Cnc Ticking Noise

[Zombie (Rob M)]

Check your bolts on ball screw nut. Mine made a similar noise before it dropped.

HDZ Catastrophe

So I crashed my spindle into my work piece five days ago. Over the weekend I went over everything, replaced 2 v wheels, tightened all the eccentric nuts, recalibrated the belt stretch, and all seemed to be good. Cut a few parts on Monday, and randomly, on some plunges I would hear a clunk. Last night I was trying out my new laser and heard a THUD, my spindle dropped and the laser hit the ground. The two screws on the nut for the ball screw had backed out. Now I have a bunch of tiny ball bear…