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Grasping at straws but it may be worth checking for backlash in the leadscrews.

Another test you may consider is to download and run a V-Carve letter produced with F-Engrave (free software). If that exhibits a similar fault it rules out any possible artifacts that could be caused by Vectric.

Tweakie.
It is a good feeling to get these responses. The help IS appreciated.

I will check again for backlash, but after setting the machine right before I carved I did, and there was just zero movement on any axis I tried.  Solid. 

Perhaps I'm overstressing the machine, and slightly pushing the bit out of the path.   

It's often difficult to figure out just what is the proper depth on each cut for the bit.  It was an Amana carbide 90 degree v-carve bit.

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Hi,
I'm dubious that is the ESS, if there were a fault it would show up again and again. Remember the ESS sees a stream of numeric position data in 1 millisecond slices, It does not
know or care about whether its cutting a W or any other letter.

I would guess its the code rather than  the machine, an electronic or mechanical problem would show up at other times.

Craig

Thank you for the feedback!  I sent my VCarve file and the .txt filed sent to the CNC to Ventric.  They did not see an error. 

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SmoothStepper USB / Is this potentially an ESS Smoothstepper problem?
« on: February 23, 2023, 09:06:44 PM »
I was on the forum a couple years back when I bought a WorkBee kit.  I scrapped their electronics and got a ESS Smoothstepper with Gecko drives, and used Mach4 Hobby.  And it worked just fine. 

I had to step away for a little while and am now back.  In 2021 I bought a kit to upgrade the mechanical aspects of the WorkBee to the QueenBee pro.  The linear rails with bearings seem much more rigid and smooth. As usual, I make things with VCarve Pro and produce a gcode for my machine.  I have not updated my Mach4, nor my computer in anyway, since I know it worked perfectly before.  I keep the WiFi shut off.

Anyway, I had to carve a large "M" and have noticed this same defect every time on the same place, and it also happens with any letter I make that has straight sides, like a "W" too.  I've enclosed a picture.

Is my Smoothstepper acting up or do you all think it is a mechanical failure?  The mistakes are ALWAYS in the same places.

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Well, I suppose I will try and answer my own question.

I have been told to use "slideway oil."  Of course, that's hard to figure out in itself. I found some in large amounts.

And I was oblivious to these small grease zerks.  It looks like one uses an adaptor that pushes inside the zerk instead of grabbing around the zerk.


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This forum was of great help to me a couple years ago when I built my WorkBee CNC.

I have upgraded my CNC to having HGH15 square Linear Guide Rails.

The instructions say to grease them, but I don't know what type of grease to use.

Also, the grease zerk is very small, and it doesn't have the usual round end to latch onto but is a a six-sided shaft that rounds a bit on the end.  What type of grease connector latches onto that thing? 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Running VCarvePro .txt files
« on: December 10, 2020, 04:20:45 PM »
Thank you.

I contacted Warp9 and they said that I merely needed to create a "Macros" folder inside my profile folder.  I guess it doesn't matter whether I am using a macro, but there has to be a folder for it.

It now recognizes the Roadrunner. 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: macro failed to compile
« on: December 10, 2020, 04:18:28 PM »
**Update:

The Warp9 people told me that Mach4 will say such if there is no "Macros" folder.  I created that file under the profile and I see it recognized the roadrunner gcode.

Thank you all, for your help.  It is greatly appreciated. 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: macro failed to compile
« on: December 10, 2020, 03:49:11 PM »
Hi,
then I think that one or more of the macros that has been bundled with the profile is corrupt.

Try deleting the profile and then see if Mach will compile and load.

Craig
But that profile is the only one by which my machine can even be recognized. 

If I delete it I can't do a thing.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: macro failed to compile
« on: December 10, 2020, 03:35:23 PM »
I copied the profile and gave it a new name without spaces and that did not fix the problem.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Running VCarvePro .txt files
« on: December 10, 2020, 02:59:58 PM »
Not that I'm aware of. 

I did load a profile Warp9 supplied for me to run the G540. 

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