Post by dustypilot on Dec 27, 2020 22:55:09 GMT -5
Hello Axiom Folks,
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Good Riddance 2020.
Santa was good to me and there was a new rotary attachment for my Pro V5 under the tree (Thanks MOM). I was so excited. I read all the directions twice! I watched all the Youtube vids, studied the Aspire tutorials and by golly I was ready to make BETTER ROUND STUFF!!!
But a curious thing happened. I presume most people will not have round stuff lying around. They will have square stock they need to make round so they can MAKE BETTER ROUND STUFF just like me.
I was VERY careful to set my Z0 at the center using your prescribed procedure (which works well thank you), used the Vectric gadget for a rounding toolpath, but alas the 1/4" endmill ran above the stock and barely engage the corners. I stared at this and repeated with minor tweaks to no avail (same result) for hours...
I hit the boards, searched for 4th axis, rotary, spin, whatever magical keyword would get me my answer...and finally, FINALLY, I found it.
Job setup was lower left corner for XY. So I put the bit at the lower left corner of the square blank...if I may humbly request, would you please modify your 4th axis documentation to indicate that when XY zero, place the X OVER THE CENTER OF THE TAILSTOCK: Not the left corner of the workpiece.
Perhaps there are others who intuitively figured this out. Alas, I was NOT among them. This little tidbit in setup would make the manual better and would have saved me a day (or two).
Also, you could add the part about attaching the various pieces to the tailstock. There is one pic and it is left to the user to figure out Tab A slot B. Finally, another 5 mm on the tailstock screws would be nice. I watch Southern Ginger REV 2 and purchased 30mm M6's before installation and it was a nice plus.
Question: Can the headstock be mounted inverted? The reason I ask is it always homes to the lower left corner. 99% of my CNC will be flat so I setup in the lower left. When I want to 4th axis, it would be cool to leave it installed in the upper right corner and I see there are drilled and tapped holes on the top- like someone already thought of this. Then one could remove the RIGHT two spoil boards and get to work...which leads me to my final point (again credit to Southern Ginger for this one).
Instead of removing the 2 spoil boards, it is REALLY convenient to trim the second one so the tailstock can just ride along it and auto square to the headstock. Simple, easy and 2-7/8" makes it way easier than putting a square to it every time you move it. Yes, I have moved it several times...because now I know where X0 goes...
Thank you and let's go 2021 - we all could use a break!
Timothy Slater
Santa Rosa, CA
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Good Riddance 2020.
Santa was good to me and there was a new rotary attachment for my Pro V5 under the tree (Thanks MOM). I was so excited. I read all the directions twice! I watched all the Youtube vids, studied the Aspire tutorials and by golly I was ready to make BETTER ROUND STUFF!!!
But a curious thing happened. I presume most people will not have round stuff lying around. They will have square stock they need to make round so they can MAKE BETTER ROUND STUFF just like me.
I was VERY careful to set my Z0 at the center using your prescribed procedure (which works well thank you), used the Vectric gadget for a rounding toolpath, but alas the 1/4" endmill ran above the stock and barely engage the corners. I stared at this and repeated with minor tweaks to no avail (same result) for hours...
I hit the boards, searched for 4th axis, rotary, spin, whatever magical keyword would get me my answer...and finally, FINALLY, I found it.
Job setup was lower left corner for XY. So I put the bit at the lower left corner of the square blank...if I may humbly request, would you please modify your 4th axis documentation to indicate that when XY zero, place the X OVER THE CENTER OF THE TAILSTOCK: Not the left corner of the workpiece.
Perhaps there are others who intuitively figured this out. Alas, I was NOT among them. This little tidbit in setup would make the manual better and would have saved me a day (or two).
Also, you could add the part about attaching the various pieces to the tailstock. There is one pic and it is left to the user to figure out Tab A slot B. Finally, another 5 mm on the tailstock screws would be nice. I watch Southern Ginger REV 2 and purchased 30mm M6's before installation and it was a nice plus.
Question: Can the headstock be mounted inverted? The reason I ask is it always homes to the lower left corner. 99% of my CNC will be flat so I setup in the lower left. When I want to 4th axis, it would be cool to leave it installed in the upper right corner and I see there are drilled and tapped holes on the top- like someone already thought of this. Then one could remove the RIGHT two spoil boards and get to work...which leads me to my final point (again credit to Southern Ginger for this one).
Instead of removing the 2 spoil boards, it is REALLY convenient to trim the second one so the tailstock can just ride along it and auto square to the headstock. Simple, easy and 2-7/8" makes it way easier than putting a square to it every time you move it. Yes, I have moved it several times...because now I know where X0 goes...
Thank you and let's go 2021 - we all could use a break!
Timothy Slater
Santa Rosa, CA