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C-Beam type finished but takes off in all directions

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by Casey C. Neal, Jul 12, 2018.

  1. Casey C. Neal

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    If someone could toss a bone and tell me what I can do
    I have a c-beam type of machine
    using Grbl Panel
    arduino uno
    M335 drivers
    as soon as I try to run any program x,y,z run and max out in all directions
    {have not installed limit switches} yet
    all I can do is shut down power
    If someone could point me in the right direction I almost know nothing about cnc
    at this point it's scary to turn on...don't want to mess things up

    Thank to all that have any advice
     
  2. SugarJ

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    Post your Grbl settings and a picture of your wire connections. If all directions run at once whenever you try a move, some setting is probably inverted or you're wired wrong.
     
  3. Gary Caruso

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    Does jogging work in all directions correctly?
     
  4. Giarc

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    Have you calibrated the steps per mm? Search CNC calibration. It sounds like your settings are wrong. Have you read the gnea/grbl ? It will tell you everything you need to know and when you run into a problem, It is a great reference
     
  5. Casey C. Neal

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    Thanks for pointing at gnea/grbl
    just didn't know where to look for a manual or any advice
    I built this and understand the workings
    now I have to school myself and get it going
    thanks for your reply
     
  6. Casey C. Neal

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    Jogging step by step each axis moves about an inch but when I try to test a nc file everything goes max z up, max y out and max x right
    looking into calibration settings
    just learning
     
  7. Giarc

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    Is there chance your gcode sender (Grbl panel) is set for inches rather than metric, but the file is in mm?
     
  8. Casey C. Neal

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    Giarc
    I believe you were right. I changed to mm and also changed my drivers to 1/16 and the machine slowed way down
    I really am finding my way through this in the dark
    Again I have arduino uno, m335 drivers and am using grbl panel
    everything seems to be running each drive jogs fine ... I have just finished installing and wiring limit switches
    Configuring the switches now
    If I could bother you with some questions I have no one to talk about this to
    -Hard limits / Soft limits Hard is where your drive hits the frame and Soft is backing it off just before the limit switch... Yes / No
    -Offsets / I believe it's off to the side of your work area to change bits... Yes / No
    -Can you point me to someplace to help me lock in a homing postion and explain how to lock in limits
    Been reading up on all this on github but having a hard time understanding it
    Many thanks to you guys who help out us beginners
    Thank you
     
  9. HC.Carbo

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    no :)
    hard is when you use switches
    soft: you tell the software how far it may travel from the home position.
    hope this is correct :)
     
  10. Giarc

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    I would refer to this for hard and soft limits gnea/grbl. I do not currently use limit switches. I always start cutting in roughly the same location. I set my X0,Y0, and Z0 at that location, or on a work piece of known size. I have never had the need to worry about crashing because I do not push the boundaries of my machine since it is 665mm x 1270mm. I always put my gcode into a simulator (I use this web based one because I am too lazy to download one) to make sure things look right before starting.

    That being said, I just milled out a circuit board near the bottom of this page gnea/grbl, which uses optocouplers.
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    I plan to finally wire up my limt/homing switches. They are installed, I just have never hooked them up because that seems to be a source of problems for many people. I wanted to make sure I knew how to use the machine really well before putting in an addition with a potential for problems. Also, I figure homing will be much more useful to me with my new laser build since you can't really use a touch plate with a laser. :)
     
    #10 Giarc, Aug 6, 2018
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