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CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System
User's Manual
CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System
CNCDIY CNC Routing Machine System
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www.cncdiy.org
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cncdiy_selling@ymail.com
CNC 6040
ROUTER / ENGRAVER / DRILLING / MILLING MACHINE
User's Manual
Latest update: 9 September 2009 
 
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  • Page 1 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System CNCDIY CNC Routing Machine System Website: www.cncdiy.org Email: cncdiy_selling@ymail.com CNC 6040 ROUTER / ENGRAVER / DRILLING / MILLING MACHINE User’s Manual Latest update: 9 September 2009   ...
  • Page 2 This recognition of our work is completed. All the software training is not in our capacity. CNCDIY Routing Machine System is a vast CNC-DIY enthusiast platform, we are very happy in our own knowledge, ability and time to give novices within reach of as much as possible help, but please do not use these to help and look at the FAQ to make is that we have obligations.
  • Page 3 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Reminder The machine uses a parallel interface and control computer connected through the parallel port control software MACH3 controlled carving machine to run the various axes in...
  • Page 4 Hong Kong office of CNCDIY Routing Machine System after providing photos to show the damage part and proving the causes of the problem to our staff. It is entirely up to CNCDIY Routing Machine System to determine whether a repair is to be considered under warranty.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Safety and Protection 2-1 Gloves 2-2 Handling Posture Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 3-1 Installation Precaution 3-2 Understanding of Your Machine System...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for your selection of our product. We have provided CNCDIY routing machine system, also very honored that you have the time to read, prepared by the Walter, "Quick Start Guide" in the hope of its initial contact with routing machine will be able to help! This is not a company.

  • Page 7: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Installation Precaution The CNC Routing Machine system contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged. Prior to installation, carefully read the user’s manual...

  • Page 8: 3-2 Understanding Of Your Machine System

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System 3-2 Understanding of Your Machine System For the future use and maintenance, user should understand your routing machine system first. The major parts are shown in below figure and include a set of routing machine, a CNC control box, spindle with bracket, and an attachment box.

  • Page 9: Machine Specifications

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Machine Specification CNC6040 Router / Engraver System 1. Effective Travel: 400mm(X) * 580mm(Y) * 60mm(Z) 2. Machine Outside Dimensions: 850mm * 640mm * 470mm 3. Maximum Workpiece...

  • Page 10: 3-4 Spindle (D57 And C57) Specifications

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System 3-4 Spindle (D57 and C57) Specifications The spindle is a used of ELECTROCRAFT E240 motor installed an ER11 chuck and a Plastic Cooling Fan. The original is a DC servo motor, it is a waste and the encoder has been damaged.

  • Page 11: Stepping Motor Specifications

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Stepping Motor Specifications The stepping motors are selecting the new Chinese stepping motors or used Japanses and USA stepping motors. Specification Machine Model CNC3040 CNC3020 Unit Stepping Motor Model...

  • Page 12: Components Check

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Components Check A check listed is shown in Figure 3.6 below. Please check them with your received components and pull a tick or an across for record.

  • Page 13: Tools And Materials Requirement

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Tools and Materials Requirement In this chapter, there are discuss the major tools for the assembly work! Figure 3.7 Tools list A. Mechanical Part Tools Name Description...
  • Page 14 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System The nuts and crank bolts installation Spanner The small adjustment and part assemble! Hammer (Plastic) B. Electrical Parts Tools Name Description Picture To melt the solder for wire connection.

  • Page 15: Machine Installation

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Machine Installation There are shown the assemble step for your following! The following table are shown the tips when you doing the assembling work! Tools Name ICON...
  • Page 16 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Stepping Motor Part 1  The flat side of Component Clearance  the shaft is   connecting with the bolt of knob for locking! The wires are Z Axis Part    Completed!  through the hold!  ...
  • Page 17 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Gantry Part  2    17 ...
  • Page 18 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Cable Chain installation 3            18 ...
  • Page 19 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Machine Assemble Completed 4    19 ...

  • Page 20: Electrical Connection

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Electrical Connection The machine and the CNC control box are separated. Therefore, you need to connect each cable. Please connect them be carefully. 3-9-1 Spindle’s Cable Connection 3-9-1-1 Pins Connecting Head of Spindle’s Cable Connection...
  • Page 21 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System 3-9-2 Stepping motor’s cable connection Each stepping motor is requested four wires. They are representing A+, A-, B+ and B-. The A+ and A- is the same coil, the B+ and B- is another coil. (Please refer to the related CNC control box user’s manual) Therefore, please do not connect them wrong.
  • Page 22 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 3 Assuming the poles for step 2 After find out the group of wires, you can assume that one group is A coil and the other group is B coil! The A+ pole and the A- pole can be exchanged.
  • Page 23 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System 3-9-3 Understanding the direction of the axis There are two types of axes direction setting. The major different are exchanged the X axis and Y axis. Before you connect the control box with the stepping motors, please understand and confirm the following setting.
  • Page 24 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System 3-9-4 Final Connection At the back of the control box, there are also requested to connect the electrical power supply cable and the computer parallel port cable.

  • Page 25: Basic Testing With Cnc Control Box

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System 3-10 Basic Testing with CNC Control Box   Step 1 Interconnection Check This is a preliminary test to confirm the interconnection between the CNC control box and the engraving machine.
  • Page 26 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 5 Spindle Test Then, we switch off the drive power and set the spindle speed control knob to "Safe Place" position. (Please refer to the related CNC control box user’s manual) After that, you can turn on the spindle power switch and justifying the spindle speed control knob clockwise slowly.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4 Installation Of Mach 3 Software

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Chapter 4 Installation of Mach 3 Software The Mach 3 is one of most common CNC control interface for Microsoft Windows’s users. The setting of the Mach 3 is very easy for your CNC control! It will help you to set up the basic settings and show the useful function in Mach 3 for you.
  • Page 28 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 2 Select the “Ports and Pins” menu Open the “Ports & Pins” menu under the “config” menu. Step 3 Setting the frequency of the parallel port Select “Port Setup and Axis Selection”...
  • Page 29 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 4 Select Units Open the “Select Native Units” menu under the “config” menu. Select the suitable units for you system and press “OK” to confirm! Step 5...
  • Page 30 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 6 – Input Signals Setting Select the “Intput Signals” columns and change the “Pin Number”.   30 ...
  • Page 31 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 7 Output Signals Setting Select the “Output Signals” columns and change the parameter as below: Step 8 Finish the setting Select “OK” to confirm   31 ...

  • Page 32: Stepping Motor Setting In Mach 3 With Different Coupling Type

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Stepping motor setting in Mach 3 with different coupling type The procedure of motor setting is discussed in follow: Step 1 Open the Motor setting dialog Select the “Motor Tuning” under the “Config” menu.
  • Page 33 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 3 Parameters of stepping motor The suggested settings for different unit are shown in the table below: A. For millimeter unit use Steps per Velocity Acceleration...

  • Page 34: Load A G Code File

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Load a G code file After completed all setting, you can open and run a G-code file into Mach 3. Step 1 Open a G code file Select “Load G Code”...

  • Page 35: Testing With Cnc Machine

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 3 Start running the G code You can see the red flashing “RESET” button, and click it to stop the flashing, after that please select the “Cycle Start” button or press <Alt> and <R> keys on your key board to run the G code.

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Installation Of Emc2 Software

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Chapter 5 Installation of EMC2 Software The EMC2 is a famous CNC control interface for Linux’s users. It will guide you to complete setting the parameters for you machine and show the useful function in EMC2 for you.
  • Page 37 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 3 Create a new CNC Configuration Select the checkbox of the “Create a new Configuration” and Check the “Forward” button for next. Step 4 Entering the Basic Machine Information Please follow the below setting!  ...
  • Page 38 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 5 Setting up the Parallel Port Please follow the below setting for you parallel port! You can find the related information in the “Parallel port interface definition” of the CNC Controller Specification: The invert signal checkbox next to every signal is an importance functions.

  • Page 39: Stepping Motor Setting In Emc2 Different Coupling Type

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Stepping motor setting in EMC2 different coupling type The life of coupling is affect by the stepping motor speed and the type of processing materials. We are provided two type of coupling for each user. The first type is flexible coupling and the other type is simple coupling.
  • Page 40 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 1 Parameters of stepping motor (continue) The suggested settings for different unit are shown in the table below: A. For millimeter unit use Seg. Description Unit Motor steps per revolution 200.0...
  • Page 41 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 2 Axis Test Please the “Test this axis” button at the top right hand comer. You can enter any value for each item to test the response of each axis You can check the “Run”...

  • Page 42: Chapter 6 Test Your System

    CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Chapter 6 Test Your System In this Chapter, we use a g code file of a word “CNC” to discuss for you! Step 1 Fixing the carving material 1.
  • Page 43 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 3 Find the original location Turning on the drive power switch of the CNC control box and using the software manual control function to move all axes to the start point as the below image.
  • Page 44 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Step 5 Start running with tooling Install a miller tool in the spindle and the chuck should have a distance between the chunk and the surface of the workpiece at least one cm or more. After that, locking the cutting tool with the spindle handles.
  • Page 45 CNC 6040 Router / Engraver System User’s Manual CNCDIY CNC Routing Machines System Attention Note: If any accident happening during the processing (such as a sudden out of step wrong, the spindle suddenly stop, etc.), press the e- stop button on the CNC control box immediately, or use the mouse to click "emergency stop"...
  • Page 46 We hope that you can share your experiences with using our machines! Otherwise, If you have any problem with using our product, please feel free to leave a message on this forum. © 2010 CNCDIY CNC Routing Machine System. All Rights Reserved.  ...

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