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Post by aforww on Aug 30, 2017 16:16:02 GMT
So it ran the homing cycle then went back into an alarm state?
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Post by jreimers on Aug 30, 2017 16:17:24 GMT
So it ran the homing cycle then went back into an alarm state? I assume that is what it did. The movements were exactly as described. No X Movement at all.
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Post by jreimers on Aug 30, 2017 16:25:19 GMT
Ok.. I have let it sit for a while unplugged and decided to make a video of what it was doing so I could show you. I plugged it all, in Booted UGS, and got the alrm. Ran the $H"|"$X and now all is well. WTH? Just trying to prove me an idiot?
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Post by aforww on Aug 30, 2017 16:30:12 GMT
Ok.. I have let it sit for a while unplugged and decided to make a video of what it was doing so I could show you. I plugged it all, in Booted UGS, and got the alrm. Ran the $H"|"$X and now all is well. WTH? Just trying to prove me an idiot? Was the X axis already sitting on the switch when you ran homing during the failure? I've found that sometimes, if I start up the machine and one of the axis is all the way against the switch, homing will fail. Or, it could just want you to look like an idiot lol.
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Post by jreimers on Aug 30, 2017 16:33:46 GMT
X axis was in the middle of the rail. Gremlins!
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Post by jreimers on Aug 30, 2017 17:16:23 GMT
Ok... I have successfully sent my M3 a test Job. I made the Contour Rectangle that Derek used in his tutorial and sent it to my Machine. Here is the Video. I know something is wrong with positioning, but I am not sure how to correct it. My file is very close to identical to what Derek shows in the tutorial, I just used the 1/4" Flat Mill since I didn't have the Mills he set up. Also my Fusion 360 is a bit different than his in that I am running on a Mac.
On a Positive note.. It Moved!
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Post by Derek the Admin on Aug 30, 2017 17:24:43 GMT
It's colliding with the end of travel. I hear the switches engaging and releasing. I think in that tutorial I set the origin as the middle of the file. Be sure the Z isn't too high as well. I heard it contacting the top of travel as it tried to move to Z safe before traversing.
You can use the homing switches to set up work offsets, you also just zero out a position and create temporary coordinates to just run a quick file using the G92 command. If in your CAM settings the origin is the center of part, you would put the end mill in the center of the work piece with the end mill right at the top of the stock and command this: G92 X0 Y0 Z0
Again, you could set up permanent work offsets since you have homing switches, but that is a more advanced concept you can read about in the "beginners guide" sticky.
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Post by jreimers on Aug 30, 2017 20:07:02 GMT
Yeah, It's pretty. I know
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Post by Derek the Admin on Aug 30, 2017 21:06:37 GMT
Looking good.
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Post by jreimers on Aug 30, 2017 21:22:01 GMT
Pretty AND Functional!! Got a successful run, without a bit and lots of extra noise (I'm in my office).
This was the MillRight CNC Name File. NOW I get it!
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Post by Derek the Admin on Aug 30, 2017 21:32:33 GMT
Woohoo. Nice work.
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