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Forum: About this Forum Wed 26 December 2018, 20:33
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Posted By bradm
Upper couple inches of travel? Makes me think...

Upper couple inches of travel? Makes me think about the compensation strut. It will tend to be weaker towards the top as it extends. Maybe it's a little too weak in spec, or worn?

With power...
Forum: About this Forum Wed 14 November 2018, 17:20
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Posted By bradm
Actually, I think that may make sense. So,...

Actually, I think that may make sense.

So, your machine zero is working just fine, as confirmed with your DRO and your manual jog.

But you then have some kind of pre-positioning code ( macro in...
Forum: About this Forum Thu 25 October 2018, 21:21
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Posted By bradm
Man, I liked it better when we had a single...

Man, I liked it better when we had a single symptom and naive writers <grin>

I'm not a mach3 guy, so maybe someone else can help with that. That red seems likely to indicate we don't have the...
Forum: About this Forum Wed 24 October 2018, 09:21
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Posted By bradm
Okay, you've clearly got a handle on the software...

Okay, you've clearly got a handle on the software side, so I will flip to:

- Pinion gear grub screws on rack
- Pinon and rack not meshing cleanly - the Chonk
- - wear on the rack or pinion....
Forum: About this Forum Tue 23 October 2018, 12:38
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Posted By bradm
As Mike said, stepper failure is really, really...

As Mike said, stepper failure is really, really rare.

In theory, the lift cylinder balances your Z-axis, so that if the motor is completely removed the Z axis still stays in the same position. If...
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