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as the thread title says, im upgrading my nearly 10 year old K2 CNC as there is movement / flex in the gantry so im adding some aluminium strengthening and a vacuum bed.

right now I have the...

ok, more info on this issue.

I made a simple drawing of a 30mm square, using the same cutter I pocketed the shape and then contoured around the edge of the shape in a different position on the...

I am having trouble with my machine which I have now checked to see if it is moving as far as it thinks it is.. its ok.

basically, if I route a contour of a rectangle with a 1/4" bit and then...

no one owns one ?

as the title says, there are loads of spindles around that all seem to come from china, some say they are 4 bearing, others dont, most come with a VFD..

are these things all the same ? can some...

Thanks for that, I decided not to go for teh gizmo, I just setup a new z height every time I change a tool, I hadnt even considered using the offsets - doh !

well, I have had issues with repeatability - routing the same thing in the same place more than once, with reference to the home position - ive managed to solve this.

I had a few instances of the...

hindo, yes I haev had a lot of problems, without a doubt the worst thing though is the support from K2, I will be writing a "living with" kind of article about the K2 I have before too long..

Im looking for a Z axis indicator, the reason is I do programs that require tool change and wondered if this could be semi automated using the indicator that K2 sell.
I would change the tool by hand...

man, since i originally posted this ive had some very poor experiences with the K2 machine, i think im going to write about them here to inform people of what they get when they part with money to...

Chaps, I hope someone can advise me here because ive googled until ive gone blind but cant find a solution to my problem.

I have a K2 CNC and use it with a router 100% of the time, I need to cut...

wow - much respect to ya Kevin - I considered this route but with ally extrusion, in the end I was too lazy and bought a K2 !

good luck and keep em coming.

Jaden

where am I ?

in the workshop trying to fix my CNC :(

seriously - I could probably post many many questions but im an inexperienced and self taught CNC'er and helping others out wont happen...

Garry, I wish it were that easy - Ive cleaned and gresaed the rails and bearings...
ive added electrical mat heaters to the motors but that didnt work... eventually I opened up the K2 control box...

Guys, I have a K2 3925 that I use for making guitars.

I have used it for some months without any problems apart from gcode...

my problem now is that I have jigs and regular positions for all of...

im using the default post in mastercam X
ive talked with other mastercam users and some recommend never going beyond 9...
I dont have the luxury of rolling back.

Gar - there are other uses of G54 in the code but ive not had a problem since I first encountered this and read on this forum about the IJ fix.

this is the first portion of my code up to a couple...

Thanks Gerry, thats a relief - taken the weight off my mind and gambling on ruining stock/router bits etc - much appreciated.

I just loaded it up in mach 3 successfully so that should be good to...

Hi to all the g-code buffs, I really hope you can help on this one.

I make guitars and many of my drawings are very similar with only slight differences.
I have a problem with routing a pocket...

No mate, I didnt get it :(
could you try once more please, if that dont work I have another address that you could try.

sploo - check your PM mate.

ive only installed industrial dust collectors where the ducting is all metal - therefore grounded. are you creating very fine dust?
dust explosions as far as i know are created by very fine dust...

im not sure what you mean there but...

just wire the 3 phases in and if the motor turns the wrong way - change any two around - easy...

I have the same problem as you, CV drops out as soon as I press the cycle start button - however, if I reset straight away - I have G64 in my reset string.... CV mode comes back on.

there is no...

Gerry, you are an absolute star mate !
I changed it and the g-code loaded straight away - no problems

Many, many thanks for your help.

Jaden

yep, I can keep hold of a chunk of table till then - no problem.
im not writing the g-code, it was processed by mastercam, so im wondering why mach 3 thinks it wrong - Ill try another g-code...

that worked Gerry, thanks !

im just getting a different error now :(
mach 3 checks my file when it opens it and in every case - every g-code file that I try to load, I get a "radius to end of...

Evening Gerry,
my first few lines are:

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:0000
(PROGRAM NAME - TEST01 )
(DATE=DD-MM-YY - 15-05-07 TIME=HH:MM - 20:52 )

Hi sploo - I got myself a prallel port card - you were right about that and then configured all my home switches.
next I got it jogging up and down and homing in all axis but....
and this is...

Im based in Cambridge sploo.
if no-one wants a piece of it I will just cut myself a piece and the rest will go in the skip :(

my CNC arrived yesterday and I assembled it in the house :D

now I...