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Anyway, today I did a test cut of a guitar template, really simply design on MDF (a Telecaster to be more specific) and in some point the cut, after the first pass, is a bit offset (of a 1mm pretty much). But only in some point.
So I checked all the eccentric nut and they where ok. Not loose and not too tight. The wiring was ok. No short or whatever. To be honest I noticed (after the cut) that a screw of the right stepper pulley were missing so Iâm going to replace it tomorrow. Belt tension seems ok to me, but I havenât setted it with a method, just tightened until they appeared ok. All the axis move nice with just a little effort (with hand).
The X-Axis have little to nothing chatter, the Z-Axis the same. Y-Axis could be a little bit more rigid so Iâm planning an upgrade in the future.
I also planned to make the stepper calibration (not the pot current, I have made it) when I find a solid method to make it.
But, for the moment, I canât make a decent cut, even after everything seems correctly assembled. Any thought?
I need to put Loctite ALSO into the pulley screws!?
I tried today to see how much accurate the machine is, just by clamping a rule and move the machine first with short move, later with long move. On short move seem to be precise, but in the long I noticed a âoffsetâ (donât know how to call) of little less than a millimeter.
Mmm I guess youâre right, I need to think a little about it tomorrow.
Thought I was planning to disassemble the whole machine later this year, but since I canât make a decent cut since when I had it, I guess is better the check everything again.
EDIT: I wanted to disassemble it just to make a better wiring, nothing more.
honestly I havenât had the time to make a new setup, maybe today.
What I believe pretty much is that I have mounted the machine on the wasteboard/extrusion and let it âflexâ.
If you pay attention to the 2 Y rails, when you screw them to the wastboard, they tend to âflex/bendâ, I guess this is the cause of my offset cut in the upper position of the machine. Or at least I REALLY hope is this becasuse I have the machine by 2 month and never cutted something good. Apart some small things.
Mmm I donât remember how I have assembled my waste board but for sure I can say âin the bad wayâ because I was missing some parts (as some screw, some t-slot nut etc), so I really hope that re-doing the waste board assembly will solve my issue
I just unscrewed the 8 screw on the Y plate and to me seem that the machine have âfoundâ its own allignment. Could be possibile? Or is better to re-assemble the waste board anyway?
New bit made in âwidiaâ, and this is the result. Perfect by a fraction of mm. (for reference a pocket should be 80,66mm and is 80.67/68, I guess really ok)
