Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and new to CNC. We just picked up a Shark HD4 Extended with the water cooled spindle and the 4th axis attachment. It has been a blast getting to use and running different pieces through it.
But I am running into an issue.... When I am working on projects that uses the 4th axis, once my file finishes running on the CNC it has "ignored" quite a few lines and the project shows it. I am not sure if this is something with VCarve, Post Processor, Gcode, or the Shark Computer.
Has anyone had this issue as well? Have you found a solution?
Thank you!
Mitch
4th Axis Ignored Lines
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Re: 4th Axis Ignored Lines
This pic is an extreme case but just an example of what I am talking about. It should have been completely round.
I am running another GCode right now and it is skipping about 10 degrees of the spindle.
It defeats the purpose of the 4th axis if it gives me products like this.
I am running another GCode right now and it is skipping about 10 degrees of the spindle.
It defeats the purpose of the 4th axis if it gives me products like this.
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johnbingel
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Re: 4th Axis Ignored Lines
Before I make a long post, have you resolved this problem?
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Superwrench
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Re: 4th Axis Ignored Lines
I just ran into a similar issue yesterday. First, the chuck was starting to unscrew itself preventing full rotation. Then, after changing the direction from raster to circular I could hear the stepper motor skipping and the 4th axis head was stuck. I took the side plate off to verify the belt wasn't jammed and found the head was itself stuck. After putting a little silicone down the lubrication hole on top (which didn't have a plug in it), I could get the head to free up and rotate. I think the skipping was causing some of my issue as well. Hope this helps.