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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: mikemill on May 10, 2013, 04:54:28 AM

Title: Machine Cutting Oversize
Post by: mikemill on May 10, 2013, 04:54:28 AM

My X3 is cutting 0.010" oversize, I have checked the kerrnell speed, done a MDI input X 1.00" and measured the movment it is spot on.
I am useing ArtCam Pro and has worked fine for years
Can anyone suggest what the problem may be?

Thanks
Mike

Title: Re: Machine Cutting Oversize
Post by: RICH on May 10, 2013, 06:45:53 AM

It can be due to a lot of things. It could  be how your defining the tool in ArtCam ...I don't know anything about ArtCam.

RICH

Title: Re: Machine Cutting Oversize
Post by: stirling on May 10, 2013, 07:41:17 AM

You don't say whether it's internally or externally oversize. A first guess might be (internal oversize) tool 0.005 oversize or (external oversize) tool 0.005 undersize. TBH my last guess would be kernel speed.

Ian

Title: Re: Machine Cutting Oversize
Post by: mikemill on May 10, 2013, 12:08:59 PM

Rich
As I siad I have been useing ArtCam for years and nothing I do has changed, ArtCam has a tool menu like all Cam packages, you input the size be it inch or mm and it shows the size in decimil

Ian
The total is 1.00" as the part I am cutting is both sides, and new cutter, as I said the kernel speed is what it normaly is, that was the idea of the MDI test.

Title: Re: Machine Cutting Oversize
Post by: mikemill on May 10, 2013, 12:38:05 PM

Ian
Typo, size should 0.010" must of been thinking about the MDI test

Title: Re: Machine Cutting Oversize
Post by: mikemill on June 02, 2013, 12:36:26 PM

Problem solved, X axis slide gib stip was loose adjusted the screws so no slop in table and now cutting to size
Thanks for your help

Mike