Hi, The values will depend on the tooling and also the material. We have found that the best finish is created with a feed of around 600mm/Min at about 12000RPM in aluminium We have also cut at 24000RPM and you can then increase the feedrate acordingly. The problem with this is tool life. I would te...

We have cleared out the stores and keep holding onto stuff thats too good to throw out :? Trouble is it never gets used and we dont have a full inventry of what we have or if it works. We also have an old bar store with racks and materials that have been here for years. anyone interested can come an...

We have allsorts lying round in the sheds :cry: I will ask Admin to photograph some of the obsolete stock and post the picks. We dont want to go through all the bits but if someone wanted to Ebay the lot they could make some money at it, we just dont have time! :!: There are several old controls ser...

Hi Ray Where are you located? The problem could be in the configuration of the software. You say you have a USB connection? Is this on the lathes? If so you do not need to connect to the RS232 unless you are using an old Operating system. What OS are you using? (the USB driver needs to have somthing...

This may be to do with the way the printer is set up. I assume you have a VL300? Try going to printers in the control panel. Set the default printer to be a VL300. Go to device setup and ensure it is set to 300 x 600. Restart the PC and try again. I am sure there are some other technical articals th...

I will try and explain what the difference is. The linear unit is normally attached directly to the moving slide. as the slide moves along the reading head travels along the body of the unit. This will give a very acurate position feedback as there is no gearing involved. The down side is that they ...

Sounds like you have a fault in the output stage of the drive.

You can either look to get the drive repaired or try and find someone with one for sale.

I am sure it will cut styrene. It depends on the thicknes and finish you want. I have cut 25mm polystyrene and while the top surface is OK the back has melted away. If you want to send us a sample of the material and what you want to cut we could have a go for you. If you are in the area you could a...

Paul, There are several options open to you. Do you have VR Milling 5? if not read the upgrade sheet as this will improve the speed of manufacture as all the tiny moves you mention are buffered together and can be cut at speed. V5 also has a simple DXF file import that will let you save files in Tec...

I would expect that the 4th axis is controlled with a go command and then an end angle and speed. I would not think that it would be possible to index the axis continuously.

We have a customer who has purchased a QuatroMill with Heidenhain TNC 355 control. Does anyone know the following? On my quatromill ( recently purchased secondhand ) what commands are used to rotate the 4th. axis? The controller is Heidenhain TNC 355. I want to be able to rotate the 4th. axis contin...

While the combine outline works well for most shape editing is it possible to trim lines? If so how?

There are a few checks you should make first of all. Open the electrical panel and make sure there is power getting to the control card. The 7 segment display should be lit. If not check the fuses. Is the installation a new one or has the machine worked before with the existing PC? Make sure the sof...

We have a Microrouter and are currently experiencing a connection problem between the computer and the mill. When the machine menu is selected in VR Miller it tries to connect to the mill but fails to do so, an error message is displayed with a picture stating that the power is off or the R232 cable...

Martin, The two motors in the top right of the card are the Y and X (X at the end) The one at the bottom of the card is the Z. Some machines may be different but I think this is correct. The Plugs also have black pegs fitted to prevent positioning in the wrong place, you may need to pop these out to...

Martin, What machine type are you running? If its a router then most of them other than the very early ones have a brake fitted on a shaft extension on the oposite end to the coupling. As Admin says if you dont have a brake then it could be an axis drive problem. If you open up the control you will ...

Please can you supply the serial number of the machine and the date supplied?

Paul, The computer requirements are a bit vague. :? You must have a computer with Windows 2000 or XP and a USB connection. The USB driver is only available on these operating systems. The Laser is effectivly a printer so the computer requirement is minimal but is depending on the Cad package you use...

Hi.

Could you please advise me on the minimum / recommended spec to run
Versalaser cutter.

Processor?

Ram?

HDD space?

Graphics card?

etc...

Thanks.

Paul

There should be 2 CD 20's one for each axis.

Are you sure there is only one? Has someone taken the other out? That would explain why the axis does not work?