I am trying to cut a cylindrical tube with a laser. However, I notice that no matter what feedrate I input, the movement of the tube is always at the same speed. Here is a section of the my code:
M10 is for switching on the laser. "A" is the rotary axis. M11 is for switching off the laser. No matter what F number I put, regardless of whether it is 200 as above, or 0.2, the movement speed is always the same. How do I change that? Am I missing something?
F200 position shouldn't make any difference in either example.
Remember you are commanding the rotary axis (A axis) to move 200 units per minute. If your units are degrees (typical) then that is 200 degrees per minute. Depending on the job diameter, that may be very slow tool movement.
Are you using Mach3 or something else? What is the maximum velocity as set for A axis?