RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] machine setup for rotary table

Ok, so the mind was not engaged when the fingers typed that stupid statement
in my original reply. I stand corrected.

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Statman [mailto:dan.statman@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 21:05
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] machine setup for rotary table
>
>
> Actually, in turboCNC the angular feedrate is in units of degrees per
> second. So F50 would take 3.6 seconds to go around 180 degrees.
>
> Daniel J. Statman, Statman Designs
> www.statmandesigns.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Guenther" <j.guenther@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:02 PM
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] machine setup for rotary table
>
>
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > I have the Sherline rotary table working just fine with TurboCNC. I am
> not
> > using Gecko's but that should not make any difference. If you
> are set up
> to
> > half step the motor then one revolution of the table is 28800 steps (400
> > steps per rev * 72 = 28800) so you want to configure the axis
> that has the
> > rotary table to be 80 steps per degree. In TurboCNC that is
> set to .0125
> > per unit for the rotary table axis.
> >
> > Your gcode command of G01 X180 f50 would move at the rate of 50 degrees
> per
> > minute so it would take 3.6 minutes to rotate the table 180 degrees.
> >
> > John Guenther
> > Sterling, Virginia
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cncuni2002 [mailto:cncuni2002@...]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 19:30
> > > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] machine setup for rotary table
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Is anyone out there using the Sherline rotary table? I have tried to
> > > run the table with turbocnc and g201 and not very sure how to
> > > configure the machine setup. I notice the motor only ticking along
> > > very very slowly with the command, for example
> > > G01 X180 f50
> > >
> > > Will appreaciate a "ready-made" configuration. Save my brain from a
> > > lot of headache-causing number crunching.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
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