The Eccentric Workshop

638 orders since Oct 27, 2017

Lacey, WA, United States of America

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Overall Rating:

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.79)

Documentation: (4.50)

Shipping: (4.62)

Communication: (4.58)

All Reviews

Yunier | June 4, 2021

Perfeft

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

You saved my life! I had done many things to stop the electrical noise in my machine and this was the definitive solution !!

Valdiney | June 1, 2021

Website, product and price is good! But a terrible delivery!

For GRBLDuino Mega Shield-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield

I haven't even received the goods yet. If you look at the tracking number, it's still "in transit"! I believe that the cheapest shipping method I had to ship to my address was chosen! At the time of purchase you can give the option to choose other ways of shipping, even if we pay more for it, but at least we would receive it faster. Thanks.

Thomas | Feb. 19, 2021

Great kit and a great supplier

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

I used this in conjunction with the GRBLDuino Mega Lite-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield which is also from The Eccentric Workshop.

It was easy to assemble and worked first time. Just remember that when connecting to the GRBLDuino Mega Lite-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield that the signal lines on the shield are the ones with the silk screened dots.

Thomas | Feb. 7, 2021

The shield was perfect.

For GRBLDuino Mega Lite-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield

I used shield to covert a manual Bridgeport to a CNC. I also used the Isolation board to add the limit switches.

He was very prompt in answering a couple questions. They were both easy to assemble.

I added two 3D printed bridges between the four holds on the shield so I could strain relief the wires going to the terminal blocks.

I had 12 volts in my control box for a fan so I used a car USB converter to get the 5V to drive the isolation board in addition to the Mega Arduino 5v..

A pleasure to deal with and the products exactly met my needs.

David | Oct. 13, 2020

Professional level product, fast communication, great docs.

For GRBLDuino Uno Shield - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

I ordered the GRBLDuino Uno Shield on Sept 7 (labor day). Much to my surprise, I received an email later that evening, despite it being a holiday, that the unit had entered the shipping process. The package showed up in my mailbox on Sat the 12th. Furthermore, Andy refunded part of my shipping fee since I ordered more than one product (bought an optical isolator unit as well).
The quality of the kit looks to be on a professional level; nice trace layout, good silkscreen, nicely packaged components. The included documentation includes a good schematic, physical layout diagram, BOM, and jumper and input voltage specs. In addition, Andy provided a link to the online forums. And he himself appears to be available to give input if needed. Any customer having difficulties assembling this kit cannot blame the vendor or the docs.
In summary; quality product, good price, fast shipping, great communication and docs. I will be shopping here again!
Dave

Stephen | Sept. 23, 2020

Great kit for Arduino Uno grbl

For GRBLDuino Uno Lite - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

Kit came with everything needed, has just about every customization for grbl you can ask for, and great documentation explaining how to set the jumpers and what to connect where and how. To me this is a must for a clean CNC controller setup with an Uno.

Stephen | Sept. 15, 2020

Great little kit

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

The kit was well packaged, came with everything needed and went together smoothly (I had the SMD kit)

Paul | Sept. 8, 2020

made cnc wiring easy

For GRBLDuino Mega Lite-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield

Like the screw down wire holders. Being able to easily clone a drive. Easy to assemble. Guide could be more detailed on which way capacitors & resistor are placed for us rookies. Working great in my cnc.

Kevin | Aug. 14, 2020

Did the job perfectly

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

Glad to have not just this item, but a good place to buy it from. My first purchase here & it went well. 👍🏻

Dennis | July 28, 2020

Excellent product and seller

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

There was no one in Europe providing a Limit Switch Isolater, so i had to order one here. Very fast shipping - i even got a refund for my shipping cost (the seller endeavoured to get a low cost shipment for my order.) I highly recommend this seller! The product itself is beautifully made. Thank you!

Peter | July 25, 2020

Great controller for upgrading our (used) CNC router

For GRBLDuino Uno Lite - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

We bought a used CNC milling machine without a USB port (with an LPT port).
Because the machine is also in good condition, we have made it up-to-date with this upgrade. Shipping to the Netherlands took a while, but we received everything neatly packed.
Soldering was easy and finished quickly. Recommended!

Jeffrey | June 23, 2020

Great board!

For GRBLDuino Uno Lite - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

Worked great, exactly what I needed. Had every feature I needed and then some. Worked perfectly, and made connections to the GRBL controller a breeze.

Robin | June 13, 2020

Excellent product

For GRBLDuino Uno Shield - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

This is a great product, I was about to design a mainboard for my CNC motion platform when it occurred to me that I should see if such a board was available for a good price, a Google search yielded the GRBLDuino which does everything I need with the added bonus of my not having to design it! The parts included fit perfectly, assembly was quick and easy and I had it up and running no time!

Dave | May 23, 2020

Documentation Sucks; Asked a Question and Never Got an Answe

For Driver Breakout Board - DRV8825/A4988

Could not find anything telling me what the jumpers all do or even mentioning the resistor that comes with the kit. Don't know if it's necessary or what its purpose is. This would be extremely easy to cover in the description. A couple more sentences would do it, but not worth their time, apparently. Documentation and communication are essentially non-existent. Glad I only needed something small. I'll be shopping elsewhere from now on. Thumbs down for both Tindie and Eccentric Workshop.

Response from The Eccentric Workshop | May 23, 2020

I responded in less than a day to your message sent through Tindie messages and answered all of your questions and linked to the Pololu DRV8825 and A4988 site with the standard microstep settings. Also, this information is on the datasheet which is shipped along with the breakout board.

In addition to this, my direct email address (and phone number, if it comes to that) are on the receipt included in the package as well as on my website (in addition to the ability to contact me through Tindie messages).

Anthony | May 7, 2020

Worked as expected

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

Nice layout in an easy little board. I needed 4 inputs since I have a separate probe input so I bought two.

I used to have limit switch trips when running slow speeds with my router. Completely solved now!

George | March 25, 2020

GRBLDuino Uno Lite - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

For GRBLDuino Uno Lite - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

What a great little device. Easy to assemble and it worked first time. Unlike some other boards I bought on Tindie the limit switches worked first try. I also have used the E-Stop, Abort, Hold and Resume. I'm having some trouble with the Z Probe but I think it's the UGS Platform software and not the GRBLDuino.

All in all a very good buy at an excellent price!

Ethan | March 16, 2020

EXCELLENT

For GRBLDuino Mega Lite-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield

Shipping was fast and included documentation was perfect.
The shield is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

Corey | March 8, 2020

Outstanding Product

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

This is my first CNC build. I bought these cancel the limit switch noise and they work great. I have home built cnc that I built and it has ran flawless! Awesome price and nicely labeled. I am alittle on the new side of electronics so the paper work felt more advance to me being new to Arduino. But the help at the forum was awesome. I would definitely recommend this for anyone.

George | March 3, 2020

Great Little Optical Limit Switch Isolator

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

This board was easy to assemble with good instructions. It worked the first time without a hitch. After having problems with false positives this cured the situation up. Thanks for making a great little product!

Daniel | Aug. 8, 2019

Drop in replacement for a "Duino" or China "GRBL" board

For GRBLDuino Uno Shield - GRBL 1.1 CNC Controller

Found this while surfing the net by accident and liked the screw terminals immediately. Ordered it, was delivered in a few days, and was installed and up running within 2 hours on a new China system with a proprietary board that was running GRBL. Took a shot in the dark and it all worked out fine. No complaints from this customer. And will buy a couple of more for spares or new projects.

Thomas | Aug. 3, 2019

Couldn't be happier

For GRBLDuino Mega Shield-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield

Just swapped over from Marlin to GRBL for an MPCNC that I just built. Setting this up and getting it to run literally only took minutes. Couldn't be happier since I am running dual X and Y axis. Definitely the best option I have come across if you want to run a Mega2560 with GRBL-Mega.

Shawn | Feb. 11, 2019

Excellent board

For CNC Optical Limit Switch Isolator - GRBL

Well made and works as advertised. Included documentation was easy to follow. Shipped out right away. Thank you!

Keith | Oct. 10, 2018

Poor Construction No Support from Vendor/Marketplace

For GRBLDuino Mega Shield-GRBL 1.1 Arduino CNC Shield

Received the board went to plug in the Arduino mega and found pins from the shield touching the USB housing of the arduino shortened the shield pins and added thin sheet of plastic to top of USB housing then board works as it should. Contacted vendor/marketplace about problem and was told they are only a marketplace and offer no support. Will be sure to not order any more products from them. Not worth my time to get run around. If you are going to offer products for sale you need to offer 100% support not take the money and run.

Response from The Eccentric Workshop | Oct. 10, 2018

Thank you for letting me know about an issue with your Arduino Mega - out of dozens of shields sold, this is the first time I have received feedback on this issue. I am looking into methods to prevent this in the future whether it is to source new headers or trim and insulate the existing ones.

I feel like most of the frustration in this review is directed at Tindie and their processes rather than my product. My direct email address (and phone number, if it comes to that) are on the receipt included in the package as well as on my website (in addition to the ability to contact me through Tindie messages) and I would have worked with you to resolve the issue had I been given a chance to do so before a negative review was posted.

Sylvester | Nov. 18, 2017

leakseeker 89 pcb

For EDS Inc LeakSeeker 89 PCB

This PCB works wells and is very sturdy and easy to solder onto.I ordered the parts kit from EDS Inc. And now I have a working leakseeker 89, which I've already put to use and it works flawlessly!