Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
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Originally Posted by
Yastron
I'm getting:
65ipm on Y (2 motors)
94ipm on X
~90ipm on Z
I am very new to owning a CNC router and want to improve my machine, could use some advice please.
I want to go faster in the X and Y for cutting foam, can it be as simple as increasing my power supply voltage? I know there are many ways to increase the speed, but upgrading my power supply would be the simplest, biggest bang for my buck right now. However I've been told that since my motors are wired in parallel that doubling my power supply voltage would not help me gain any significant speed, can somebody explain this to me please? I cannot find anything in the forums/internet to confirm this.
Router specs:
4x 556oz Nema23 Stepper Motors, Bipolar parallel, 5.0A rated current, 0.6ohm, 3V, 2.5mH
24V power supply, 12A
4x M542 Leadshine Drivers, 20-50VDC, 4.2A output max (so i'm not fully utilizing the 5A motor? or the possible 48V input?)
AKZ250 USB Controller
1605 C7 ballscrews
If I swapped my power supply from 24 to 48, would I be able to expect a 10%, 50%, or 90% increase in speed?
Thanks in advance.
Its a good idea to always have some safety margin in both voltage and current. Many drivers can handle their rated power for a short time, but continuously may damage them.
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
P.S. My Hurco KMB1 while not home made was home retrofit by me. At one time I tested that 1000lb saddle and table at upto 450 IPM. LOL. I have it set at 150 now as its more than fast enough for 99% of what I do with that machine. I cut at upto 150IPM with it if the cut will allow.
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
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Originally Posted by
peteeng
Hi Yastron - going to 48V will be a big help in gaining speed. Peter
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Originally Posted by
Bob La Londe
Its a good idea to always have some safety margin in both voltage and current. Many drivers can handle their rated power for a short time, but continuously may damage them.
Thank you for the replies Pete and Bob,
I went ahead and purchased this 48V regulated SPS:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
MEAN WELL SE-600-48 AC to DC Power Supply, Single Output, 48V, 12.5 Amp, 600W, 1.5"
and will try running it at ~42 or ~44V to give some safety margin from the 50VDC limit of my stepper drivers.
I may also look at changing my 1605 ballscrews for 1610 ballscrews if I still want more speed after the power supply upgrade.
I regularly do diamond-drag engraving on aluminum (at 20ipm), and am curious how much the coarser pitch would affect my engraved text quality. Any thoughts on this?
I will post my speed increase results after I hook up my new power supply and do some testing.
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
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Originally Posted by
Bob La Londe
P.S. My Hurco KMB1 while not home made was home retrofit by me. At one time I tested that 1000lb saddle and table at upto 450 IPM. LOL. I have it set at 150 now as its more than fast enough for 99% of what I do with that machine. I cut at upto 150IPM with it if the cut will allow.
My benchtop with AC servos hits 1000ipm with some crazy accelerations no problem. Since I do mostly 1 offs (really never more than 10), my Rapid override is always set to 5%. Seems kinda silly :)
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
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mcardoso
My benchtop with AC servos hits 1000ipm with some crazy accelerations no problem. Since I do mostly 1 offs (really never more than 10), my Rapid override is always set to 5%. Seems kinda silly :)
Hey, it's better to have it and not need it than the other way around. :-)
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Upgrading 24V -> 48V (running it at 42.7V) got me pretty much double the speed, from 94 -> 180 on X, and 63 -> 120 on Y, and 86 -> 150 on Z. Very exciting stuff. Now how do I get it to 1000 ??
I doubled all the accelerations to X20/Y12/Z18, and I didn't yet push the limits of the tuning... I stalled the X at 200 ipm and just left it at 180, then estimated the Y and Z speeds from my results on X.
Thanks Pete/Bob for the encouragement, very pleased with the speed.
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
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Originally Posted by
mcardoso
My benchtop with AC servos hits 1000ipm with some crazy accelerations no problem. Since I do mostly 1 offs (really never more than 10), my Rapid override is always set to 5%. Seems kinda silly :)
Does it have over a thousand pounds of dead mass riding on the Y axis? LOL
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
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Bob La Londe
Does it have over a thousand pounds of dead mass riding on the Y axis? LOL
I wish :) It would be a heck of a lot more rigid than it is.
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Not fast enough! 80ipm reliable rapid moves which was a little disappointing. Got some resonance which isn't helping things.
Only have 3000rpm max spindle so limited to around 20-24ipm cutting with a 8mm 3 flute anyway (esp slotting).
If it makes any money it'll be spindle and servo upgrades first.
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
Hi
I am still thinking, if doing 3 D work , how fast is it possible ?
Re: How fast is your homemade CNC?
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shujaa
Hi
I am still thinking, if doing 3 D work , how fast is it possible ?
High acceleration is the important for 3D work. If your machine velocity is fast, but can accelerate the axes up slowly then it will be still slow with 3D work because it can't accelerate up and down in time to reach the programmed feedrates.