In the CNC field, a vendor's operation tutorial can often reflect their after-sales service level well. It would be a great purchase experience for the users if they received a complete set of manuals that are clear and well-written in English. Many users ask us from time to time why EagleTec CNC machine's prices are higher than some of your peers. That's just because we put the quality control and after-sales service on another level. In this post, we would like to show you how detailed our manual could be with the ATC CNC router tutorial demo.
In addition, we would like to clarify that no matter which model a user buys from EagleTec CNC, he will get the equivalent level instruction manual for his own cnc machine. Working with EagleTec CNC, newbies have no pressure or challenge to learn to operate the machine.
Tutorial Background
Linear automatic tool changer CNC
NcStudio Phoenix Control System
Here are the full details. Please enjoy!
Chapter 1. Door Design Test
Step 1. How to Install or Uninstall the Cutter
Step 2. Switch on the ATC CNC Machine
• Warning:
Before switching on the machine, please confirm that no operator is doing wiring work and the electric control cabinet door has been closed and locked.
• Release the emergency stop button, then press the ON/OFF switch.
• Wait for the WINDOWS system to start.
Step3. Mount the Tool Taper on the Spindle
• Put the tool taper into the spindle hole, press the clamp switch simultaneously, and release the button after the spindle has absorbed the tool taper.
• This is the clamp/release switch.
Step 4. Open NcStudio Program
Double click the NcStudio icon (the blue one) on the desktop to open it. (Note: the red one is the installation package for further maintenance purposes)
Step 5. Homing
• This operation is for calibrating the coordinate system of the ATC CNC.
• After the NcStudio program starts, the Home dialog box will pop up automatically.
• Click [Option-ALL Axes] to perform coordinate system calibration.
• Wait for the machine to perform the action; At this point, the system status will display Running.
• As the machine moves, the coordinate values change.
• When the coordinate values under the Machine column are all zero, and a small circle symbol appears in front of X/Y/Z, the action is completed.
• We close the Homing dialog box.
Step 6. Calibrate the Tool
This operation introduces how to execute tool calibration.
• First, check the current tool number (Cur T No), which must correspond to a position in the magazine behind the machine where no tool is placed. Otherwise, it may cause the linear ATC CNC router to hit the tool magazine. If not, please adjust it.
• Click [Measure] icon
• Click [Using Multi-Measure]
• Cancel the unused tools and keep only the tools that will be used. In this test, we used three tools T1, T4, and T6.
• Click [Start]
• The ATC Router performs the calibration.
• The action is completed when the system's state changes from Running to Idle.
• We close the dialog box.
Step 7. Set Up the Workpiece Origin
The workpiece zero point is the origin of each axis in the G-code file. The operation is for clearing the current workpiece coordinate system of each axis and setting the correct workpiece offset to the machine coordinate of each axis.
• Take the option - Jog.
• Click [Y-] to move the machine head to the front of the table.
• Click [X+] to move the machine head to the right of the table.
• Click [Z-] to move the machine head close to the wood sheet.
• Take the option [HW]
• Use the handwheel to make fine adjustments so that the tool just touches the board's surface, which is the workpiece origin of the Z axis. And the origin of X/Y should be set at the lower left corner of the wood.
• Click [VacAdsorb] to switch on the vacuum pump
• Open the valves
• Push the board with your hand to see if it is firmly sucked
• Click [XY Clear]
• The XY coordinate values under the Workpiece column are all 0
• Click the small arrow
• Take option [Z Clear]
• Click [Z Clear]
• The XYZ coordinate values under the Workpiece column are all zero now. Setup complete.
Step 8. Load File & Start Machining
This operation is to load a G-code file for machining. Before loading a file, please get a file ready first.
• To load a program file, click [Load] and select a program file.
• After it is done, the content of the program file shows in Ncfile and Trace window.
• Click the [HW Guide] button to switch to handwheel guide mode.
• Click the [Start]
• Turn the handwheel to start machining in manual mode first. The atc cnc machine performs the tool change first.
• We click the [HW Guide] again to switch to auto machining.
• When the tool change action is completed, we click the [HW Guide] again to run the job in the manual model to check if it runs perfectly.
• It runs perfectly; we click the [HW Guide] again to switch to the auto machining.
• After the processing is completed, the system displays the Idle status.
• Click [Z+] to lift the spindle, and Click [Y+] to move the gantry backward.
Chapter 2. Do the Job a Second Time
Because we did not set the XY workpiece origin at the lower left corner of the board for the first time, the cutting pattern was not in the center of the board. So we adjusted the XY origin point and did the job again.
Chapter 3. Letter Carving Test
• Please do the XYZ origin point setup as the guide before.
• XY Clear.
• Click [Unload] to delete the previous G-code file.
• Click [Load] and select a new file.
• Click [Start]
• The CNC performs the tool changing first.
• Click the [HW Guide] button to switch to handwheel guide mode.
• Turn the handwheel to start machining in manual mode first.
• It runs perfectly; we click the [HW Guide] again to switch to the auto machining.
• Click [Z+] to lift the spindle, and Click [Y+] to move the gantry backward.
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