You cannot reach full capacity of a S30C using AvidCNC machines. They simply lack the rigidity required. So I cut to what is tolerable for the machine, not the spindle.
My spindle went into...
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You cannot reach full capacity of a S30C using AvidCNC machines. They simply lack the rigidity required. So I cut to what is tolerable for the machine, not the spindle.
My spindle went into...
All machines this light will flex and ring. I have dual 12 inch travel axis (Z and U) on an extended gantry 5x10 machine. The 12" length is actually closer to 14 inches travel. You can put longer end...
Yes, but why? It's slow and terribly low resolution. You can get a better scan with your cellphone and a few photos.
Are you trying to skip the CAD part? Most modern CAD software will allow you to...
I wouldn't do it. The reason is the rack and pinion system. If it was ball screw or motorcycle chain, sure. But this is rack and pinion and even flat I can push it out of square without much effort.
With a ball nose you have to do more passes closer together or you vary angle in repeated passes. The stepover as you have defined it is 0.637mm which is 3 times larger than most FFF 3D printers!
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Actually, there is a project called Grbl which is the core from LinuxCNC ported to Arduino.
Grbl is the mother of all 3D printers. Marlin and the rest of them are either forks or borrow heavily...
Yep, put them on the side you want. The beauty of the DIY CNC Machines :)
No machining or alterations required, btw. The machine is symmetrical for the most part so even the cable lengths...
Sorry, I shouldn't have called the two X axis by letters like this (A/B) but should have used (X / Slave) instead.
For the record, my AvidCNC PRO60120 now has 8 axis, 10 proximity sensors, 3 solenoids for compressed air, 2 analog pressure sensors and a tool length/setter sensor.
You will not fit that into an...
I need to update that posting;
https://www.cnczone.com/forums/avid-cnc/432060-check-progress-tool-carousel-avidcnc-pro60120-cncdepot.html
I was going to do a video on the controller part but I...
If I could save you money and heartache then I have done my job! But I also want to encourage everyone. I have conquered this task and so can you.
I watched that other video again and knowing just...
Tried that approach already;
https://youtu.be/zqcIa6W_yMk
Problem is the AvidCNC doesn't have a structure to hang that fixture for the dust shoe so you have to bolt one to an end of your gantry....
My bad, I didn't explain well enough!
Your dust shoe will get in the way of you docking your tool to the tool holder. Especially if you have static posts.
The reason is the tool holder sticks...
I have been running the S30C since later 2019 on my PRO60120. I have a 60 gallon Quincy (QT-54 Vertical). 15.2 CFM @ 170 PSI 100% duty cycle. It runs about ever 10 minutes or so with just the spindle...
Next time, try to google your topic first. You didn't even bother to educate yourself on the topic before you waltzed in here and started asking silly questions. We are not your personal googlers.
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I also didn't catch this nuance, hanging a 4/5th axis with a spindle on the gantry would stick out too far from the gantry causing an extreme lever that would introduce more ringing and flex into the...
Well, sorry to dash your dreams but think of it this way, I just saved you a lot of trouble and a huge amount of cash.
You will find there are more than one way to skin a cat though. I actually...
You didn't seriously think you were going to get a 4 foot by 8 foot 5 axis workspace did you?
Here you go, knock yourself out;...
For the record, my PRO60120 is 4 axis direct from the factory.
First question is why would you spend the money to take a 4 foot x 8 foot x 8 INCH machine and turn it into a 5 inch x 5 inch x 5...
I touch off from the spoilboard and then set the thickness of the material on top of that as the surface. I never touch off from the actual stock surface. So keep that in mind!
After a computer...
My only question was if double clicking the line would set it. As far as starting at any arbitrary line in a file is mute as I have done it many times in Mach4.
Never had a problem.
Now, I...
Ok, so you are NOT going to file a bug report?
Well, that's a shame. It would have been fun to hear about.
Oh, I thought that bit of code showed that Mach4 couldn't resume correctly.
So, stupid question; if what you say is true, why doesn't the operator's manual say what you just said? That is some...
If you tested the code, I am sure Trevor over at Newfangled would be happy to help you file a bug report.
Helping debug this stuff just helps the overall community. Thank you for your...
That is simply not true. You need to read the Mach4 docs. Page 41 "Startng from the Middle of a g Program"
Operation Manual - Hobby.pdf
Of course, Be aware that you do need to set a safe Z or...
In Mach4 I think you double click the line in the Gcode window and hit cycle start...
Of course not. I was responding to your off topic post. Lol
We are way off topic so to square you away and wrap this up, I purchased a turnkey gantry style, large format, dual process solution from AvidCNC.
I find it odd you wouldn't have considered that...
Uh, actually I built a fully retracting tool carousel and tool length sensor for my PRO60120. I have added current control and water table level control for the plasma side of my dual process...
Correct. So somewhere between September 2019 when the machine was setup and this year, around January 2022 that value was set to true during a software update. I myself never touched it. I tend to...