I was in the middle of a project, had already pocketed out a large section, ran a cleanup path with a different bit and then ran an end mill profile path. When I switched to by v bit to run the tool path at the bottom of the pocket it got stuck and stopped moving left and right. I shut the machine off and have tried to trouble shoot it but with no avail. I need some help!!! I cannot jog the machine manually to the left and right more than 3 mm but can front and back with the mdi override. I’ve attached a picture and have a video of what it is doing but it won’t let me upload it. Any ideas would be great!
You will probably need to re-initialize the machine at least. See if the X travel goes to the limit switch. If not, you will need to check for an interference.
I have re-initialized the machine multiple times but have to shut it down Bryce it won’t move from the center of the gantry. I tested the limit switches and they will all activate, if there was interference wouldn’t it effect more than one axis and why start in the middle of a toolpath?
Here’s a video
I am no expert. Some one with better diagnostics should pipe in at some point.
To me the sound of the movements sounds strained. Have you maintained the linear bearings with appropriate lubrication ? Also the ball screws.
At this point I would be contacting support. The video’s will help.
If you are feeling brave, You can manually move the various axis, but make sure all devices are powered off.
You might want to unplug the controller from the machine. I think I remember someone saying that moving a stepper motor generates an electrical pulse.
You don’t want to smoke a component.
I don’t know why anyone ever thinks it’s the linear bearings, these things are fairly bulletproof, if I was to guess I would say defective stepper or stepper driver damage. The odds of the ballscrew seizing in 2 separate directions is insanely low.
First instinct would be to unplug both y axis steppers and hook the x axis to the Y axis and see if it functions
unfortunately if I know how dummyproof they made this machine the connectors will probably be different.
If you were able to do this and it still has this issue would be more likely to be a ballscrew issue. If that was proven to not be the issue I’d eat my shorts because the linear bearings can function with 50% of their bearings (obviously not at full capacity but to freeze one is not easy I install these for a living)
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