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Sorry, i meant a google search. Searching for something like 'Mazak eia manual' has some hits for a guide. Even if its a matrix mnual instead of fusion, the basics are still the same.

As always,...

Ive have made some very basic eia programs for a super quadrex with 640T, no live tooling though.

Do you have the eia programming manual? I read though it at least once before jumping into coding...

I dont know much about these drives other than I have one machine with them... any info is greatly appreciated as i am my own service tech for this stuff and am not very familiar with these.

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Are you sure the tool getting stuck due to coolant mist getting inside?

I always figyred that happened due to the spindle taper heating, expanding, then sucking the holder up deeper. Once it...

I wouldnt bother. If you really are worried about stuff getting in the spindle, switch to a solid pull stud.

Very nice write up! That is some very useful reference material.

Thanks for taking the time to document it!

Look into zeroing the memory. Ive heard that helps when things get screwy, but never had to do it myself.

Make sure to back everything up because it erases everything.

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What if you put in a G52 Z+R1 before the engraving routine.

The R1 must be recaulculated from you example code. Say your stock should be 1" but you measure 1.002, then R1=.002

You can use...

Roughly where are you located?

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I came across this adapter last week. Its marketed to (maybe) get dual contact performance from a standard spindle and standard holders.

Installing Techniks DualDRIVE Tooling on Standard Spindles...

For some reason i was thinking you had a desktop mill... if your working with manual machines youve already know the basics.

Fadals just work. Day in day out. plus they are stupid simple. And have...

You need to have a dual contact spindle to see any benefits.

Dual contact spindles are precison ground on the face relative to the taper (just like an hsk spindle taper). Standard cat40...

I directly open the .sldprt using mastercam. Never had any problems.

Never worked with peek, but have had parts made out of it... my first thought is definitely not a laser. A few ideas...some may be better than others

Rip on a bandsaw oversize, then face in a mill...

If you are planning on using small cutters or machining lots of aluminum or plastic i would look for a 10k spindle

For general puprose work, i usually buy a 3 foot piece of ground rectangular rod and cut it into whatever lengths i want.

You can get just about whatever width and thickess you need and the bars...

What about adding steel rods (kind of like rebar) for extra reinforcement?

Sorry I don't have access to any pics right now (sitting at the airport starting some vacation time). However, my gantry span is ~38". And now that I think about it, I was using cncrouterparts...

I would not recommend a single side drive gantry.

As Al touched on I think you will have problems with racking (I sure did when I had a center driven design) unless you design/engineer it to work...

I couldnt find anything in the wiring diagrams , but could you put a clamp on current sensor onto the wire going to the waiting light and use that to trigger a relay?

Im using steppers from homeshopcnc.com

They work perfect (for 5 years now!) and are optimized for geckodrives.

Eta: The 5 year set is on 203Vs and I have a 2 year old set of steppers on the...

There are lots of varibles here. My geuss is you have alignment issues.

I also had racking issues and found that my linear guides were not aligned accurately enough. After a lot of measuring...

Well one machine at my work does have AFF (G94.2) Ive never used it though. I know 94.1 works and then I dont have to worry if I need to run the program on a different machine.

About the boards...

I get pretty good results with M94.1

Not a big fan of M94. I tried it on some mold finishing passes, and ended up with some gouge marks.

Thanks for keeping us updated. Glad to know what the fix is when I want/need some macros in my programs.



You need a board to be able to use AFF. There is no code or password to unlock it. ...

Did you source all the components new or used? Roughly how much would one be looking to spend to get all the necessary components. I would love to have a probe on my machine.

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I've had this same issue but with the engraving cycles. Running in format 1. I ended up just running the engraving as a seperate program stored on the machine and dnc'd the rest of the program like...

Maybe try putting some dwells (G4 P100) inbetween lines.

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Tighten them back up then take lighter passes. Don't take heavier cuts than the machine can handle.

I prefer reliability (and not having to tighten down/realign the machine) versus a shorter...

An oven wont get hot enough. Use a torch on the business end instead.

Ive heard not to freeze things for shrink fits due to condensation developing and rusting up the steel.


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