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Offline Bill_O

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z plunging while using tangential knife
« on: June 02, 2016, 03:10:54 PM »
Ok I am still using Mach3 Rev 3.042.020
i have used this for some tangential knives in the past and had no problems.
this machine also has an atc on it
just made a simple square.
knife turns correctly for the cuts like normal.
gets to a corner, lifts, rotates, plunges to depth
then as the line is being cut the z also starts plunging
gets to the next corner
lifts, rotates, etc
it is random
sometimes after first rotation, sometimes after second or third

Bill

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Re: z plunging while using tangential knife
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2016, 10:37:31 AM »
updated to the newest mach 3 and the same thing.
has anyone else seen this?
any suggestions at all?

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Re: z plunging while using tangential knife
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2016, 01:42:49 AM »
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plunges to depth then as the line is being cut the z also starts plunging

Does the Z axis DRO indicate this unwanted plunging during the line cut ?

Tweakie.
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Offline Bill_O

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Re: z plunging while using tangential knife
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2016, 08:24:10 AM »
yes the dro is showing the move
mach is doing the move i just can not understand why

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Re: z plunging while using tangential knife
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2016, 03:53:21 PM »