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Hello all,
Just letting everyone here know we are still in business. Our web hosting service experienced a significant issue, and we have been working with them for the last 24 hours to try and...
When you set things up in V-Carve, make sure you set the Z zero to the top of the material. It sounds like you may have the machine bed selected as the Z zero plane. This will result in an offset of...
If you could post some details on your electronics setup and control software, we can try to offer some assistance or at least advice. Feel free to call us or email us as well and we're happy to...
Hi all,
Yes, we did rebrand several weeks ago to Avid CNC to better reflect what we do as a company - we sell more than just parts at this point. This has been in the works for a while, but as you...
Hi all,
Yes, we made a few updates to the machines near the beginning of 2019. Andrew has noted the majority of these changes in his post. The latest revisions now also include fasteners for...
Hey all,
I won't get into the discussion about the best way to convince a significant other that our machines are a good idea, although I am enjoying some of the creative arguments folks are...
Hi Scott,
I'll give you a call to discuss. As long as you aren't trying to cut too deep in a single pass, you should definitely be able to cut faster than this (assuming you are cutting wood of...
Hi All,
I'll jump in here. First, it is rarely actually necessary to mechanically square the system unless you have a significant deviation between the two sides of the machine. We typically...
All, there's enough concern here that I'd like to step in.
First, we always stand behind our products, and will happily assist with issues related to rails, or any other products, purchased from...
Give us a call and we'd be happy to help you with this issue. In particular, it will be helpful to enable logging on your plasma system so that it records all of the THC data. We can then put this...
Hi Ross,
Feel free to reach out to us directly and we can assist you with this. You may just need to replace or update a few components. Feel free to contact us and we can have one of our support...
While there is a 12V power supply in the system, it is only a 2A supply, and some of this current is required for sensors and the optical isolators on the IO boards in the controller. I'm not sure...
Typically clicking noises in the rack and pinion drive come from having the belts a little bit too tight, so I would reduce the belt tension slightly -- you should be able to deflect the belts 4-5mm...
Based on the error you are seeing, I would agree that something has gone wrong with either the PC settings for Ethernet communication, or with the ESS itself. I would suggest running the SCU...
Thanks ger -- those numbers should be correct for our default setup of 2000 steps per revolution that we use on our drivers.
The steps per unit for the X and Y axes on our machines is based on...
It's not really that complicated -- the eccentric collar basically just pinches the bearing against the pivot shaft. This keeps the drive from moving in and out axially along the pivot shaft without...
Hi Ward,
None of our rack and pinion systems actually pivot on an eccentric. Our PRO drives do have an eccentric collar bearing at the pivot, but the eccentric portion of this is just in the...
Chris,
Not a problem. However, you may still run into issues if you are trying to use your existing XML file for your CRP500 system with the newer CRP800 controller. Our CRP800 controllers make...
Tony,
It may be worth taking the high z plate off of your axis and examining the Acme nut. It's possible something has broken on this component. I would also examine all of the bearings on your...
Hi Chris,
600 IPM is getting up near the top end speed of a Nema 23 system. With any stepper motor, torque falls off as speed increases, so the system will be more sensitive to resistance from...
Antoine,
That's great -- glad to hear you are up and running!
Best regards,
Ahren
CNCRouterParts
Antoine,
OK -- I wasn't sure if you were running your DC power supply off of 120 or 240 (the supply supports both with a voltage selector switch). The filter would be used for your controller and...
Antoine,
Electrical noise can impact your drivers, and could be causing spurious "step" pulses if this is what you are seeing, but it will not cause the motors to move on their own independent of...
Antoine,
The Smoothstepper can pretty much drop right it, and works on pretty much all Windows operating systems -- no need to change PC's or uninstall Mach. This isn't a guaranteed fix, but it's...
Antoine,
Are you running your electronics over a parallel port? If so, the issue could be related to your PC, especially if it has updated lately or if it has other software on it. Make sure all...
Hi Dylan,
This is almost certainly an issue caused by the CV settings in Mach3, which basically tell the machine how much it's allowed to "blend" vector moves to achieve fluid motion. It's an old...
Is your z moving the right direction? "Page up" should move z up, "page down" should move it down. If not, you need to reverse the direction of your z axis, and also reverse the homing direction....
Ger is (per usual) giving you sound advice -- by default the z sensor is not enabled in your Mach profile, so you will want to go into config->ports and pins, input signals tab, and enable the Z Home...
Hi Chriscos,
The Nema 34 system draws about 9-10 amps at max load. At 110V, typically a 20 amp circuit is sufficient to run this and a router without an issue, but I would suggest another circuit...
Hi Tony,
I just sent you some email. When the control box is off, you no longer have power to your z axis. It sounds like your axis is mechanically back-driving when the motor is not holding it...