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| == Positioning your work == | | == Positioning your work == |
| == Feeds and speeds== | | == Feeds and speeds== |
| + | ====Spindle Speed==== |
| + | The Shopbot does not pick up spindle speed instructions unless you have first opened up the Spindle RPM Control menu (under Tools): |
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| + | [[File:spindle-control-menu2.png]] |
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| + | '''My speeds aren’t changing on my Spindle when I run the warm-up routine and during cut files. What is the problem?''' |
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| + | *Note: On ShopBot desktops and MAX, the RPM must be manually adjusted. |
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| + | The Spindle RPM Control window needs to be open in order for the spindle to change speed. If you see this window pop up during the warm-up routine or software start-up, do not close it. To open it manually, type TR in the ShopBot console (the blank box next to the ShopBot CNC logo). Click on RPM to open the fill-in sheet, and make sure that the correct VFD is selected. Start when SB3 start is set to 1, and the Hz scale is set to 60 for a V1000 spindle and to 100 for a 74X spindle. |
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| + | The RPM Control window is not available on software versions earlier than 3.6.X. |
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| + | Perhaps the fact that this can be done via console means that it could also be added to Gcode files by the post-processor? I'm not really sure. I did just notice this, though, a bit lower down in the FAQ: |
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| + | '''I want the RPM Control Window to open every time I start ShopBot 3''' |
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| + | This can be accomplished in one of two ways: |
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| + | 1) ...blah blah blah... |
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| + | 2) Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\ShopBot\Virtual Tools. Open this file with a text |
| + | editor like Notepad or SBEdit. Edit this one line of code: |
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| + | VT = Spindle [&R]PM Control, Virtual Tools\Spindle Control\Spindle Control.exe, 0, 0 |
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| + | Change the last number, which is a zero, to one. It will now look like this: |
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| + | VT = Spindle [&R]PM Control, Virtual Tools\Spindle Control\Spindle Control.exe, 0, 1 |
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| + | Save the file, close and reopen the SB3 software to see the changes take effect. |
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| + | '''''This needs to be done only once for your Shopbot login.''''' |
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| ===Drilling=== | | ===Drilling=== |
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| ===MILLING=== | | ===MILLING=== |
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| + | ====Recommended Feed and Speed Rates==== |
| RPM = (12CS)/(pixD) | | RPM = (12CS)/(pixD) |
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