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Ramping spindle speed
I have a generic 3018 router, but I replaced the 10k spindle with a newer 20k spindle.
To avoid damaging the motherboard, they recommend ramping the speed of the spindle, something like
M3 S1000
G4 P0.5
M3 S2000
G4 P0.5
M3 S5000
G4 P0.5
M3 S10000
Is there any way to include this ramping code automatically in the Gcode export? Right now, I edit the file manually in UGS before hitting play.
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Hi Brian Trotter,
You specify the Spindle Speed for a specific tool when creating and calculating a toolpath, when adding a new tool the Tool Database, or when editing a tool already included in the Tool Database.
Please watch the collection of demonstration of videos available from our Carveco Training portal: https://learn.carveco.com/
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Yes, and right now, whatever speed is set (just one per tool), that's represented by just the one call, for example
S10000M3
This will bring the spindle to full speed right away, and on a low end 3018, risks a surge to the motherboard.
The recommendation from Genimitsu when using the 20k spindle with a 3018 is to ramp up the speed, to give the power supply time to catch up. Hence the code I listed in the beginning.
I'll just continue to edit the output manually.
Hi Brian Trotter,
Please confirm the exact name of the post processor option you're selecting from the Save Toolpaths dialog when saving your calculated toolpaths from Carveco Maker.
Thanks for your time and cooperation.
Grbl (inch) (*gcode)
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