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Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Mon 04 April 2011, 15:50

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Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

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Posted By David Bryant

Thanks Gerald That is what I expected. I will...

Thanks Gerald That is what I expected. I will keep looking.
Cheers
David

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Mon 04 April 2011, 02:51

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

Views: 120,330

Posted By David Bryant

Thanks Danilo That is very close to the...

Thanks Danilo

That is very close to the variation I have found. It will be good to hear some more if they got it exact.
thanks again
David

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Mon 04 April 2011, 01:47

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

Views: 120,330

Posted By David Bryant

Hi Ken 10 micro steps is standard for the...

Hi Ken
10 micro steps is standard for the Geckodrives

Cheers
David

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Sun 03 April 2011, 19:09

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

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Posted By David Bryant

Hi Just redid calcs and set the new numbers...

Hi
Just redid calcs and set the new numbers into Mach3 put it all back together, still out by 1-2mm in 1000. ???

Did many of you guys get the exact number or does everyone set up by adjusting...

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Sun 03 April 2011, 16:22

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

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Posted By David Bryant

Hi I have four 34HS9801-G5 MotionKing stepper...

Hi
I have four 34HS9801-G5 MotionKing stepper motors
I have been trying to work out why my mech mate does not move the correct distance(accordind to theory). So I put a signal generator onto the...

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Thu 31 March 2011, 21:21

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

Views: 120,330

Posted By David Bryant

Hi All I did further testing today. I isolated...

Hi All
I did further testing today. I isolated the Z axis from the machine and got a counter onto the pulses out of Mach3.
I found mach3 pulses out to be correct (No surprise.)
I then set...

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Wed 10 November 2010, 23:26

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

Views: 120,330

Posted By David Bryant

Thanks for checking I will keep looking...? Not a...

Thanks for checking I will keep looking...? Not a typo.
Cheers
David

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Wed 10 November 2010, 23:04

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

Views: 120,330

Posted By David Bryant

Hi Gerald The drives are motion King pulse per...

Hi Gerald
The drives are motion King pulse per rev set for 1600 pulses per rev (8 micro steps 1.8 degree per step) followed by a gearbox mechanical gear reduction by G5
32 teeth on the rack very...

Forum: Driving Mechanisms: Rack/pinion, gears, screws, belts & chains

Wed 10 November 2010, 22:19

Replies: 96

Understanding & Selecting gear pinions - setting the steps per mm[inch]

Views: 120,330

Posted By David Bryant

Hi I have a Mod 1 rack, 31 tooth pinions 5:1...

Hi
I have a Mod 1 rack, 31 tooth pinions 5:1 gearbox microstepping to give 1600 pulses per rev of the stepper.
I set Mach 3 to 82.144 steps per mm.

I am getting about a 6% error in the...

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