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I tried this one time.
It created a mess in a wood router. Fine dust was collected on the rack and pinion over time.
I prefer to leave things dry with no lube.

I wouldn't purely blame it on Mach3. I now do run Mach4 however.
That being said I have pretty much the same setup you do and have never encountered what you describe.
It could be the setup of your...

I would not recommend running your machine from a laptop.
Sure you will hear people do it.
The problem is they have many things happening in the background that desktop computers don't.
You can...

This can also be done very simply with a solid state relay.

CORIAN type materials cut very well on CNC Routers. Better than wood materials.

Avid makes a very capable machine. I primarily use it with wood, acrylics, corian, etc.
You should be quite pleased with its performance.
If you are good at assembly it will be very accurate.
I've...

There support is very good.
Is each switch wired to a separate input or are they combined or parallel?
What controller are you using to wire them? Can’t remember what electronics they use.
I have...

You most likely would want to use some type of spoil board. If you don't you will eventually ruin that surface. Tool crashes, wrong G-Code, etc.
It looks like your in a nice room, you will have a...

To attain the precision that you are shooting for you can throw away any carpentry type measuring tools.
I have great accuracy on my machine but carefully check everything with machinist measuring...

Call CNC Router parts. Re-iterating, it sounds exactly like my problem.They will offer you a solution. My system is/was G540 Nema 23 although I used many of my own components.
The ethernet...

I had the exact same problem with my z-axis. Spoke with CNC router parts and determined a solution to my problem that sounds similar to yours.
My Z-axis would lose steps most of the time while...

That is typical for 80/20. Not saying it is bad at all but it is normal for them to cut material and drill that way. I built a PRO2448 and all of my extruded material went together perfectly even...

I had used thread lock from the beginning. It was apparent to me that it was necessary when I noticed the motor shafts didn't have flats on them.

Can anyone make any good reason to choose one of these products over the other.

I have downloaded both demo's and tinkered with them for hours. I've searched around here and can't really find a...

The youtube video gantry risers are 80X80 Material. That particular setup on the video has a nice clean look eliminating all the 8020 gusset brackets. The gantry side plates are 3/8" rather than 1/4"...

You may want to re-consider the 12" Z-Axis before you assemble. I went that route on mine to discover that CNCRP does not account for this with a taller gantry. So basically you will have the same...

I'm in the process of partially dismantling mine because I'm going to upgrade some parts to make the gantry taller and stiffer. While i was working on it tonight I did find slop in the carriage for...

I'm with you Ahren will wait till the new parts are here and then work on the mechanics.
Thought I would get a better handle on the problem before the parts arrived.
At least I will be learning...

Thanks for the reply, I have gone into mach3 to account for backlash.

Changing backlash settings has no effect on this problem tried .005", .008", & .010". Actually any of these numbers made no...

This morning did some move similar to what you mention but only in the X direction rather than diagonally and the results to me anyway are odd. Tell me if this is backlash or something else.
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Could you explain the clock phase in a little more detail.

I will run the test you mention tommorow. If there is backlash it seems odd the backlash is exactly the same in either the X or Y...

Well for calibration purposes I use a drill rod in a precise bits collet. I did further checking this evening with a 12" electronic caliper and both the X and Y are out of callibration .006-.008"....

I would definitely like to calibrate over a much longer distance but not sure what machinists tool I can use that will get me out to 24" that doesn't cost a fortune! The distances everything is off...

Gecko G540, CNCRP Supplied along with the Nema23 Motors they sell.

I thought I would turn to the forum for some further expert advise!

I have a PRO4824/Nema23/mach3 Setup.

I have an issue with the router not being very accurate.
I believe it is a mach3 issue...

On a side question. Can someone advise if the Zero Touch Input and the Z-Home switch can share the same input on the Gecko G540. I'm thinking they can but checking before I attempt it.

Since I don't have a switch on Z I haven't always "Ref All Home" with the Z Axis at its home position. Would this cause the X or Y to trip the limits in the negative direction only when jogging up to...

In regards to the previous inquiries to CNC I spoke to you and Cory via. phone & emails on this and primarily a proximity switch problem that has since been rectified.

I did swap out the G540 this...

Hi All
Been lurking here a bit since building a PRO4824 the last couple of months.

I have encountered a problem that has me baffled!

When I run a program or jog the router on slow speeds the...