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[Ricardoco]

100mm on the Y I get 52mm
100mm on the X I get 42mm

now we are talking.. thats why it dosnt do a circle

What have you set your X to in motor tuning,
and
What have you set your Y to in motor tuning,

Rick

[Carlb1058]

now we are talking.. thats why it dosnt do a circle

What have you set your X to in motor tuning,
and
What have you set your Y to in motor tuning,

Rick

Slowed them down to as per your previous suggestion - one thing I did notice when it was doing it was the X was smooth in movement, the Y however seemed to jerk, as if going for example 10mm stages, a barely but still noticeable pause then continuing on?

[Ricardoco]

Slowed them down to as per your previous suggestion - one thing I did notice when it was doing it was the X was smooth in movement, the Y however seemed to jerk, as if going for example 10mm stages, a barely but still noticeable pause then continuing on?

Well lets see if i can get the math sorted to get them cutting the correct amount first.

Rick

[Ricardoco]

Slowed them down to as per your previous suggestion - one thing I did notice when it was doing it was the X was smooth in movement, the Y however seemed to jerk, as if going for example 10mm stages, a barely but still noticeable pause then continuing on?

LOL my brain has been doing loops here.. What size cutter are you using..

Rick

[Carlb1058]

LOL my brain has been doing loops here.. What size cutter are you using..

Rick

20 deg - 0.5F - 3.175 diameter coz that's what was in it when I wandered out to the shed this morning :)

Onwards and upwards to try these new figures - digits x'ed

[Carlb1058]

20 deg - 0.5F - 3.175 diameter coz that's what was in it when I wandered out to the shed this morning :)

Onwards and upwards to try these new figures - digits x'ed

97 on the X 86 on the Y or so my vernier says

[Ricardoco]

97 on the X 86 on the Y or so my vernier says

so your cutter is a 3mm cutter?

[Ricardoco]

ok Try this

X 408.1
Y 512.8

with the same cutter of course

Rick