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This should be outlined in your controller manual go there for a detailed write-up. But a REALLY quick and dirty is:


Setup and zero the dial indicator on an axis. I start with the heaviest...

Well, I *think* I have finally solved the problem. Was running a big job last night, and it jammed up. I checked every electrical connection I could find, and went to restart it, and it jammed again....

I tried the shotgun approach. Limited rapids to 200ipm and adjusted the gear lash using a sheet of paper per Torchmate's suggestion; and disabled all USB power conservation settings. Ran for ~1hr...

Thanks Foam, will try that.

Torchmate suggested checking that the table is square and to make sure I have the right amount of backlash in my gear sets.

They also do not recommend rapids over...

Oops... declared victory too early.

It acted up in a rapid move while I was watching. The Y axis just stopped moving mid-G00 move.

It happened twice tonight all said and done. Immediately...

Went for broke and took apart both connectors. I did not find crimps that I liked. Not overtly bad, persay, but they' didn't look tight to me. I soldered everything together and reassembled, no huge...

Machine-
Torchmate Small Shop Machine
3-axis stepper motor drive
USB Torchmate stepper motor controller
DeWalt 2.xxhp router, 8-24krpm

Software-
Torchmate 3 w/ Flashcut
Windows 7 Pro on...

Indeed!

I found some tuning routines in Torchmate's documentation, and the FlashCut manual you mentioned, and I have a dial indicator to measure for missed steps, so that will be my next...

Fixed!

Feedrates were lower than the 'start movement' feedrates, and the CCFT rates were never initialized it seemed. All is well now.

Thanks datac!

It was a fresh install from scratch, so I've only adjusted from default values on everything, though I will take yet another look through.



I don't think I have set a value named anything like...

Machine:
Torchmate Small Shop Machine, 4x4, ~2007 original purchase
501A(?) USB Signal Generator
3A stepper motors (didn't think to write down the PNs)
2.25hp DeWalt Router
1/4in solid carbide...

JCH13 Checking in. Just setup a Torchmate Small Shop Machine with a router conversion and am learning how to do, well, pretty much everything.