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General Mach Discussion / Backlash
« on: August 06, 2006, 01:05:18 PM »
Hi All:
My home-built machine has one slight drawback.  On my Y axis I am using a chain & sprocket system.  Works very well except when the Y changes directions, I get about .015" less travel in the new direction.  If the Y moves & continues to move in the same direction I lose NO more distance, but as soon as the Y goes in the opposite direction again there seems to be a slight lag, then the Y moves which results into an average of .015" lost.
This is very noticeable when cutting a circle.  It produces a very slight out of roundness.
I have checked all the mechanical stuff & I think it is just in the fit between the chain & the drive sprocket & all the links.

How can I adjust Mach3 to correct this problem.
Please be specific with the instructions. I do not fully understand what I have read about the backlash within the documentation.
Thanks all.
Rusty

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General Mach Discussion / Make Cuts without writing g-code
« on: August 02, 2006, 10:55:05 PM »
Hi All:
On occassion all I need to do is cut a straight line on the X or Y axis (to true up a face or for alignment purposes).
Is there a way that I can use Mach3 with out writing a g-code?
Thanks.
Rusty

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jerky Motion & Poor Quality in Curves
« on: July 23, 2006, 01:06:15 PM »
Thanks Brian:
What feedrate did you use?  Was it real smooth?
I do not know where to find the XML file & how do I send it.

Talk to you later.
Rusty

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jerky Motion & Poor Quality in Curves
« on: July 22, 2006, 09:56:10 PM »
Brian:
This is the file that seems to be the worst.  Cuts not bad at 10 inches/min & starts to get bad at 30 inches/min & vilantly jerky at 100.  Still cuts & doesn't miss a beat, but is hard on the machine.
Try it for yourself & let me know how it cuts on your machine.

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Not sure how to send an attachment.
Thanks.
Rusty

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Toolpath Display offset
« on: July 20, 2006, 09:56:41 PM »
I had a similar problem & I was told to push/click on the Regen button, under the disply, (before the next file or rerun.  That brought back the display to be on track for the next file/cut.
Later.
Rusty

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jerky Motion & Poor Quality in Curves
« on: July 19, 2006, 10:44:30 PM »
I sure am glad I purchased Mach3.  Will be worth the cost.
The forum & fellow users have helped to make my introduction into the cnc world alot smoother.
I am a little overwelmed with the gratious replies.  Many thanks to all. They have allowed me to be pointed in useful directions to try & resolve this jerky problem.  Someday I will be a knowledgeable source to contribute back to this forum.

Back to the problem:
Did one simple test.  Drew a 3 inch circle in TurboCad & also drew a 3 inch circle in V-Carve Pro. Loaded the TurboCad dxf into Mach3, did the g-code conversion, then cut the circle at 100 inches/min.  Great cut, very smooth x & y movements. NO jerkiness whatsoever.  Generated the toolpath in V-Carve Pro (profile cut only), loaded the g-code into Mach3 & cut the file.   Movement of the x & y was somewhat jerky.  Within Mach3 I engaged & disengaged the CV settings (60/20).  Got the best cut with the CV settings turned off.
Result:  there is something different between how things are drawn then coded, then cut.
Eventhough the V-Carve file was a little jerky is was nowhere near how aggressively jerky my main project was.  Still no closer to resolving that issue, but here is what the difference was:
Project drawn in AutoCad 2000, saved as Version 12, loaded into V-Carve, drawing was editted slightly, toolpaths were created, files loaded into Mach3, then cut.  Tried all sort of recomendations by the forum replies with no noticable improvement.
I know that the complexities & compatability issues of programs will always play a part towards the success of any project, so with alittle help along the way a person will just have to live with some short-comings within the technolgies.

Thanks again.  All your comments were greatly appreciated.
Rusty

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jerky Motion & Poor Quality in Curves
« on: July 19, 2006, 12:11:41 AM »
What is your recomendation for this setting?
Mine is currently at +1.

Thanks.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jerky Motion & Poor Quality in Curves
« on: July 18, 2006, 11:47:28 PM »
Thanks Brian, I will try that tomorrow.
So, why is it that I have no problems when running just Mach3 on it's own?  Can cut very fast with smooth/clean results.
What is the number below the 180?
Later.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jerky Motion & Poor Quality in Curves
« on: July 18, 2006, 11:34:58 PM »
FastCote:
Thanks for that.  I seem to be getting conflicting opions about the CV settings.  I quess I will just have to experiment.
I did go into Motor Tuning & reduce me acceleration numbers.  That made some differenence to the good until I decided to up the feedrate.  Anything over 30 inches/min starts the jerking motion again.  Very eratic & extremely jerky at 100 inches/min.  This is only happening when I use V-Carve Pro, not when I use Mach3 by itself.  To get a good finish really adds to my cutting time.
Why does no one know exactly what those CV settings mean? 180 & that mysterious number below.
I am hoping that Vectric will soon solve this problem.  Is this problem only affecting Mach users or does it also affect other post processors?
Talk to you later.

Just read Brians post.
Does that mean we should change that 180 to something else?  Don't quite understand.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jerky Motion & Poor Quality in Curves
« on: July 17, 2006, 09:44:28 PM »
FastCote:
I was directed by a V-Carve Pro user to look into exactly what you are talking about.  I am just waiting to get verifcation from that person to tell me if that box in question should be green & what values should be entered.
Go to this post on Vectrics forum:
http://www.vectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2694#2694
Does that make sense?
Thanks.

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