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2.4 W
ORK PIECE
C
LAMPING
Extra care must be made to
ensure that the materials/work
pieces are secured firmly with
suitable clamp means on the
machine table. Failure to clamp
the work properly can lead to
extremely
dangerous
and
uncontrollable
situations.
ALWAYS
ensure your work is
clamped down securely.
NEVER
use your hands or manually hold down the work piece when the machine is working.
This can cause severe injury to the operator.
FAILURE
to clamp down the work securely can cause machine and spindle damage.
2.5 M
ACHINE ISOLATION WHEN YOU INTERACT WITH THE MACHINE
When you need to interact with the machine to move clamps,
reposition clamps/work pieces, change tools, or come into the
machining area in any way
– it is important you de-activate the
control software. If the “reset” button is activated in either
Mach3/UCCNC and the machine can be controlled then it is
possible for unexpected start-ups to occur. For example
items/tools/parts falling onto the keyboard could result in an
unexpected start-up. Before you interact with the spindle or any aspect of the machine
working area you must de-activate the software. Resetting the software before touching the
spindle. Section 3.1.2 shoes how to disable the software. Once the reset button is pressed in
the control software and
the estop software logic is “Active” then
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In order for the spindle to turn on
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Or in order for the machine to be moved
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The reset button must be pressed again
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And then an unintended interaction with the machine must then occur.
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Isolation of the control so
ftware pre pressing the “reset button” before interacting with
the machine is best practice.
Do NOT Interfere
with the machine
when under CNC
control
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