Micromill irregular circles ?

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Micromill irregular circles ?

Post by rpm » Mon 06 Dec , 2010 22:03 pm

Hi I have a micromill 2000 using vr milling 2.31 and quickcam 2d design when I cut out a circle it is allways irregular and not a true round I'm new to this game and would welcome anyones thoughts please.

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Re: Micromill irregular circles ?

Post by bradders » Tue 07 Dec , 2010 8:08 am

Make sure all the axes dovetails and lead screws are well lubricated. One or more of the axes may be stalling slightly du to that lack of lubrication

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Re: Micromill irregular circles ?

Post by Denford Admin » Tue 07 Dec , 2010 10:11 am

The micromill can usually cut quite accurately for a relatively cheap CNC...but you must ensure there is minimum backlash on the screw nuts.

There is some good information here:
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