Thread: cnc 3040 and mach3 problems
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24-09-2014 #1
From a similar machine manual they have it set to 400 steps per (that's for a metric machine)
It had 1404 trapezoidal screws, microstepping likely set to 8, motors were 1.8deg.
step per = "The number of steps Mach3 must send for one unit of movement"
So for a metric machine one unit of movement = 1 mm;
a 1.8 deg motor has 360 / 1.8 = 200 steps per rev.
with microstepping set to 8, 200 x 8 = 1600 steps per rev
with a screw pitch of 4mm, 1mm movement = 1/4 turn
1600 x 0.25 = 400 steps per
So for an imperial machine one unit of movement = 1 inch;
a 1.8 deg motor has 360 / 1.8 = 200 steps per rev.
with microstepping set to 8, 200 x 8 = 1600 steps per rev
with a screw pitch of 4mm, one inch movement = 25.4/4 = 6.35 turns
1600 x 6.35 = 10160 steps per
All of that assumes a 1:1 ratio between motor and leadscrewLast edited by EddyCurrent; 24-09-2014 at 01:52 PM.
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