CNC Mill Log
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When something goes wrong, its nice to note it here. Also nice to note any fixes (eg. resurfacing the milling platform).
2 Feb. 2013
Settings on Mach3 were incorrect; communication with the mill controller was impossible. The following settings changes were made (and some fiddling done) and the mill appears to be functioning and calibrated well:
- Changing the port to address 0x378 allowed the spindle control to function.
- Changing X,Y,Z,A drive and step ports to port 1 (0x378) and setting low trigger on axis X.
- Recalibrated "steps per" with the calibration wizard under settings using dial indicator (now set for ~16250).
Note: Often restarting Mach3 seems to be required to actually update some of the port settings (although it pretends otherwise). Mill calibration was accurate to only ~0.003" (which maybe a limit imposed by the limited rigidity of the mill+stand).
Shawn Nock (OpenPGP: 0x65118FA5) 12:47, 3 February 2013 (PST)
22 Jan. 2013
- Major upgrades in progress thanks to TJ.
10 July 2012
- Platform still needs replacing, but Barlow resurfaced the remaining usable area. At least now it is level again.
28 Apr. 2012
- Someone accidentally resurfaced the milling platform (milled too deep). Now the platform needs replacing.
11 Apr. 2012
- Milling platform is no longer level, thanks to the screws holding it down being loosened up. Needs resurfacing.