CNC Shark Forum

David Did you ever figure out your problem? I have tried several things to make my 4th axis work. I have the HD3 controller that I purchased used. I brought a new 4th axis. My table is not even close to being level but I remove my spoil board to get max. cutting diameter. Only once have I made a dow...

I found one mistake. I had the front radius at 1.725 not 1.75 inches. I still have a small taper about .04 inches over a 8 inch length.

I can't figure out what is wrong. I tried "turning a cylinder that is 2 inches in diameter. What I got was a piece of wood 8 inches long that went from 1.9 inches to 2.18 inches. I have a Shark HD 3. My lathe front radius is 1.723 and the tailstock radius is .25 inches. In Vcarve I turned a 2 inch c...

Is it possible to have a custom message sent to the computer screen? I was looking on the Vectric forum and someone with a Shopbot said that for their machine it would be CODE: SELECT ALL " INPUT [34]Cut Depth[34],&CD" " Print &CD" Would this or something similar work with the Shark HD3 controller? ...

It is now working.
I do not know how old since I brought it from someone used, but everything worked fine.
I was distracted and drove the z axis into the table.

It is working again so I off to do projects!

The z axis goes down when I hit the z up or z down arrow. The stepper motor is powered. I can't move it physically when it is on. I can mover the screw when it is powered down. For a second today, it seemed to work. The z axis went straight up and sounded like normal, however, it did not last long. ...

My z axis is not working. It makes a weird sound and it will only travel down. Weather I touch the z up or z down it goes down and makes a strange noise. I have turned the machine off and on. Restarted the CP1.6, I have also switched the x and z connectors, the x steppers works correctly, the z step...