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Play in the Z Axis / dwell - Lead1010

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by Javalin, Mar 22, 2022.

  1. Javalin

    Javalin New
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    So I took the Z axis plate off tonight and swapped the v-wheels to some other spare (new) ones I found. The originals were not loose, only a tiny bit of play and no obvious wear or damage. The new ones were much better, and tensioned correctly - no play.

    Odd and a little disappointing as the machine is not that old and hasn't had that much use. These were solid Extreme V Wheels for reference. I've ordered a set of steel v-wheels to see how they fair, for the 8x Gantry plate v-wheels. May change more if these work out.

    >How deep is your initial plunge?
    @Giarc - not that deep - usually 2-3mm and less than 1/2 diameter of the bit.

    Again - many thanks all for your help!
     
  2. Alex Chambers

    Alex Chambers Master
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    Steel V-wheels are not a great idea on aluminium extrusions - the aluminium will suffer badly.
    Alex.
     
  3. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    You'll notice OpenBuilds doesn't sell those - they wear the rails - not ideal
    Proper Xtreme wheels shouldn't wear abnormally unless the eccentrics are set overly tight.
     
  4. Javalin

    Javalin New
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    I replaced the wheels with polycarbonate wheels (Extreme vWheels) and issue is sorted. Thanks to all for your help.
     

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