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  1. Thread: DSP hurts me

    by CaistorAl
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    Re: DSP hurts me

    Hi P Alves, I have them all and I'll email them to you tonight when I get home from work. PM me with your email.

    I got lucky last year and the tech support girl and I got it figured out on...
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    Re: Raster to Vector Mastercam 18

    I found that selecting splines would cause mine to seem to lock up...and then half an hour later it finished doing its thing and completed the conversion.

    I also found it went a lot faster if I...
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    Re: Will this Router Mill Aluminium?

    I have a small chinese router that uses small end Nema23 motors.

    I do a lot of aluminum. I keep the rpms high say 20000+, depth of cut about 0.15mm or 0.005" with a feed rate of about 1000mm/min...
  4. Re: severe vibration and runout when cutting steel on router

    I just did a small job in mild steel with my little 800W spindle.

    I took 0.1mm depth of cut at 15000 rpm with a two flute 3mm (1/8) carbide end mill.

    250mm/min. steady as it went, it vibrated a...
  5. Re: Can poor engraving on Aluminium be 'cleaned up'?

    do this all the time. use coarse steel wool. it will pull those burrs off and clean it up brilliantly. cheap. easy. effective. good results.

    May I also suggest using a ballnose with that type of...
  6. Re: This is for all the owner of a Chinese 6040 CNC engraver!!

    yellow green is international standard earth or ground. this will connect to the chassis/frame of your machine. the other is AC LINE or MAINS. goes to power supply beside a white wire possibly. ...
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    Re: Z-Axis Randomly losing its mind

    I had a few similar issues last month. Had a 16hour run...funky things happening.

    Here's what I did to correct my sporadic positioning issues:

    1. Had to clean and relubricate my rails and...
  8. Re: Surface finish problems on pocket floors

    I can see two things happening here.

    You have programmed your tool to pocket it out in a zigzag pattern.

    On the "zig" the cutter will climb (down) cut, on the "zag" it will conventional (up)...
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    Re: Chinese CNC Routers

    go look at the machine in person if possible.

    look for ballscrews instead of acme thread leadscrews or rubber drive belts on the sides.

    linear bearings on chromed shafts.preferably the...
  10. Re: Complete new guy looking for a starter router cnc for little stuff like PC parts

    I bought a chinese router from a place in Markham...SignCut was the place.

    he had several sizes in there, I bought the mid sized one.

    Ballscrew machines with aluminum extrusion tables and...
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    Re: Best components?

    I bought a few things from Aliexpress.

    Had no problems.

    One purchase I cancelled the order a day later because I found a cheaper price elsewhere on Ali, and they processed a refund in a few...
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    I went through this last month.

    Pop the connector off the motor at the top.

    Take a volt ohm meter. Since this is a three phase motor, three of the four pins will show continuity between them....
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    Re: Uploading to Biesse

    I have worked with both Bobcad and Mastercam.

    Bobcad. cheap to buy. expensive to operate. ALWAYS manually editing programs...very little control over 3d surfacing entry exit maneuvers...no gouge...
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    Re: G0704 Z axis trouble

    hmmm...

    I think I would try swapping the z axis motor with one of the other axis motors...see if the problem follows the motor or stays with the Z.

    If it follows the motor, you know its...
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    Re: STL to CAD files

    Turbocad or
    Mastercam.

    Usually your CAM program can import an STL. pretty common format.
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    Mine doesn't have access points for a gun, so I have to smear it on jogging AFTER I wipe all the old off.

    I'm running my linear bearing machine with round rails about 20 - 30 hours a week, and...
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    Re: Threads over 4"

    wear comp with multiple passes - good plan.

    4.990" - good plan.

    I would go for feel with the gauge for the final fit.

    that ten thou on minor isn't really a big deal...on that size of thread,...
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    here's a way to check your y axis pulse count...

    measure a piece of steel or aluminum with machined ends.

    with a micrometer.

    using a dial indicator, zero it on the end as shown in the pic...
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    ok...I'm wondering if somehow the pulse count setting on your controller has been changed/corrupted?

    that would give you a stretch/shrink on the y axis...it is a computer, and these things do...
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    Re: Threads over 4"

    5-8UN 2B LH:

    5.000" OD

    major diameter 5.000"

    8 tpi means thread pitch is 0.125"

    internal thread bore diameter = 5.000" minus 0.125" = 4.875"
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    mine didn't make any noise when it lost steps...and the part was only 150mm long by 40mm wide...lost 0.5mm each depth of cut on the y.

    good work on the G54 datum hole. never miss with that one. I...
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    oh, and something else to check...

    is it possible your y axis lost a few steps?

    Mine did, and I had to get into the acceleration settings.

    Linear acceleration was factory 600mm/sec2
    Curve...
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    One thing I DID do when I got my machine was to slow down the homing speed.

    Mine would home at something like 3000 mm/min. Way to fast.

    Our cnc's here just crawl along to home position.

    I...
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    Re: OmioCNC report

    I had the same thing happen to me along the y axis.

    I think it's because the machine bed is made of aluminum.

    But the Y axis ballscrew is made of steel. The aluminum frame/bed/table expands at...
  25. Re: RichAuto A11 - DSP fails to initiate / Should I go Mach3??? -NEED HELP-

    yes it was for an A11 dsp

    the tech emailed me the initialization file.

    worked like a charm.
    then I had to get the submenus out of chinese into english.

    pm me your email, and I'll send you...
  26. Re: PRT-E1500W Key in sequence for changing params

    I just found these links this morning...

    I have a 6090 with a Xinfotai drive. looks like Delta is out of Taiwan.

    here's the link to their manuals download page:

    Products - Inverters - AC...
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    Re: G0704 Z axis trouble

    try moving the z with a slow feed rate... say 5 ipm.

    and back.

    if it hold position, maybe your stepper is losing step.

    mayb also try purposely entering a zero in the backlash in mach3, if it...
  28. Re: RichAuto A11 - DSP fails to initiate / Should I go Mach3??? -NEED HELP-

    update.

    Got up at 3am to go live with the tech in China.

    emailed me the file to reinitialize the dsp, and it works now.
  29. Re: Redsail M-1325c CNC Wood Router, DSP Controller not reading USB

    Hi all,

    Had this problem, and actually got help from the tech in China.

    I had to reinitialize the dsp, and away it went. If anyone needs more info let me know.

    Al.
  30. Re: RichAuto A11 - DSP fails to initiate / Should I go Mach3??? -NEED HELP-

    wow the planets must be in a bad place.

    I have a RZNC DSP handheld controller.

    Last night went out to start up the cnc and same thing..lit up..no response.

    I connected it to laptop nearby. I...
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