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if you have laser mode enabled then G0 will never turn the laser on, only G1/2/3 moves will activate the laser which will be at the most recent...
feeds and speeds are important enough that you can charge money for a good calculator (-: lets start with the basics...... SFM = Surface Feet Per...
the tool is rotating and pushing on the material. picture it moving in Y + direction. the front of the tool is moving right, thus pushing the...
seems to me your belt has unevenly spaced teeth. where did it come from? if not direct from the openbuilds store then I would order some from...
the right place to do it is in the Gcode. does lightburn have a 'postprocessor' section where you can edit the Gcode generation? or is it maybe...
stretch the belts tighter, and know how tight they are. I use a spring balance to set mine. I pull to 12 to 15kg on the scale and then tighten...
so that power supply has simple on/off control via one of the input pins at TTL level (that means 5v for on and 0v for off). you can connect that...
if you are installing python it has to be V2.7 if I recall correctly. but that is being deprecated so bCNC will have to be updated to work with...
quite, I was editing my post after clicking post a bit too soon... not perfectly, but well within usefulness (-: SketchUcam generates an M3/4...
what he means is that all Z moves should be replaced by M3/M5 but the file only has a starting M3 and an ending M5, as for a router. I tried it...
Sketchup + SketchUcam plugin will do it ok (-: swarfer/sketchucam
if you use bCNC as the GUI then you can untick the already processed sections of code in the editor. the unticked sections will not run when you...
Print Screen key in all versions of windows will capture the whole screen to the clipboard. ALT-PrintScreen will capture the active window. then...
Yes, there has to be at least 0.001" between all points on the object and all points on the cut line. so the minimum tool diameter is 0.002" and...
the centerline tool cannot output arcs. (nor can the pocket tool) what you can do is select each arc and set the number of segments 'high enough'...
you need to read the wiki for the details on interfacing with grbl. then you need to look at existing , working , interface code for examples on...
google 'star grounding' and then do it, no exceptions (-: VFD's are electrically noisy so every care has to be taken.
material being cut? this is quite normal, due to tool pushoff. a micrometer will always under read on small holes because the edges of the...
first check cable connections, fuse, etc connect the Y motor to X or Z and confirm it moves ok (you probably need to disable homing to do this)....
I think we are left with EMI if the drivers are ok. shielding, star ground, separate signal and power wires. all the usual stuff....