Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Climb Milling

yahoo@... wrote:

> You don't implement backlash compensation by "backing the motor".
> Backlash compensation works because each time that the direction is
> reversed, the software realizes that turns-of-the-motor will not be
> reflected in the displacement. Therefore the software runs the motor
> a compensated amount more than would otherwise be required.
>
> This will not effect the milling direction or interfere with climb
> milling.

Well, the backlash compensation, in itself, won't interfere, but if you
try to climb mill on heavier cuts, with a machine that has appreciable
backlash, you will likely have a crash. It is the backlash, not the
compensation, that is the real problem.

Jon