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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!
« on: May 04, 2015, 05:08:44 PM »
Hi All,
I'm new to Mach 3. I've been around the cnc world for a number of years doing work for other companies, mostly programming and machine operation. I finally bit the bullet and purchased a small cnc router, (4' x 5' with a 12" Z and a rotary axis.) Now the fun starts.
I don't know if this is the right place to post a question but I'll do it anyway.
I've been running initial tests on the machine and I've gotten as far as doing a fixed contour milling operation. Basically I created a surface that is a sine wave with a .50" peak to valley range vertically and 1.00" peak to valley distance along the Y axis. So I'm basically runing the tool along a contour. The problem is the motion is jerky. I've worked with other machines and controllers that have a code, (they vary with machines) to smooth out motion. I've played around with the motor tuning but it doesn't seem to have an affect. What am I missing?
Thanks,
Dean
I'm new to Mach 3. I've been around the cnc world for a number of years doing work for other companies, mostly programming and machine operation. I finally bit the bullet and purchased a small cnc router, (4' x 5' with a 12" Z and a rotary axis.) Now the fun starts.
I don't know if this is the right place to post a question but I'll do it anyway.
I've been running initial tests on the machine and I've gotten as far as doing a fixed contour milling operation. Basically I created a surface that is a sine wave with a .50" peak to valley range vertically and 1.00" peak to valley distance along the Y axis. So I'm basically runing the tool along a contour. The problem is the motion is jerky. I've worked with other machines and controllers that have a code, (they vary with machines) to smooth out motion. I've played around with the motor tuning but it doesn't seem to have an affect. What am I missing?
Thanks,
Dean