Comments for CNCCookbook CNC Blog http://blog.cnccookbook.com Software and Information for Machinists Mon, 21 May 2012 00:11:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Motion Control Boards Take Mach3 From Hobby Class to Industrial Grade, Part 1 by Step and Servo Motor Sizing Software for CNC « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2011/12/23/motion-control-boards-take-mach3-from-hobby-class-to-industrial-grade-part-1/#comment-917 Step and Servo Motor Sizing Software for CNC « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog Mon, 21 May 2012 00:11:38 +0000 http://cnccookbook.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-917 [...] port.  Above a certain pulse speed, it’s hard to get reliable motion unless you have a motion control board, such as a Smoothstepper. If this number is higher than what Mach3 reports as your maximum reliable parallel port speed, [...] [...] port.  Above a certain pulse speed, it’s hard to get reliable motion unless you have a motion control board, such as a Smoothstepper. If this number is higher than what Mach3 reports as your maximum reliable parallel port speed, [...]

]]> Comment on Motion Control Boards Take Mach3 From Hobby Class to Industrial Grade, Part 2 by Glen http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2011/12/24/motion-control-boards-take-mach3-from-hobby-class-to-industrial-grade-part-2/#comment-916 Glen Sun, 20 May 2012 20:53:02 +0000 http://cnccookbook.wordpress.com/?p=887#comment-916 I have just put a smooth stepper board into my controller and I have had all sorts of issues, first were the home and limits but after reading some more posts on here and other places I put a resistor into the common and used the "ground" rather than the +5v terminal for the common to the the limit switches. My next main issue is jogging! When I jog with the keyboard or the Tab "flyout" the axis will keep on moving when I release the button!!!!! this happens randomly....not every time but when it happens in Z the results are not good. Time to hit the E-Stop is not always possible. Has anyone else had this problem....any ideas on how to fix this? I have just put a smooth stepper board into my controller and I have had all sorts of issues, first were the home and limits but after reading some more posts on here and other places I put a resistor into the common and used the “ground” rather than the +5v terminal for the common to the the limit switches.

My next main issue is jogging! When I jog with the keyboard or the Tab “flyout” the axis will keep on moving when I release the button!!!!! this happens randomly….not every time but when it happens in Z the results are not good. Time to hit the E-Stop is not always possible.

Has anyone else had this problem….any ideas on how to fix this?

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]]> Comment on Motion Control Boards Take Mach3 From Hobby Class to Industrial Grade, Part 1 by The Top 25 Pages People Come to CNCCookbook to Read « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2011/12/23/motion-control-boards-take-mach3-from-hobby-class-to-industrial-grade-part-1/#comment-907 The Top 25 Pages People Come to CNCCookbook to Read « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog Wed, 16 May 2012 18:06:41 +0000 http://cnccookbook.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-907 [...] Boards:  A two-part series on how to get your PC talking to your CNC machine.  My 2-part series on Motion Control boards was also extremely popular on the blog for extra [...] [...] Boards:  A two-part series on how to get your PC talking to your CNC machine.  My 2-part series on Motion Control boards was also extremely popular on the blog for extra [...]

]]> Comment on Cheapskate Resources: Coupon Codes, Sales, and Smokin’ Deals by The Top 25 Pages People Come to CNCCookbook to Read « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog http://blog.cnccookbook.com/cheapskate-resources-coupon-codes-sales-and-smokin-deals/#comment-906 The Top 25 Pages People Come to CNCCookbook to Read « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog Wed, 16 May 2012 18:06:26 +0000 http://blog.cnccookbook.com/?page_id=1283#comment-906 [...] G-Wizard Calculator:  Our wonderful tool for helping machinists to calculator everything from Feeds and Speeds to Thermal Expansion to Unit Conversions, Trigonometry, Thread Specifications and more.  We’ve got some deals available if you check out our deals page. [...] [...] G-Wizard Calculator:  Our wonderful tool for helping machinists to calculator everything from Feeds and Speeds to Thermal Expansion to Unit Conversions, Trigonometry, Thread Specifications and more.  We’ve got some deals available if you check out our deals page. [...]

]]> Comment on Unit Conversion Calculator: G-Wizard Tips and Tutorial by 15% Off Sale on G-Wizard Calculator! « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/03/22/unit-conversion-calculator-g-wizard-tips-and-tutorial/#comment-905 15% Off Sale on G-Wizard Calculator! « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog Wed, 16 May 2012 04:35:31 +0000 http://blog.cnccookbook.com/?p=1243#comment-905 [...] on a campaign to double our user base in 2012 versus what it was in 2011.  Every so often, we goose our sales by offering just a few 15% off [...] [...] on a campaign to double our user base in 2012 versus what it was in 2011.  Every so often, we goose our sales by offering just a few 15% off [...]

]]> Comment on Cheapskate Resources: Coupon Codes, Sales, and Smokin’ Deals by Pssst, are you a cheapskate like me? « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog http://blog.cnccookbook.com/cheapskate-resources-coupon-codes-sales-and-smokin-deals/#comment-897 Pssst, are you a cheapskate like me? « « CNCCookbook CNC Blog CNCCookbook CNC Blog Sat, 05 May 2012 23:00:06 +0000 http://blog.cnccookbook.com/?page_id=1283#comment-897 [...] Because of that, I’ve create a special “Cheapskate Page” where you can always find whatever deals we currently have going on.  No more need to search for coupon codes, sales, and the like, they’re all right there on our page. [...] [...] Because of that, I’ve create a special “Cheapskate Page” where you can always find whatever deals we currently have going on.  No more need to search for coupon codes, sales, and the like, they’re all right there on our page. [...]

]]> Comment on How Much Torque on a Kurt Vise? by SiteOwner http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/04/29/how-much-torque-on-a-kurt-vise/#comment-895 SiteOwner Tue, 01 May 2012 22:01:48 +0000 http://blog.cnccookbook.com/?p=1278#comment-895 Kevin, great ideas for others to adopt. Thanks! BW Kevin, great ideas for others to adopt.

Thanks!

BW

]]> Comment on How Much Torque on a Kurt Vise? by Kevin V http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/04/29/how-much-torque-on-a-kurt-vise/#comment-894 Kevin V Tue, 01 May 2012 15:20:46 +0000 http://blog.cnccookbook.com/?p=1278#comment-894 We do something similar but go a step further. The jaws on the vise are ground to exactly 6" long and 0.750 thick with a dowel hole in the top face on center both l-r and f-b. The ends of the jaw are tapped with two tapped holes. When we set the vise we indicate it in (tram) and then clamp a 1-2-3 block in to simulate a part and introduce the 0.0005 flex that is inherent. Pick up the hole and note it's x-y location in machine coordinates with a grease pencil on the glass of the machine door. Now either left or right and the back of the vise coordinates are at the set-up guys fingertips so to speak. We have stops that are offset even #'s that bolt onto the ends to hold parts that extend past the edge of the vise are located accurately. We do something similar but go a step further. The jaws on the vise are ground to exactly 6″ long and 0.750 thick with a dowel hole in the top face on center both l-r and f-b. The ends of the jaw are tapped with two tapped holes. When we set the vise we indicate it in (tram) and then clamp a 1-2-3 block in to simulate a part and introduce the 0.0005 flex that is inherent. Pick up the hole and note it’s x-y location in machine coordinates with a grease pencil on the glass of the machine door. Now either left or right and the back of the vise coordinates are at the set-up guys fingertips so to speak. We have stops that are offset even #’s that bolt onto the ends to hold parts that extend past the edge of the vise are located accurately.

]]> Comment on 10 More Things Beginning CNC Milling Users Need to Succeed by SiteOwner http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/04/25/10-more-things-beginning-cnc-milling-users-need-to-succeed/#comment-893 SiteOwner Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:38:59 +0000 http://blog.cnccookbook.com/?p=1274#comment-893 Lex, I didn't miss your point, I just didn't agree with it. Relax and find something more constructive to comment on. Lex, I didn’t miss your point, I just didn’t agree with it. Relax and find something more constructive to comment on.

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