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Thanks for the input guys. I have a better understanding of absolute versus relative.

As for switching programs, i do have the option of going to another computer, but I was just wondering if...

Does anyone know what this means? I found it it one of the part files created with part wizard, and am just curious as to what it means.

Also im wondering if this is the setting that locks the...

Bill,

You were right. I didnt realize that the setting in part wizard would automatically override the SB settings without me allowing it to do that.

Thanks for the advice.

I have the manual speed settings for the X and Y move speeds set to 4 inches per second, and the jog is set to the same.

Moving manually everything is fine. For some reason when i start cutting...

That looks like the marks my machine leaves, when the tool is making more than one pass because of the stepdown depth not being enough.

Good recommendations donn,

I would love to have this computer stripped to the basics but unfortuantely im not sure if i will be given permission to do that. Its on the local network here at...

Donn,

Ill check those out, but at this point im thinking that its not the rails because this morning, like i mentioned everything is running good.

Leads me to think its a heat problem, or...

Update as of this morning: June 18th,

I started up the machine and started driving it manually, rather driving it manually with the speed set at 4, and it ran rather flawlessly.

Seeing as...

jack,

we disengaged the motor and ran the motors back and forth. No problem while pushing and pulling by hand. As for the files, i can try running another file, but its binding up when im not...

The X axis' on our machine are binding and locking up all the way down the rails. It does it if i drive the machine manually or while running a program. The only way i can really get it to go away is...

ok, well i know the estop is not stuck down or anything, but perhaps there is a short or something.

looks like my best bet would be to call up shopbot.

I have been having a problem recently with the input #4 limit switch.

The light is green, and there is a small red line around the outside of it. It doesnt ever seem to be shutting off for some...

Well that sounds like good advice. It doesnt seem like it would be a pinion, because the machine is less than a year old, and we dont even use it every day. But im not counting anything out at this...

Well i guess in that case, I cant be completely positive that the pinions are not worn out. I imagine that they are not too expensive, and its something easy we could try.

Also, im not positive...

The pinions are fine, the machine is only about six months maybe a little more, old.

We pulled the pinions apart to look at them, and make sure they were tight, and sure enough, no problems...

I was informed by Frank at shopbot that since our router was purchased this year it wont have the drop springs.

Which is indeed the case. Both motors were removed though, and run back and forth...

Recently, our shopbot has started to lose its position in the x axis because of the motors binding. It has only been happening along the x axis. It happens whether we drive it manually, orsometimes...