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So, Mactec, always good to hear from you.

I had been running the machine on an MCB-1, in position mode. since it is impossible to use autotuning using Sigmawin+ on a gantry, i basically found a...

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gfacer,

old thread, but i will try anyways. i am revisiting my yaskawa sigma 5 servo tuning, for my gantry. the newer software lets you tune "with reference" (Mach3 in my case). jogging my x back...

Check "Jog Increments in Cycle Mode" page on general config page, and make sure it is not populated with zero's.

Let me clarify that last one.

The MP2300 is indeed a great controller. Just doesnt read GCode.
It appears that you bought the mechatrolink servo drives. This means that you cannot connect a...

James,

The autotuning in the yaskawa drives is excellent. I recommend downloading the YE_Applications SigmaWin softare. With it, you can plug the drives into a laptop, and run traces (position...

Truth is, I paid an indonesian fellow on Odesk.com to write the editor for me. Best $500 I ever spent.

Mach theoretically "should" run millions of lines. I have never seen it in practice.
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No disrespect to the previous poster but ...

Not medievel, but required in some cicumstances. My products are approximately 3mb worth of code, or upwards of 300k lines of code (lots of 3d...

Post the code on here, and I will edit it. Easier to show than tell.

Most controllers allow running sub-programs.

Essentially, you would program the work coordinate offsets in your controller (G59P1 thru G59P254, as needed) to represent the location of each part to...

You should check out Allstaradhesives.com. Many ideas on their site, and if you are ordering the gasketing material from them, they will help you come up with the optimum fixture for your projects....

I call those tool forks. I machined mine for ISO-30 tool holders. I have a couple of BT-30 tool holders, but the drive notches tear up the tool forks if they are not lined up correctly (notches in...

I have used both. Rhino and rhinocam can handle as much mesh geometry as your computer can support. Expect the meshes generated in Nextengine to be large. These can be decimated to a smaller size...

Golpher,

Sorry for the delay. I did not see your post until yesterday (5 months later!). Kirk, at Majesticmachinery.com, is the way to go to get a heavy frame custom fabricated and machined. I...

Agree with Al. I have Sigma 5 servos driving my CNC router. The autotuning features are mainly for using position mode (step and direction, or stepper mode if you are speaking galil!!!)

In...

I had read/heard somewhere that Greg was working on homing to an index pulse feature. Any word on this?

Cheers!

Rob

Check out jooltool.com . I saw them at a conference recently, and they had some neat stuff.

Namely, they have a honing tool (they call it a sharpening system). It is an abrasive disk (diamond...

Well, guess they are getting 3d then.

Cheers!

Well,

Sheet of MDF in my town is about $32 a sheet. Seems like you could process one into MDF speaker boxes in hurry. Say, 20 minutes or less per sheet. 20 minute remove and reload time...

Hello! We recieved an inquiry for a custom plaque recently, but the work does not quite fit our standard work profile. I am looking for someone in the Dayton, OH area that is equipped with a CNC...

Weiser,

Agreed.

Ger,

Your parts look absolutely gorgeous! I will have to keep a closer eye on your stuff. It all happens so fast.

Cheers!

Rob

I recently had a CNC router frame fabricated, heat treated, and machined to accept linear motion components offshore. I chose this route for a few reasons. I would like to explain them, and read...

diy,

My vactable is made from pvc. It provides great friction once the gasketing within the grooves is compressed.

I recently bought some HDPE to make some fixture plates to go on top of it. ...

Alan, as for the feed/speed, I stand ready to be educated along side you. I would currently run that at 0.0625 depth per cut, 150 ipm.

I would advise you to completely pocket the 1/4-20 clearance...

Agreed on the noise. The racks are pretty quiet. The spindle is a low power (2.2 kw) watercooled. I think my my enclosure fan is the loudest component...

Running some test cuts. 0.250 depth of cut, programmed at 500 ipm. Circles are 0.500" up to 5.000". Smaller circles, of course, never got up to speed.

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Ok, got back to the states a couple of months ago, and finally got my machine running a little better.

I could not get the Galil DMC-4080 to work for me. Main reason, I cannot tune the servos in...

Having installed Kirk's board onto my CNC router (5 x 10, yaskawa servos), I can say with confidence that 3d contours do not choke it. Not in the slightest. I still have individual drive tuning...

Hold the phone, batman!

Please don't rule out servos so quickly. They are available for cheap on ebay, and do accept step and direction signals (nicely, and smoothly I might add).

A 400w servo...