> > Brian, > I will do as you suggest and cut a grid. What did you adjust in the ini file? Thanks, Marty
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:52:52 -0400 > From: BRIAN GLACKIN <glackin.br...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] calibrating stepper motor cnc > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > <CALJbRT=nnsAc7x=iNF4Zn-2FV+CT9j4p=W19=9gy6hzemcm...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > One recommendation is to put a Vee cutter in your spindle and run a program > where the Vee bit just touches the material in a uniform grid pattern. > Take > your "part" and measure all the positions from the 0,0. You may have your > machine set up in such a manner that it is not just perfect. When I did > this, I ended up adjusting the ini file slightly to correct for a 1/8" > undershot over my 4' X axis and 1/16" on my 2' Y axis. > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Martin Patton <mart...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi EMC users, > > I have EMC running on an old pc, latency number about 25000. I got an > > occasional real time error with latency number set at 22000. > > I drew a part in CamBam, generated some g-code and cut a part. The part > > looked right but the caliper says every dimension cut a little small. A > > circle pocket drawn 1.50 diameter cut about 1.42 in diameter, The tool > > diameter matched the tool specified in the cad program. Is there a good > > post > > on calibrating for a stepper motor machine? > > Thanks, > > Marty > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
