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Recently purchased and assembled an XXL. When I try to do the initial homing through Carbide Motion I get what you see in the video.
The limit switches are all springy and all 3 turn on their respective LED when pressed. If I manually raise the spindle so that it is pressing the limit switch before I turn the machine on when I run the homing operation the spindle is lowered/drops down a few inches but does so without the grinding noise.
The grinding noise isn't actually grinding on the belt as far as I can tell, just the stepper motor going back and forth really quickly a few degrees.
Any ideas on what's wrong?
XXL Z-Axis homing sounds like grinding
Re: XXL Z-Axis homing sounds like grinding
I’m having the same problem, did you ever get it fixed?
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Re: XXL Z-Axis homing sounds like grinding
Per https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/FAQ#Homing_switches
Make sure you've sent the machine configuration: https://docs.carbide3d.com/support/carb ... -motion-v4
There is a basic page on troubleshooting the homing switches at: https://docs.carbide3d.com/software-faq ... eshooting/ There is also a Carbide 3D Answer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7lOLMA ... e=youtu.be
Please check that the switches are plugged in correctly, and work properly --- when the machine powers up the homing indicator lights should flicker on/off, then once the controller is booted up you can test the switches by pressing them --- the matching light should light while the switch is pressed (closed), and should go off when the switch is released (open).
Please make sure that the machine can mechanically close the appropriate homing switch on an axis before reaching the limit of travel along that axis --- if it can't, it should be possible to adjust a problematic switch's placement by loosening the hardware in question, pulling it into a better alignment and then tightening it. The machine being out of square can also affect this, squaring up the machine, or more expediently, securing a small block or plate for the homing switches to contact may be necessary.
Make sure you've sent the machine configuration: https://docs.carbide3d.com/support/carb ... -motion-v4
There is a basic page on troubleshooting the homing switches at: https://docs.carbide3d.com/software-faq ... eshooting/ There is also a Carbide 3D Answer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7lOLMA ... e=youtu.be
Please check that the switches are plugged in correctly, and work properly --- when the machine powers up the homing indicator lights should flicker on/off, then once the controller is booted up you can test the switches by pressing them --- the matching light should light while the switch is pressed (closed), and should go off when the switch is released (open).
Please make sure that the machine can mechanically close the appropriate homing switch on an axis before reaching the limit of travel along that axis --- if it can't, it should be possible to adjust a problematic switch's placement by loosening the hardware in question, pulling it into a better alignment and then tightening it. The machine being out of square can also affect this, squaring up the machine, or more expediently, securing a small block or plate for the homing switches to contact may be necessary.
Shapeoko 3XL #0006 w/ Carbide Compact Router w/0.125″ and ¼″ Carbide 3D precision collets