Hey Guys,
I think I’m finally getting to the details of my larger machine (configuring, tuning and settings) and less on the mechanics of the machine. I think I am having issues with the gcode settings on my programs. Whenever I run a program that I created on Fusion and utilizing the TinyG post process, I am still getting my tool head to plunge further than I want. This is the initial move of the Z axis and I think it is because of the Gcode. I’m still unfamiliar with offsets, how to set them correctly both on Fusion and on the gcode file. But, I think somehow, I’ve set wrong origins or offsets or something in the setup I have. Could someone take a look at the initial portion of the gcode program I am sending to the machine and tell me if that is the cause of it plunging down initially and how to correct it?
Here is the first part of the gcode:
N1 (1001)
N2 (WATFORD FRIDAY)
N3 (T2 D=6.35 CR=0. - ZMIN=-1. - FLAT END MILL)
N4 G0 G90 G94 G17
N5 G21
N6 G53 Z0.
N7 (FACE2)
N8 M5
N9 M9
N10 T2
N11 M3 S5000
N12 G54
N13 M9
N14 G0 X208.214 Y-127.456
N15 Z15.
N16 Z5.
N17 G1 Z-0.365 F1000.
Currently, I haven’t set up my machine with either limit switches or used the probe to set the zero point, but I have the parts and that is my next point of order. Thanks for any assistance.
George
