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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Chips OTool on August 28, 2014, 01:46:46 PM
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I have a new mini-lathe running, but the x axis insists on moving backward. I am using Mach3 turn in Radius Mode. My controller is a Kflop with a Kstep.
I was told that in Mach3, +x means toward the user (away from the axis), because x is actually the radial direction. When I use the Turn Wizard or test code I wrote for myself, the x axis insists on moving the wrong way. The toolpath on the screen shows one thing, and the actual movement does another.
I changed the sign of the output gain in KMotion, and nothing happened. I also used the Reverse setting in Mach3. No change. I am reluctant to fool with the motor wiring.
Is there something I've overlooked?
This is my first CNC tool, and I have no background in engineering, so I really don't understand all the variables. I also have a problem with the steps per inch. Right now, my z is at 6667 with an 8-TPI screw, and the x is at 75000 with 25 TPI instead of the expected 5000. The movement magnitudes are nearly correct but I haven't calibrated them exactly.
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Probably best to ask the Kflop people as it will be that that controls the axis direction and likely it has some specific way of setting things up.
Hood
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To change direction on an axis using a KFlop, in your init.c file, you need to invert the OutputGain setting i.e. if it's currently 1, swap it to -1.
Obviously swap init.c for whatever the name of your configuration C file is, which you can check by going to the Dynomotion plugin config page in Mach.