Hi there. I'm going to be completely honest and say up front, I knew absolutely nothing about CNC machines last week when I was tasked with figuring out how to turn a large CNC machine into something we could use. Hours of reading the Manual and Google and a little trial and error later, I can somewhat successfully run a G Code file.
Somewhat being the problem. My main issue is the 'Return to Origin' function when the machine starts up (NK105 G3 is the handheld device). It will reach is physical limit, starts making noise since it cant move any further on the Y axis, but the handheld keeps registering movement.
We purchased this machine from China a few years back for a project and no one ever really put it into motion until now. The people we bought it from said it was basically Ready to Use, but from what I've read and come to understand is that without returning to Mechanical Origin, any G Code I write could be off by how ever much the machine thought it continued past it's mechanical origin.
I see an orange sensor under the 'shroud' that lights up Red when I move the machine on the X axis and one on the top of the Z axis, but I'm not seeing on underneath the machine (Y Axis). Is that my problem? If so, can I just order a sensor online and hook it up to the machine somewhere?
On a side note, I know there is a place on this forum for people looking for work, but would it be weird or just out of the ordinary to call up some local machine shops and offer compensation to come give me a crash course on the weekend? I feel like I'd learn more in a few hours from an experienced operator than I would through days and day of just poking around the machine myself since I have zero background knowledge here. Is that a faux pas, or would it be an understandable request?