ShopMaster MILL TURN, Setup Manual

Page 1: ...al is being sent to you in PDF format prior to the delivery of your machine so that you can be prepared for it s setup upon arrival As the owner you may print out a hard copy of this manual or have a bound copy done at a local office supply house for your personal use Copying or printing the manual for sale or distribution to others is prohibited INSPECTION OF CRATE UPON ARRIVAL ...

Page 2: ...a ratchet and socket 17 MM or 11 16 to remove the bolts Set the bench panels aside and save the bolts You will find the rear sheet metal panels and the front doors for the bench wrapped and secured inside the machine Remove them and set them aside The 2 end panels are already attached You can now see that the bench leg assembly is mounted upside down on the base which allows it to form a strong su...

Page 3: ...t again noting the position of the front of the bench Slowly lower the machine down until it is almost resting on the legs and then thread the 6 bolts down through the bench pan into the legs Lower the machine down completely until it is resting solidly on the legs and remove your lifting mechanisms Leave the 6 bolts just finger tight for now Don t be concerned if the assembly seems a bit unsteady...

Page 4: ...e one of those low cost toolbox units sold at discount stores placed inside the cabinet and resting on the lower shelf There are plenty of variations of shelves and drawers to suit your own style The openings behind the doors are 24 wide 25 tall and 25 deep If you install toolboxes with drawers you may leave the doors in place to utilize their locking feature or simply leave them off for fast acce...

Page 5: ...e the machine around should the need arise Keep in mind that the access panel for your electronics is on the left as you face the machine and should you be turning long parts in the lathe which protrude through the spindle you will need some space on the left side You definitely do not want to place the left side in a corner Once you have chosen your location its time to run your wiring The machin...

Page 6: ...ster and cause the machine to tip over if rolling too fast Sweep up your entire area before beginning the move If you are mounting the machine close to the back wall be sure to release the computer mount and swing it out toward the front of the machine before getting up close to the wall Once you are in the chosen place begin screwing the adjustable levelers out of the bench legs until the machine...

Page 7: ...t when selecting either lathe or mill you will hear a snap sound from the inside of the panel that is the magnetic contactor engaging To the right of this switch is your main power switch for the VFD inverter and the spindle motors When this switch is on you will also have the red light on Below these switches in the center is the E Stop switch This switch shuts off all power to the VFD inverter a...

Page 8: ...rs is the CNC power supply This converts 220 volts AC into 48 volts DC for the Gecko drive Just below the gap between the contactors and the power supply is the module for the spindle sensors which send signals to Mach 3 for RPM reading threading tapping etc To the right of the CNC power supply is the back side of the VFD keypad with the ribbon cable running back to the VFD inverter The inverter a...

Page 9: ...to their mid travel points this will give you plenty of clearance for your first moves Bring the computer mount around and adjust it to a comfortable position Hook up the keyboard and mouse and the monitor and Parallel port cables Plug the PC power cable in to the 220 volt wall outlet Turn the PC on It should boot up and on your desktop screen you should have several icons RECYCLE BIN MACH LOADER ...

Page 10: ...spindle should turn at 200 RPM Type M5 and enter to stop the spindle Type M4 S200 and the spindle should rotate the opposite direction Always use M5 to stop the spindle If the carriages or spindle move the wrong direction go to the bottom of this file for instructions As your spindle is running on the Mach 3 screen you will have a display that shows the RPM you requested and another display showin...

Page 11: ...and find the column marked DIR LOW ACTIVE simply change the check mark from red to green or vice versa to reverse the motor direction Your machine comes with an operating demo version of Mach 3 which will run up to 500 lines of G code In order to use more lines or the special wizards you will need to purchase the full Mach 3 license You can purchase the full license from DMAUCH SEANET COM DRO upda...

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Page 18: ...TOOL TRAY The CNC toolpost setup manual will be sent as a separate document ...

Page 19: ...r carriage lock First give a G91 command for incremental mode Move the axis in any direction this will take out any inherent lash in the screw 4 Now Zero your DRO in Mach 3 and also your machine DRO Now give your Mach 3 a G code command to go 1 inch G0 X1 5 Read the actual motion on your DRO If the travel was less than 1 inch you need to add steps in your steps per inch settings in MOTOR TUNING If...

Page 20: ...t in the backlash amount SAVE SETTINGS and repeat the test until your carriage moves exactly 1 in both directions when given the command Repeat this procedure for both axes SETTING SPINDLE PULLEYS 1 Set the Hz settings in your VFD to your preference from 50 to a maximum of 120 the factory setting is 120 2 Follow the instructions in your Laser Tachometer manual for testing the spindle RPM 3 Set you...

Page 21: ...ypad THREADING TIPS FOR THE SHOPMASTER Following are some settings and tips to make threading easier on your TURNADO machine 1 STEPS PER INCH AND BACKLASH COMPENSATION Be sure you take the time to do these settings according to the file provided Because the distance between threads can be very small any error especially on the Z axis can cause the threads to be wrong pitch or even wiped over by su...

Page 22: ...rd settings you must hit ENTER on your keyboard to save the setting 6 SETTING THE SPINDLE RPM FOR THREADING Mach 3 has 2 functions working during threading It receives signals from the spindle sensor to calculate the actual rpm this is shown on the line marked S TRUE while the rpm you set in the wizard is shown on the S line Mach 3 uses the signals from the spindle sensor to match these lines Howe...

Page 23: ...moves then nothing because you have come to the M1 command which has stopped the program Now it s time to set your spindle rpm Go to your VFD key pad and press RUN and then turn the speed control knob to start the spindle Watching your S TRUE line on the Mach 3 screen and adjust the control knob until the rpm matches the speed you selected on the S line It won t be possible to get the match absolu...