laguna Laguna Series, Manual

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To Move the Router Head

The Work Envelope is a volume that defines the

movement limits of the router spindle. The X0,

Y0 corner of the work envelope is determined by

the machine’s Home Position. The X+ and Y+

limits of the work envelope are determined by

the “Table Size: Settings [MENU/MACHINE

SETUP/TABLE SIZE] and provide the “soft

limits” for the machine. The Table Size settings

prevent the possibility of the spindle

assembly/gantry from being jogged into the

machine’s frame.

Ensure that the controller display is indicating

the Machine Coordinates. Those numbers

correspond to the machine Home position

determined by physical limit switches. Machine

Coordinates are indicated on the screen by the designation “AX, AY, or AZ”. If

the Machine Coordinates are not being displayed, depressing the HIGH/LOW

and MENU buttons together will toggle between the machine coordinates and

ORIGIN coordinates. [e.g. 1-9].

1.

Select Low Speed by pressing the HIGH LOW / 0 button. Select Continuous

by pressing the mode button until “Continuous” is displayed. The display will

show the position of the router head as it changes at the bottom of the display.

Move the router spindle to the home position by pressing the Home button.

2.

Move the router head to the max X position by pressing X+ button until the

router spindle stops and note the displayed AX= value.

3.

Press the Y+ button and hold until the router gantry stops moving. Note the

displayed AY value.

4.

Typically on the Swift Vacuum machine, the work envelope will be 1300mm x

2500mm [work envelopes vary by machine model].

5.

Machining can only be performed if the tool path centerlines fall within the

work envelope.

If an error message is displayed while trying to execute a program indicating an

over travel error in one of the Axes, executing the program would require that a

tool path fall outside of the machine’s Work Envelope. PLEASE NOTE THAT

THE SELECTION OF THE “ORIGIN” ALSO EFFECTS PLACEMENT OF THE

PROGRAM WITHIN THE WORK ENVELOPE.