Y-axis jogs left a few times as truck travels right toward bit finder tab
When the truck (Y-axis) is traveling to the right side of the machine to identify bit, it jogs back left two or three times before continuing right to hit the bit tab. This reversing also happens as the truck returns to home position.
My carvings are good. Any ideas why?
Y Gearbox Bearings Seems Bad...Thanks
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Originally Posted by
Digitalwoodshop
Floyd is right. The most common failure is the Y Gearbox Bearings. Then the big gear in the shaft leans toward the center of the machine and the big plastic gear rubs on the U shaped machine frame cut out causing resistance to movement and the head reverses to try to clear it... OR a Dirty Encoder....
If you are not a member there are 2 Facebook Pages. Lots of pictures about this and Tim sells a replacement shaft if your bearings have worn the shaft thin.
AL
I checked gearbox and the large white gear does move side to side. How do I contact Tim?
I thank everyone for the advice.