johnl
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Post by johnl on Apr 13, 2023 21:20:55 GMT
My Carve King suddenly started cutting parts incorrectly. The issues always relate to the Y axis. After cutting 60 parts perfectly, I took a break, leaving the computer on and Carve King breakout board on. After the break the parts were wrong; the problem seems to happen intermittently. The discrepancies are small - about 1mm.
Any ideas what could cause this issue?
I'm using Builds Controller on a Mac. It's worked well for months until today.
Thanks for any advice.
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johnl
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Post by johnl on Apr 14, 2023 11:52:41 GMT
I found this post from another forum:
When we see this issue, its usually mechanical, and then usually: setscrews slipping on motor shaft, leadscrew side, or pulleys shipping on motor shaft (you didn't mention what machine you have, so mentioning both) - for fear of stripping people undertighten the grubscrews. If those are tight, gripping the endmill and giving it a wiggle will help you see what else is loose / badly adjusted So yesterday I started tightening the setscrew in the motor coupler. As I was doing that, the coupler came apart - so that's clearly what caused the issue.
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Post by txshopsales on Apr 17, 2023 14:26:26 GMT
Check to make sure the gantry is square. I have had the issue where the distance from the back was different on the 2 y axis. Measure each with a block of wood to make sure they are aligned with each other.
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