Hi guys,
Abit of updates. I took some time to lap the ways for X and Y and now they are as smooth as a baby's butt. Almost. Also solved my binding problem. Turns out when I locked the ballnut to the saddle, it was lower than it should be and when I run the motor, it was binding as it was not turning at the correct axis. It was slightly turning a cone shape if you know what I mean.
I pulled the ballnut block up while tightening the bolt holding it to the saddle hence correcting the problem. The result is I could now rapid at 5000mm/min without binding issue. As mentioned before, I will max it at 3000 for cutting. Just glad to know its solved.
I haven't installed the X axis yet. Hopefully that will not affect the Y axis performance. Looks like my 24V is sufficient after all. Almost flattened my finger when I tried to slip it in to touch the ballscrew when it was running.
Alex |