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Hard to be certain on the info provided but my first thought would be backlash and flex in the mechanical system, rather than CAM setup.

Backlash tends to be most obvious where the axes change...

No worries!

Glad it worked :)

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It sounds like you may have messed up the acceleration settings for your Y axis (too high) - Make a note of what you have now and compare the acceleration values to the other axes.

My 2p,...

This will 99% be that you have a loose or broken wire on the Direction terminal on the drive or at the controller.

Tormach's spindles are silly overpriced and underpowered IMO, as are the machines in general.!

For small tooling, less than 3mm, I wouldn't fit less than 40K. We are just about to build a machine...

In my view a high speed router with high feed rates is good for cutting wood, and if sturdy enough will cut aluminium at a lower feedrate. Steel is not generally suitable although small amounts with...

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I saw recently clough42 put a router-style high-speed spindle on a conventional (but diy CNCed) mill, which surprised me.

I should probably understand the engineering dynamics involved but...

Good afternoon Chillybo - I also purchased one of those and ended up taking it out of the workshop within a few months!

I now use it to VAC the cars!!

I run three cyclonic separators, all on a...

The best thing I did was build an external box onto my shed workshop where the dust extractor is located and piped in. Got a cheapo remote plug socket thingy off Amazon to turn it on and off.

I’ve been using a Henry for years. Quiet, cheap (£120), good suction, simple to clean out. I had intended to build or buy a cyclone or just simple in - out intermediate bucket but never got around...

Looks like something the Russians would have sent into space around 1958 :joker:

Kit

Big fan of Nilfisk myself, concocted this from bits bought from fleabay, the cyclone is mounted in the middle section. The nilfisk motors are continuously rated, not too noisy and will run 10hrs non...

I have been using the Wickes vac for a while now (about 7 years) and waiting for the noisy bugger to blow up, but it seems pretty good still. I have a cyclone and bucket (actually a large glass jar) ...

I've been using one of these for a few years now. Stands a lot of abuse, and at that price when it does eventually blow up, I'll just bin it and get another one. I seem to remember getting the...

If it's a Dyson, strip the cyclone section down and give it all a wash. IIRC there's a ring of screws that hold it all together.
They eventually clog up, especially if they've been used for anything...

In spite of the hype, Dyson's do actually have filters in them which need to be cleaned regularly for maximum suck. There might be life in the old beast yet!

Kit

I agree this is a confusing subject especially as you have to convert others suggestions from inch to mm most of the time. I'll tell you what I think I have deducted, though this is theoretical till...

Wow, thanks for the detailed explanation.

The first option is the one i used but with one difference, i don't reset controller because i stop only the PSU's of the drivers and i can move manually...

Ok i make the correct things and use the Slave axis :P

One question, "Have you thought about how you will square the gantry when you home it?", ip-m series doesn't have correction (and i don't...

If you wire two stepper drivers in parallel like that, there is always a risk that you will have problems. It is a theoretical risk (and I am not going to describe why it might happen) and in...

Hi and first thanks for your help :)

I read this post and i start to learn how to wire csmio IP-M and i have some doubts (here i post only the Slave axis and i put questions in other posts).

In...

And I've just had a look at the DMA860H manual! Yes, no fault output. One of the reasons I chose the EM806 was for this reason. So, looks like you will have to do without and just be a bit careful!...

On modern digital drives (I use EM806) there is a stall-detection capability. Typically, if a motor is stalled at above about 300rpm, the drive stops and enables the fault output signal. You can use...

It's easier to just drop power to the drivers so the motors can turn and just turn the screw by hand. I had a home switch on A as well as X and used that to do manual homing of the slave axis using...

Just set the Y-axis steps per and the plugin will deal with the other axis. The only thing you need to do in Motor outputs is to enable the slave Axis.
Be aware that with the IP/M you can't home...