Originally Posted by
Shefron
turn on the bijur lubrication pump only when the spindle is running.
I plan to turn on my pump only when any axis is moving. I do a lot of 'cutting air' with the spindle off. Since the lubricant is for the ways and screws, it seems better to lube when they are used. I have a 'brain' for MACH3 that turns on a port when any axis is moving. I can also do it with hardware if I wanted, my drivers light an LED when they are receiving motion pulses.
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