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General Mach Discussion / Is there a built in dwell on M-codes?
« on: February 23, 2017, 10:49:39 PM »
Hi I'm a bit of a newbie but have a simple question.
I built a CNC Machine but I am using it for painting. I use the M3 code to turn on my paint sprayer. My problem is once I turn on the sprayer I want it to move right away and it doesn't. It hesitates for about 1.5 seconds and I get runs with my paint. What can I do to get it to turn on the spray and immediately activate the x-axis movement? I initially had the M3 code on it's own line then added it to the G-code line but that didn't really speed it up like I thought it might.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.
I built a CNC Machine but I am using it for painting. I use the M3 code to turn on my paint sprayer. My problem is once I turn on the sprayer I want it to move right away and it doesn't. It hesitates for about 1.5 seconds and I get runs with my paint. What can I do to get it to turn on the spray and immediately activate the x-axis movement? I initially had the M3 code on it's own line then added it to the G-code line but that didn't really speed it up like I thought it might.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.