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.005 mm off
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:51 pm
by Black Forest
Happy days! I bolted up the AC closed loop stepper to my mill this afternoon. Hooked up the Acorn, computer, etc. zeroed out my DRO on the mill. Not the Acorn but the Heidenhein DRO on the X axis. Then went to MDI and started playing. I was off by .005 of a mm according to my glass scales. Not bad for no calibration. I am definitely feeling I made the right choice going with the Acorn. The machine is much quieter with the closed loop stepper than with the DC servos. The fastest I moved was at 4000mm/m and it was smooth as butter.
Re: .005 mm off
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:06 pm
by cnckeith
great, thanks for feedback. post some photos to an online photo album and paste link to it here..we all would love to see what you are working on.
Re: .005 mm off
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:45 pm
by martyscncgarage
Black Forest wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:51 pm
Happy days! I bolted up the AC closed loop stepper to my mill this afternoon. Hooked up the Acorn, computer, etc. zeroed out my DRO on the mill. Not the Acorn but the Heidenhein DRO on the X axis. Then went to MDI and started playing. I was off by .005 of a mm according to my glass scales. Not bad for no calibration. I am definitely feeling I made the right choice going with the Acorn. The machine is much quieter with the closed loop stepper than with the DC servos. The fastest I moved was at 4000mm/m and it was smooth as butter.
Be sure to post in the success stories forum when you are done.
Little video showing things off!
Description and pictures of your build.
Marty