moving the gantry manually
23 Oct 2017 16:53 #100683
by jlroch
moving the gantry manually was created by jlroch
i've been away working on learning the cad/cam software. quite the learning curve.
now i'm back at the machine end. forgotton most of what i had learned. but, i now understand that everything in the cnc world consists of "steps". so my question is:
what are the "steps" for moving the gantry in xyz? what are the steps for starting and stopping the spindle as well as spindle speed adjustment? all of this in manual mode so that i can accomplish basic procedures without creating cad/cam graphics". for instance, if i wanted to router a channel, or make a quick pocket.
jacques
now i'm back at the machine end. forgotton most of what i had learned. but, i now understand that everything in the cnc world consists of "steps". so my question is:
what are the "steps" for moving the gantry in xyz? what are the steps for starting and stopping the spindle as well as spindle speed adjustment? all of this in manual mode so that i can accomplish basic procedures without creating cad/cam graphics". for instance, if i wanted to router a channel, or make a quick pocket.
jacques
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23 Oct 2017 17:45 #100689
by jlroch
Replied by jlroch on topic moving the gantry manually
i forgot to mention that when i use the arrows or page up/page down, i see the animated "spindle" move on the screen in the wanted direction, but the actual spindle does not move at the same time.
jacques
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24 Oct 2017 23:37 #100764
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic moving the gantry manually
If you see the spindle move on screen then LinuxCNC thinks that the machine is turned on and working.
Has the machine ever moved?
Has the machine ever moved?
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