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Thread: one corner of rectangles bad/ splayed out

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    Default one corner of rectangles bad/ splayed out

    Cant seem to cut perfect squares... its always the 4th corner near the end point of the cut - cut splays out or in.
    motors are tightened and offset bearings are tight - no movement from xy car on the gantry.
    overall i get slight jiggle on all axes but I think this is normal?
    thought it was something to do with the de-acceleration tried cutting using several methods to avoid that with no luck..
    happens on first pass, so this rules out slipping parts or tabs problems.

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    overall i get slight jiggle on all axes
    I think that's your answer.

    How much play are we talking about? Have you measured it with a dial indicator?

    Also, what machine are you running?

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    running a prs standard. it appears after tightening the motors in place the gantry can move almost .01 according to the dial indicator..

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    .01" is high. If you figure that your gantry has one motor at each end you've got a combined .02" of slop, and that's after you tightened things up. I'd check for worn pinions first as they're a wear item, then I'd look at your gearboxes. As those get older they get backlash in them as well.

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    Don't forget that these pinion gears often have two set-screws in each threaded hole, one on top of the other.

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    If that cut was made with a 1/4" bit, that's a lot more movement than just a few .01".

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    the cut was made with a 3/8 bit

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    If there is slop the machine will move no matter what bit is in there.

    Dial out that slop if you can.

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    Along with that, something you can try in your design file, is to uncheck "Sharp external corners". This helps to keep a slight load on the tool as it makes the corner instead of a stop/start right angle path that unloads and loads the tool abruptly.
    Scott




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    Have you tried making changes to your toolpath to see if it helps? Do you do a ramp to minimize the amount of material it's cutting as it gets to the end of the pass? Or maybe try moving the start point away from the corner and along one of the sides?

    Bill

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