Screw
4
Step 1: Fix the front side acrylic sheet to the hinges with M4*8 screws.
I. Hardware Assembly

-11-
Part
-11 Cooling Fan Assembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
15.
Cooling Fan
1
7.
Back Acrylic Sheet
1
21.
M4*8 Modified Truss Screw
4
Step 1: Use 4pcs M4*8 screws to fix the cooling fan to the back acrylic sheet.
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1
3
2

-12-
Part
-12 CaseAssembly- Back Panel
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
7, 15, 21.
Back Acrylic Sheet & Cooling Fan
& M4*8 Modified Truss Screw
1
17.
M5*30 Bolt
4
24.
Φ5
Gasket 4
11.
Pad
2
Step 1: First, to complete the wiring. Shown as following picture, connect the wires to the
corresponding ports.
12V Spindle 12V
Laser X-axis Y1 Z-axis
Y2
USB Port
Offline
Module
12V Fan
Reset
Z Zero
Pause Continue
Water
Cooling
12V 5A
Power
Supply
Power
on/off
Limit Switch
X Y Z
Reset to Factory
Settings
External Power
Supply
External
Spindle
I. Hardware Assembly
Brown wire
connects to
the port next
to the red dot.

-13-
Part
-12 CaseAssembly- Back Panel
Step 2: Fix the acrylic sheet with M5*30 bolts and gaskets. Tighten the bolt through the pad to the
base.
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1
2

-14-
Part
-13 Corner ConnectorAssembly
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
12.
Corner Connector
2
18.
M4*12 Bolt
4
23.
Φ4
Gasket 4
Step 1:
Put the corner connector inside the case, fix it with M4*12 bolts and gaskets from outside.
I. Hardware Assembly

-15-
Part
-14 Case Assembly- Top Panel
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
8.
TopAcrylic Sheet
1
12.
Corner Connector
4
18.
M4*12 Bolt
8
23.
Φ4
Gasket 8
Step 1: Fix the 4pcs corner connectors to the sides panels, adjust their position to make sure they are
leveled.
Step 2: Put the top panel above the connectors and fix it with M4*12 bolts and gaskets.
I. Hardware Assembly

-16-
Part
-14 Case Assembly- Top Panel
Assembly finished.
I. Hardware Assembly

-17-
Part
-1 Driver Installation
Step 1: Install the driver (Download from U disk)
Step 2: To Determine your Machine's COM port
• For Windows XP: Right click "My Computer"→ Select "Manage"→ Select "Device Manager".
• For Windows 7: Right click "Computer"→ Select "Manage" → Select "Device Manager" from left
pane.
• For Windows 10: Right click “This PC"→ Select "Manage" → Select "Device Manager" from left
pane.
• In the tree, expand "Ports (COM & LPT)“ , your machine will be the USB Serial Port (COMX), where
the “X” represents the COM number, for example COM6.
•If there are multiple USB serial ports, right click each one and check the manufacturer, the machine
will be "CH340“.
II. Software & Debugging
1 2

-18-
Part
-2 Debugging
Step 1: Open “Grblcontrol” and connect USB
• Console window prints “[CTRL+X] < Grbl 1.1f [‘$’ for help]” if the connection is successful.
• Console window prints “Serial port error 1: No such file or directory” indicates that the connection is
failed.
successful
1
2
unsuccessful
II. Software & Debugging