Recent Content by David the swarfer
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CONTROL or Interface?
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 22, 2023 at 6:16 AM in forum: Controller Boards -
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MKS DLC 32 problem.
and right here in the forum resources, stuff to read if you don't like videos. Home, Fusion360 and G53 Z moves How to 'Fake the home'
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 22, 2023 at 6:15 AM in forum: Controller Boards -
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Heavy Metal
only works if your clearance height is larger than the mistake in the material thickness. I would regenerate the gcode with the correct thickness...
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 21, 2023 at 8:27 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
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Heavy Metal
to prevent the galling you can - spray with kerosene or WD40 - rub wax candle into the groove after each pass, ready for the next pass - spray...
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 21, 2023 at 5:18 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
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MKS DLC 32 problem.
the OB post can do it too, you have to change a setting to enable YZ and XZ planes, off by default. CONTROL cannot display the vertical arcs so...
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 9:43 AM in forum: Controller Boards -
I just use whatever web calculator comes up in google when I search for it (-: (or the tools settings in Fusion360 which will calculate when you...
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 9:38 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
need to be throwing chips like at 0:57 in [MEDIA] but then he spoils it all by not vaccuming the chips out
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 5:00 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
inches. I get 4500mm/min feedrate for a 2 flute, 2200 for single flute , so 18000 rpm may be too high, or you can go for 0.0025" per tooth...
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:55 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
I would try something like 0.040" deep, 0.005" per tooth, 18000rpm you CAM can calculate a feedrate from the rpm and per tooth values
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:33 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
grblHAL on PiPico, I think that has enough pins for what you want.
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:21 AM in forum: Controller Boards -
both those types of endmill have trouble ejecting the chips, which is probably why it is jamming up and stalling. an upcut single flute is what...
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:19 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
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Advice on End Mills
plenty of suppliers in Australia, use the OB page to figure out what you want, then look for it in-country.
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:15 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
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Ornamental machine
@Peter Van Der Walt
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 19, 2023 at 3:17 AM in forum: CNC Mills/Routers -
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Motors don't move
ok, power switch not working, and motors not powering up, and you did load a profile from CONTROL. I think it is time you contacted the store for...
Post by: David the swarfer, Sep 19, 2023 at 3:16 AM in forum: Motors