I have been reading a lot on how to operate my Openbuilds lead 1010 machine and since I'm just starting out I have a number of concerns. 1. Is there a tutorial on youtube on using the Openbuilds cam-gcode generator ? 2. I have the soft and hard limits working good, I have calibrated my 1010 and it measures correctly, I have my Openbuilds XYZ probe working correctly so I can start a job, now its time to surface the spoil board using the wizard, How can I get the machine to start the surfacing where I can do most of the board after I bring the cutter to home ?
1) Just the Hello World video: docs:blackbox:hello-world [OpenBuilds Documentation] It's as easy as: - Load file - Select some lines and add them to a toolpath - Set parameters - Click Generate GCODE 2) You setzero on the bottom left corner of where you want to start, and enter the appropriate dimensions from there, in the wizard
I had the spoilboard surfacing started ok but later I started having trouble with the machine shutting down . The shut down message was as follows: error 9 G-code locked out during alarm state The error may be just a symptom of an earlier event alarm 1 - hard limit triggered. machine position is likely lost due to shutdown - seems every time I get near the first pass It shuts down and I get the same message , however machine not even close to setting off the limit switches
That sounds like it could be caused by emi (interference) have a look at docs:blackbox:faq-emi [OpenBuilds Documentation] to see if the info there helps. Alex.
Alex: Thank you for your reply which led me to do some testing as to where the interference was discovered. It is now working well. Here are some facts: -I have the Openbuilds dust boot but did not use it today while I was setting up to surface the spoil board and this created a lot of MDF dust After three or four rows while creating the dust this is where the machine would shut down with the error code. Frustrated I went to the forum where you replied about the static/electrical interference and I read up on the EMI in the documentation. I went back into my shop and did this: - I vacuumed the dust particles on the CNC - I ran the spoilboard job again while surfacing tool was lifted (high Z) and router turned off, all good, no alarm - after 5 minutes I turned on the router still not touching or cutting spoil board, all good - after another 5 minutes I turned on the vacuum and let it run for another five minutes, all good So through process of elimination I have determined the MDF dust was creating the static condition which in turn put my CNC machine in alarm error # 9. Now all I have to remember is to use the dust boot especially when I'm working with MDF. I learned a lot today
Be aware that the dust and air rushing through your vac hose can build up static which can have a similar effect. Hopefully your problem is solved, but if it happens again with the vacuum running the next step is to earth the vac hose - bare copper wire along the inside and connect to mains earth at the vac end. Alex.
As a new CNC'r myself, I highly recommend getting V-Carve Pro or V-Carve Desktop, by Vectric. A fantastic program and easy to learn. Plus, there are tons of tutorials available on youtube
Alex: Another good point, I will pick up some bare copper wire. thx. Robert: Good point, I had decided to order the Vcarve Pro software but wanted to make sure I could use it with Openbuilds Lead 1010. Its costly software but we can do so much with it. I;ve been watching a few of Mark Lindsay,s tutorials on Vcarve. Tom
