584,871 active members*
5,391 visitors online*
Register for free
Login

Search:

Type: Posts; User: morfeus80

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Replies
    14
    Views
    1,769

    Re: Chips welding to the end mill

    The federated is 400 mm/min and I use a small homemade milling machine.
    I can't use more DOC because the pre hole has the same diameter as the end mill, so I am using a helix with 2mm radius for...
  2. Replies
    14
    Views
    1,769

    Re: Chips welding to the end mill

    Sorry, I forgot to mention that I mill aluminium 6082
  3. Replies
    14
    Views
    1,769

    Chips welding to the end mill

    Dear all,

    When I do circular milling operations with small end mills, chips tend to weld to the endmill until it breaks. It happens even if a drill a pre-hole before using the end mill to make it...
  4. Replies
    5
    Views
    1,427

    Z axis sliding down

    Hello,
    I am upgrading my cnc milling machine with better linear rails and a ball screw instead of the lead screw I was using. Now axes runs much smoother and nicely, but when I fit the spindle, the...
  5. Replies
    1
    Views
    1,427

    Alignment on 5 axes

    Dear all,

    I have some experience on 3 axes done with my CNC mill, but now I would like to jump to 5 axes and I have a doubt about the workpiece alignment.

    On 3 axes I decide the origin on my...
  6. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,234

    Re: Drilling aluminium with chinese spindle

    I had already tried to use that calculator, but the result feed is about 500 mm/min that is about 25 times more what I am using, I think it is too extreme. Furthermore it gives 4500 RPM but with...
  7. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,234

    Drilling aluminium with chinese spindle

    I am starting to use my homemade milling machine with a 2.2 kw chinese spindle. I need some help about the parameters to use to drill holes with standard HSS-co twist drills. I have tried to drill...
  8. Replies
    15
    Views
    2,170

    Re: radius compansation G43

    I confirm I am using v.1.2111 that has compensation mode. I have done further tests and I sort out that the compensation is applied already at the last movement before the G41/42 command line. This...
  9. Replies
    15
    Views
    2,170

    Re: radius compansation G43

    I have tried that on UCCNC that is the control software of my milling machine...
  10. Replies
    15
    Views
    2,170

    Re: radius compansation G43

    Thanks for your answer and for the codes. Anyway I have tested both with my controller software (UCCNC) and they both give me issues. Do you think it is a software problem?
  11. Replies
    15
    Views
    2,170

    radius compansation G43

    Dear all,
    I am starting to learn machining with Catia.
    When I define a circular milling operation with tool radius compensation, I can only chose between two approach macros: "Predefined" or...
  12. Replies
    3
    Views
    665

    Re: Aluminium cutting

    Thanks Awerby, the problem is that both solutions are quite big and the hacksaw I think takes too long. What abaut a circular saw like this one
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1leQi8JjANM&t=1s ?
  13. Replies
    3
    Views
    665

    Aluminium cutting

    Dear all,
    I have just built my cnc milling machine and I want to start to mill the first parts. I already have some aluminium bars and plates, but I need to cut them. Which kind of tool do you...
  14. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,472

    Re: Driver settings

    I have done a test: I have put all the switches relative to the microstepping seeing in ON position, that is the only combination not present I the manual and like that the controller moves the...
  15. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,472

    Re: Driver settings

    I would prefer full step because it allow faster rotation and also more torque.
  16. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,472

    Re: Driver settings

    I had already read the manual, but both my questions are not solved there...
  17. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,472

    Driver settings

    Dear all,
    I have a DM542T driver and I am not sure about the settings to choose.
    In the settings of microstepping is not explained how to set it with full step. I think to do it I have to put all...
  18. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,174

    Re: Huanyang VFD speed control

    Said that I would prefer to use the RC filter instead that the plugin, I have read a lot of documentation and examples and it looks like that the VFD has some sort of filter, so using the PWM at high...
  19. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,174

    Huanyang VFD speed control

    Dear All,
    I have just bought a Huanyang VFD and I am wiring it. I have a doubt about how to control the speed, I have checked in many forums, but there are a lot of different theories, so I would...
  20. Thread: Charge pump

    by morfeus80
    Replies
    7
    Views
    1,453

    Charge pump

    Dear all,
    I am building my first milling machine, using UC300ETH and UCBB. I have read a lot of posts about the charge pump, but it is not clear if I need it or if it is useless.
    Can you help me?
  21. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,520

    Re: Necessary hardware

    Sorry, but this is my first CNC project and more I read, more I am confused.
    So resuming: I have the UC300eth and I need a BOB, I think I will go for the UCBB that is the same brand as the...
  22. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,520

    Re: Necessary hardware

    Can you explain me the advantages of a ub1 that costs around 200€ versus a c10 that costs around 15€?
  23. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,520

    Re: Necessary hardware

    Hi, I have already seen that, but it is the most expensive... for me makes no sense spending more for a breakout board than for the controller.
  24. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,520

    Re: Necessary hardware

    Dear ger21, at the end I have decided to follow your advice, I will swap to UCCNC, so I have ordered a UC300eth.
    Can somebody tell suggest me a breakout board to use with this controller? I have...
  25. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,520

    Necessary hardware

    Hello, I am designing a 4 axis milling machine and I have some doubts about the electrincs to use.
    Because the laptop I have avaible does not have any parallel port, I thin k the best choice for...
  26. Replies
    136
    Views
    17,614

    Re: A and C axis for a 5 axis milling machine

    I don't have experience of harmonic, but I think they are quite difficult to machine because I imagine they have to be by steel and very thin too...
  27. Replies
    136
    Views
    17,614

    Re: A and C axis for a 5 axis milling machine

    Thanks Dharmic, for your feedback. I have looked for arminc drives but they look very expensive. So I think I can put to series of pulleys 12/60 each, so in total I can achieve a reduction of 1:25...
  28. Replies
    136
    Views
    17,614

    A and C axis for a 5 axis milling machine

    Dear all,
    I am designing my first 5 axis CNC milling machine mainly to work aluminium. For X, Y and Z axis I have chosen Nema 23 stepper motors that provide 1.9 Nm torque and a lead screw 10x2mm....
Results 1 to 28 of 28