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The

 

stock

 

may

 

not

 

be 

located

 

in

 

the

 

same

 

position 

relative

 

to

 

the

 

origin

 

point 

that

 

it

 

was

 

in

 

the

 

CAM 

software

 

used

 

to

 

create

 

the 

toolpaths 

 

2. Check

 

if

 

the

 

coordinate 

system

 

of

 

your

 

machining 

setup

 

in

 

CAM

 

is

 

set

 

up

 

so 

that

 

the

 

positive

 

Z

 

axis 

points

 

at

 

the

 

spindle

 

of

 

the 

Pocket

 

NC,

 

the

 

positive

 

axis

 

points

 

at

 

the

 

A

 

table, 

and

 

the

 

positive

 

Y

 

axis 

points

 

straight

 

up

 

from

 

the 

B

 

table.  

 

3. Check

 

if

 

the

 

toolpath

 

origin 

is

 

also

 

the

 

B

 

table 

offset/machine

 

origin

 

point 

and

 

that

 

the

 

toolpath 

coordinate

 

system

 

is 

appropriate.

 

Remember 

that

 

the

 

Z

 

axis

 

is

 

always

 

the 

Pocket

 

NC

 

spindle. 

 

4. Make

 

sure

 

that

 

your

 

stock 

is

 

located

 

in

 

the

 

same

 

place 

on

 

your

 

machine

 

as

 

it

 

was 

relative

 

to

 

the

 

origin

 

point

 

in 

your

 

CAM

 

program. 

 

The

 

drive/lead

 

screws 

squeak.  

The

 

end

 

of

 

the

 

lead

 

screw

 

is 

touching

 

the

 

frame

 

of

 

the 

machine

 

when

 

it

 

turns.   

1. Make

 

sure

 

that

 

the

 

screw 

and

 

the

 

hole

 

are

 

free

 

of 

debris.  

2. If

 

the

 

noise

 

it

 

minor

 

is

 

is 

best

 

to

 

let

 

it

 

wear

 

into 

position.

 

The

 

noise

 

should 

decrease

 

with

 

time 

-

Use

 

a

 

very

 

small

 

amount

 

of 

general

 

purpose

 

synthetic 

grease

 

to

 

lubricate

 

the

 

tip

 

of 

the

 

screw.  

-

Do

 

not

 

grease

 

the

 

whole 

screw.  

-

Do

 

not

 

put

 

grease

 

where

 

it 

will

 

contact

 

the 

anti-backlash

 

nuts.  

-

Grease

 

will

 

collect

 

debris 

and

 

may

 

cause

 

increased 

wear

 

on

 

your

 

machine.  

Summary of Contents for V2

Page 1: ...V2 Troubleshooting Guide ...

Page 2: ... can turn their ideas into reality We hope that using our product is a straightforward process and the the machine functions perfectly But we know that things don t always go perfectly Hopefully this troubleshooting guide can help you resolve some of the problems that come up If your problem is not covered here or if you need some more information please contact us For instructions on how to run t...

Page 3: ...ning on the machine before trying to connect 5 The user interface may not load properly in every browser Try using Chrome Firefox or Safari 6 Try rebooting the machine power off the machine unplug all the cords wait about a minute for the capacitors to drain then plug it back in and restart 7 You may need a different driver Try downloading a new driver from the Beagleboard website 8 Contact the Po...

Page 4: ... is running Particularly at low feed rates the stepper motors can produce quite a bit of noise This is due to the electrical interference in the driver circuit Increasing the feed rate usually decreases the sound The Pocket NC is not cutting in the location that I expected 1 Make sure that the origin for your toolpaths is the B table offset machine origin point of the Pocket NC This is a point in ...

Page 5: ... for the file type includes your file extension file type for example you can t find machining files with a nc extension if the selection set is looking for only ngc files 2 The file must be a text file that the Pocket NC is capable of reading Generally these will have a extension like ngc nc or cnc but any machinable file should work 4 ...

Page 6: ...p down taking a deeper cut into the material 5 Increase or decrease the step over the width of the cut Typically the ideal step over is about 60 of tool diameter Spindle sounds like it is slowing down during the cut The spindle power is insufficient for the amount of material being removed 1 Decrease the feed rate in 5 steps until the spindle stops bogging down 2 Decrease the step down and step ov...

Page 7: ...e Remember that the Z axis is always the Pocket NC spindle 4 Make sure that your stock is located in the same place on your machine as it was relative to the origin point in your CAM program The drive lead screws squeak The end of the lead screw is touching the frame of the machine when it turns 1 Make sure that the screw and the hole are free of debris 2 If the noise it minor is is best to let it...

Page 8: ...is check if your tool length offset is set correctly See the Tool Length Offset tutorial for more information 2 If the error is for exceeding the negative limit of joint 2 and the tool length offset is correct increase the tool stickout or switch to a longer tool holder 3 If the error is for exceeding the positive limit of joint 2 and the tool length offset is correct decrease the tool stickout or...

Page 9: ...ed parts may be able to be fixtured and cut one side at a time instead of all in one program 14 Unexpected Real Time Delay on RT Thread 1 This error means that there has been a delay in the Beaglebones processor 1 This error can be caused by a temporarily dropped connection between the computer and the Pocket NC mill or by a program that is so large and complicated that the Beaglebone s processor ...

Page 10: ... in the toolpath and reposting it Section 4 Resetting Updating the Machine This section will have instructions on how to update the machine when that capability is available This update process will require an internet connection through the ethernet port on the Pocket NC 9 ...

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