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Today we aim to explore the limits of this CNC machine by installing the A axis .

The 4th (A) axis is the rotary axis along the x axis which allow the stock material to spins while using the spindle ,so it can be more efficient and save time while dealing with more complicated operations

We utilised the pre-installed wizard  to do some crafting work.We use “spline and gears”  that makes cylinder into splines and gear.

We didn't have a cylinder, we took a piece of wood and took off the edges of one end so that blunt and can fit snuggly on the teeth of the tooth pulley.
Once we positioned it and fixated onto the mount, we attempted to make a spline out of this piece of wood.once we put in the appropriate parameter , we start running the gcode.
During the milling, it started smoking due to the volume of friction.we had our fingers on the emergency button as we're prepared to turn it off if anything goes wrong.
At the end, we ended up getting a ridge carved instead as in the ideal setting, it was supposed to be a cylinder.
We did get the A axis moving which is good as we have encountered problem on every component of this machine, making sure everything is running smoothly.We had problems fastening and loosening the teeth on the tooth pulley this morning.the teeth fell out while we were attempting to mount the piece of wood on the pulley.There were no instructions on how to put the teeth back on.we spent the next hour trying to put the teeth back .

We have had problem with the motors, the spindle, the engraving tips, the A axis teeth pulley, the USB controller board(The motor for A axis overheated and blew the fuse inside the USB control box ), the software.
The quality of this CNC router is not best and questionable.it serves its purpose and are able to do whatever you tell it to. However, after 5 weeks of using it, I would only recommend this machine to someone who has experience with machining and controlling the operating software, someone who knows what they want and how to do it.

The manufacturer of the machine can be important when considering buying a CNC machine as in the future there may be a need for their help and support as someone who has never had experience with these type of machine. the manufacturer of the CNC machine is from China.it was hard to get a hold of them due to being in different time zone.It would be more convenient for us if we can have customer support on the mechanism of the CNC router in our normal office hours.










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