Using Sherline Mill as CNC with Head Turned 90 Deg

Okay, so I went into stepconf and reversed x and z. I have a part on there now but I will try it when I remove it. I hope this works. If I want to change it in the hal or ini, how would I go about doing that? Do you know what line it's at?

Thanks and I'll keep the forum updated on my progress.


John

Oh, the velocities need to be reversed also? I only reversed direction. What does the velocity do? I figured that was how fast it went or something.

John

Okay, sorry I took so long, but I had a part on there and could not test it. Anyway, i made the stepconf file and tested it with the motors setup as it was. It works! I reversed the pins in the stepconf wizard and the directions. So theoretically if I were to put a program in with the mill head on it's side, it would mill just like normal now. . . however, I am having a problem with the motors. If I check the .ini file for my original program, it gives me certain values for the motor accel, velocity, etc. If I punch those values into stepconf, the motors move too slow and also moves like 10mm and the DRO tells me that it moved 240. I do not know how to setup the motors properly, even when looking at the .ini, those values do not work. Any suggestions, or do you know the proper values for a sherline mill?

Thanks a lot,

John

going over it again, I think I need to know the exact values for each axis configuration, such as motor steps per rev., driver microstepping, leadscrew pitch, etc. etc. If I knew these values, I think I'd be set.

Thanks again,

John

I made sure it was mm, that would have been my first guess as well. . . I thought I was going through stepconf. . . if I am to go through the hal file, I have no idea what to look for. Could you give me an idea? I am on the computer now checking it out. . .

Thanks for responding so fast,

John