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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Andrei Cristian on October 10, 2020, 10:39:31 AM
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Hello everybody, i just bought a 6040Z, this wonderful chinese machine comes with mach3, now, this program beats me, hard, i almost hate it, i couldn't find help anywhere else so i decided to make a post here.
My problems are:
the machine homes X and Y before Z, which caused me to brake a almost brand new end mill
the spindle speed max is defaulted to 8000 even though my spindle can do up to 24k
I only hope there's somebody here that can help me, cause i've spent two days already trying to figure it out and all i found was people having trouble setting their limit switches, which i dont (yet) have
Thank you.
Andrei
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So, i managed to figure out how to toggle the spindle so that's fine now.
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only 2 days?! ha ha.
i'm a newbie myself.
I suggest editing the macro that homes the machine, and switching the operation, so that the z homes first, or at least retracts all the way.
you might could try in the menu [operator]---[edit button script]---(select button for homing)
or see if you can find the macro in the mach3 macros folder.
about all I know, maybe it will get you started till someone more knowledgeable can post.
cheers,
mda
ddd llc
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found the folder but i have no idea which one deals with the machine homing
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first off all, you have to tell us how you start the homing.
by pressing Ref All Home button?
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On mach3 Go to config
On global settings mark little square allow safe_z Moves
choose first round CHOOSE safeZ DRO is in machine Cordinates
on Safe-z place a number where you want Z to be Before home OR STOP
in optional
choose goto safeZ when stop button is hit
then press Ok