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Re:CNC milling with open source software by rmu09 on Friday January 18, 2019 @04:36PM (#18943346)
Real CNC machines have limit switches, they monitor the load on the axis and spindle servos etc etc. But that doesn't prevent running your cutter into a fixture at positioning speed and ruining the spindle bearings.
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Re:CNC milling with open source software by ElCapitanMarkla on Saturday January 19, 2019 @05:00AM (#18946230)
My tin arse Cnc mill I made has stop switches. Probably the cheapest part of the whole thing and saves it grinding itself when you balls the code up :D
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Re:CNC milling with open source software by sokoloff on Saturday January 19, 2019 @10:40AM (#18947535)
Do those stop switches prevent crashing the mill into a fixture? If so, how?

Do you manually monitor the entire job cycle?

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