I know almost nothing about machining steel.I am curious about the spindle motor you are proposing to use and how it generates enough torque at the sort of speed that steel is best machined at.I have...
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I know almost nothing about machining steel.I am curious about the spindle motor you are proposing to use and how it generates enough torque at the sort of speed that steel is best machined at.I have...
The "mill tramming tool" is something you don't need.Nor does anybody else actually as a single dial gauge is just as effective if you can rotate the spindle with it in place and it is a technique...
It is always nice to know that a problem has been eradicated.All too often we have a post from somebody with a problem and try to respond with suggestions.If we don't receive a progress report it may...
That would be the next thing to check after verifying that the machine is actually travelling the correct distance in response to the Gcode.Either could be at the root of the problem and persistence...
You don't think the machine builders have factored in an offset?
If the numbers in the code are correct,it has to be a machine related problem.Do you have the means of measuring Z axis travel?It would seem to be a logical step to move the axis over a large part of...
If the numbers in the code are correct then you need to take a look at the physical aspects of the machine.It might be a coupling slipping slightly or a motor mount flexing.In the worst case it might...
This may be a totally irrelevant point but have you made sure that the electrical components will work with a 60Hz supply rather than the 50Hz that the UK uses?
Have you tried the UK branch of AXYZ?They will be several time zones closer,which helps with the overlap of the working day.These pages may be of interest to you:
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AXYZ will supply a very slim nozzle that fits a standard grease gun.It isn't particularly cheap,but it makes the job quite easy.
You are the best judge of your own limits,and it's wise to acknowledge them.It may be easiest to visualise the machine as a similar sort of peripheral to a printer in that the computer will be...
If you want to buy another controller,that's your choice but you will still have to trace all the cables and assign pin numbers then deal with calibration.By using LinuxCNC you don't need a new...
As I posted,you can run it from LinuxCNC at zero cost to yourself.It may not be the simplest task you have ever undertaken as you will need to assign functions to enough of the 25 pins to allow the...
I've used the combination of programming in Vcarve and using Toolpath to send the program many times and it works.It is also much easier than fighting the technology of Toolpath to create the...
A picture of the machine and controller would help but a new member may not have sufficient posts to have earned picture posting privileges.We may be wrong in assuming that the machine needs to be...
You don't need Mach 3 or similar if the controller is in original condition.The machine will work with the file that you send it,provided the computer can detect it.I can't see enough detail about...
I would be suspicious of the mechanical part of the process.You might be able to check an old file against a recent file to see if the numbers are the same and if they are,it isn't the control...
Its a few years since I used RhinoCAM so I might be wrong but I have a feeling that there may be a tutorial included that would help you.Failing that,look on youtube for guidance as there is a good...
If you have the tools,it isn't a huge job to measure them and model the result.It gets a little more complicated if you don't have a tool length sensor and need every detail correct for collision...
It used to be quite common for CAM systems to convert splines to arcs and lines.I used to share an office with a guy who used Alphacam and this was the way it dealt with splines,I'm sure there are...
The older format of this forum used to provide location of the poster,which prevented some people recommending suppliers in Minnesota to enquirers in New Zealand,so this might not be too helpful to...
Machine datum set to table surface would be the first thing to check.I don't know the Syntec controller well as I've only seen a basic version on a machine that displayed the real time coordinates of...
It looks a fairly lightweight machine and with a name that includes resins I wonder if it was intended for cutting foam or balsa panels for use in laminates.Could you provide an image of the motor...
You need all elements of the manufacturing to be in place if you are going to be able to undertake this task.I haven't vacuum formed polycarbonate,but I have made tooling for both acrylic and...
If the image I am trying to post actually appears,you will see the transverse sections and you will need to create the equivalent for your project.Where there is a definite change of character,each...
I think it will be very difficult to get a good outcome with epoxy if the deep draw process involves forming metal.If it involves forming ABS or similar plastics over a machined form there are...
A picture of the machine might have been useful.One way of learning more is to run the same sequences in the opposite direction and to compare the results.I would be surprised if it is the controller...
You will almost certainly need to find a long enough tool and it will need to either be waisted or to have a shank diameter that is less than the cutting diameter or the friction will do nasty things...
I would have awarded that particular title to Freecad.
Rhino is excellent and not that hard to learn.Gcode can be generated by all sorts of software and there are free programs out there that will create useable code from a dxf file and inputs regarding...