Forum: 50. Toolheads
Wed 01 July 2009, 22:55
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Wed 01 July 2009, 13:57
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Well, after several months of using a water...
Well, after several months of using a water cooled spindle, I would do it again. I use mine mostly to route 3/4" pine into furniture parts. It is much quieter than the Porter Cable router it...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Mon 04 May 2009, 13:10
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Replies: 84
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sat 02 May 2009, 21:38
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Replies: 28
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sat 02 May 2009, 14:55
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Replies: 28
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Mon 13 April 2009, 17:17
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Replies: 84
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sun 12 April 2009, 21:36
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Replies: 84
Views: 109,043
Smoke? Dang!
That smoke is supposed to stay inside the spindle. I hope you can get it replace, and I really hope it wasn't something I advised you to do, or left out of my advice.
Here's some info on how to...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sat 11 April 2009, 09:35
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Replies: 84
Views: 109,043
David
Congrats on the new spindle and VFD. ...
David
Congrats on the new spindle and VFD. It may be slightly different model than the one I have, but I can give some general instructions.
Here's the connections:
1) Input voltage- ...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Mon 16 February 2009, 09:22
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,319
Probably it
Wow that's great news I guess. I'll go and check again to see what connectors I have. After reading the thread, I bet I've weakened the connectors by connecting and disconnecting them thru this...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 15 February 2009, 19:23
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,319
More Stepper coil problems
Well, I've done it now. I'm trying to cut a sample sign for a pending job, and about 20min into the job, my old nemesis returns. One of the two motors quits reversing direction, causing and...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Thu 05 February 2009, 08:51
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 04 February 2009, 11:13
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,122
HA! Thanks Irfan for the tip. I turned the...
HA! Thanks Irfan for the tip. I turned the spindle VFD off before clicking on RESET, and it did not lurch at all. So that really narrows it down. Maybe I'll go over and ask at the CNC4PC blog and...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 04 February 2009, 02:10
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,122
Thanks for the great replies.
Gerald, I use...
Thanks for the great replies.
Gerald, I use the mouse to click the reset button on the Mach 3 screen. Offline means just clicking the reset button so that the motors are no longer controlled by...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Mon 02 February 2009, 17:07
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,122
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Thu 22 January 2009, 09:03
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Replies: 84
Views: 109,043
Koning,
Congrats on getting it fired up. Do...
Koning,
Congrats on getting it fired up. Do you have the cooling part done yet? And what kind of VFD do you have? There may be some programming to do on the VFD before put it in service. But I...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Tue 20 January 2009, 10:41
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Replies: 84
Views: 109,043
Sorry, watching the Inauguration
I'm sorry I havent added much more about the spindle. Its up and working, and seems to be doing fine. I know the cooling system is working and that the speed control is working and Mach 3 controls...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sun 28 December 2008, 15:18
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,144
Got it- so simple!
Gerald you hit the nail on the head. What I really needed was the GCode that created the pause. I ended up getting nearly identical info from the Mach forum (Thanks Hood). Its a simple file, just...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Fri 26 December 2008, 13:37
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,144
Spindle Warm Up program help
I've been warming up my new spindle manually, watching my watch and changing spindle speed in Mach 3. I'd like to do this by running a program to operate the spindle rpm for a set period of time...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Mon 22 December 2008, 19:48
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,319
Gerald, I have an Ascension box which has the...
Gerald, I have an Ascension box which has the Geckos mounted to the metal chasis with heat sink paste. They don't seem to get hot that I can tell.
BTW, I ran the CNC for several hours today...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 21 December 2008, 14:07
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,319
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sun 21 December 2008, 13:43
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Replies: 84
Views: 109,043
Spindle Coolant Klugepile
Here are a couple pics of the coolant system for my water cooled spindle. I'm not proud, and maybe even embarrassed about the current install, but it IS working, and the components seem to be good...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 21 December 2008, 08:31
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,319
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sat 20 December 2008, 18:05
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,319
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sat 13 December 2008, 20:05
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Replies: 84
Views: 109,043
Made my first cuts today
I finally got the pump for my water cooled spindle installed and working today. It works just liked I hoped, and while it looks goofy, it makes me feel that no matter the load I don't need to worry...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Mon 08 December 2008, 19:12
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Replies: 84
Views: 109,043
Steve,
I can't really give an endorsement of...
Steve,
I can't really give an endorsement of performance at this point. I'm still not done installing the water cooling part, so I haven't really done more than a couple short tests. But I expect...
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