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    Re: Device for preventing crashes

    Thanks for the advice!!

    Cheers
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    Re: Device for preventing crashes

    That's good to know about okuma... interesting. I will look into that a bit.

    The device doesn't exist at this point :)) so unknown detection radius. It will only detect metal.
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    Re: Device for preventing crashes

    Thanks for the tips! I will give them a shout.

    Cheers
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    Re: Device for preventing crashes

    Just to reiterate, what I have in mind is something related to what is presented in that paper - it can detect the distance between tool and workpiece, thus allowing you to stop BEFORE a collision...
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    Re: Device for preventing crashes

    Your point about the drilling case is a good one. So this leaves us with decision logic that is more complicated than I originally imagined - you would need to find a way to ignore G0 moves within a...
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    Re: Device for preventing crashes

    Thanks for the response. You are correct that there will have to be some "decision process" in the device. I think that this could be quite simple or quite complicated depending on how adaptable the...
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    Device for preventing crashes

    Hi all,
    I have an idea for a device that I think could prevent some types of machine crashes (e.g. most of those shown in video below). The basic principle of operation is measuring the distance...
  8. Re: G0704 conversion issue with losing steps on Y-Axis

    I've fixed the issue. Thanks to jalessi for helping me to troubleshoot. For anyone else who is having this problem, the solution is to increase your microstepping (I set mine to 1/8). My theory is...
  9. G0704 conversion issue with losing steps on Y-Axis

    Hello all,
    I am having some difficulty diagnosing the issue with my newly converted g0704 mill and would really appreciate any advice. My motor tuning procedure was as follows:

    -set all...
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