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LC SERIES CNC MACHINE OPERATOR MANUAL T E C H N O C N C . C O M 29 Trade Zone Drive Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Email: technosales@technocnc.com Tel: 631-648-7481...
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TECH SUPPORT & ON-SITE SERVICE Techno CNC Systems provides a variety of technical support services with the purchase of any CNC router or plasma table. The following is a brief outline of available support options. On-site service is available for additional fees. To receive an immediate quote for an on-site visit, please inquire at technocnc.com or call us at 631-648-7481...
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS It is your responsibility to thoroughly read, understand, and follow all the safety and machine guidelines. Failure to follow these guidelines can result in serious injury or death. WARNING: IMPROPER OR UNSAFE OPERATION OF MACHINE WILL RESUILT IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO MACHINE AND EQUIPMENT.
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MACHINE GUIDELINES Ensure that all operators have read and understand all the safety instructions, machine connections, and operating instruction provided in this manual. Read, understand, and comply with the warning labels and safety instructions. Ensure anyone near the machine knows how to perform an emergency stop. Only authorized personnel should enter the working area while the machine is in operation.
MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES MAINTAINING YOUR LC MACHINE Depending on the usage and type of materials you will be routing it is very important to maintain the ball screw drives on all 3-axes. As the machine routes it can cause a rooster tail of dust and debris to escape from the dust hood and some of this can collect on the ball screw.
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MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR CUTTING WOOD PLASTICS Most natural types of All plastics, including Most types of ACM wood, and wood-based “hard” and “soft” plastic. including those made materials, including MDF, These include cast and with aluminum. plywood, veneered wood, extruded acrylic, UHMW, particle board, and other as well as polycarbonate.
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PROCESSING MATERIAL IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING VARIOUS MATERIALS. READ, UNDERSTAND, AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THESE VARIED CONDITIONS. Combustibles Dust Explosion Toxic Fumes/Dust When processing materials Processing materials such as Processing materials such as such as wood, MDF, MDF or other wood products MDF, plastics, and some...
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It is recommended that the ground be secured to a copper 10 ft earth ground rod. 6 Leveling feet are included with the LC Series CNC Router. Remove these from one of the boxes included with the machine and install onto all 6 base legs of the machine.
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PREPERATION The power requirements for a standard LC Series machine is a 220V 3phase power source connected to its own 50A circuit. Single phase power and 380V – 440V power arrangements can be accommodated. Please contact your sales associate, or Techno CNC Systems’ support team for more information.
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MACHINE SITE continued PREPERATION Before beginning to power on the machine and operate its controls, it is important to free up the gantry from any obstructions. Make sure to unload all boxes laid on top of the machine bed, and carefully go through each one to remove any tools, tool boxes, and other accessories that may have been included or purchased.
CONTROL CABINET BUTTONS & FUNCTIONS IT IMPORTANT THAT ALL OPERATORS AND PERSONNEL THAT WORK WITH THE CNC MACHINE LEARN AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE MACHINE CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS. THIS SECTION WILL SUMMARIZE THE CONTROLS MOUNTED ON THE CONTROL CABINET AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.
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DISCONNECT OFF POWER & AIR REQUIREMENTS THE LC SERIES IS A HIGH VOLTAGE MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH VARIOUS ACCESSORIES THAT REQUIRE COMPRESSED AIR. THIS SECTION WILL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE VOLTAGE AND AIR REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE CONNECTION POINTS FOR EACH.
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The main power connection is located in the front of the control cabinet. Crimped connectors should be used when supplying high voltage power. It is not recommended to connect bear wire to any of the terminals. Failure to do so may cause unexpected shorts, causing excessive damage to the machine’s electronics.
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2. Air Requirements: The LC Series requires a constant flow of clean, dry, compressed air. If an air dryer is not inline with the air source for the machine, it is recommended one be installed. Failure to do so will result in premature spindle failure.
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TOOLING & COLLETING THIS SECTION WILL COVER THE PROPER TOOLS AND COLLETS TO USE WITH THE LC SERIES CNC ROUTER AS WELL AS AN OVERVIEW ON HOW TO PROPERLY LOAD TOOLS INTO THE AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGING SPINDLE’S TOOL HOLDERS. IN ADDITION, THE PROCESS AND PROPER POSITIONING OF TOOL HOLDERS IN THE AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGING RACK WILL BE COVERED.
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LC. Techno provides tool holder as you tighten down on the collet the wrench with any LC Series machine nut. These tools are considered consumables purchased. For information regarding and should be replaced annually when replacements, please see the “Parts and...
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2. Loading Collets and Tools To begin, first make sure you have an empty ISO 30 tool holder, along with a router bit, and an ER32 collet that has the same dimensioned opening as the shank diameter of the router bit. A.
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D. Once the tool is tight and secure inside its tool holder, load the tool into the spindle or the tool change rack. To load a tool into the spindle, press the green button located on the spindle harness, opening the spindle chuck. A stream of air will be released from the spindle cavity.
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When loading a tool into the tool clip, line up the female notched section of the tool holder with the mating notched section of the white tool clip. Rotate and pull the tool back and into the tool clip. When the tool holder is loaded into the clip, the top of the notched section of the tool holder should be flush with the top of the clip.
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HANDHELD CONTROLLER CHEAT SHEET THIS SECTION DEFINES ALL THE BUTTON CONTROLS ON THE LC SERIES HANDHELD CONTROL DEVICE. REFER TO THIS SECTION AS YOU CONTINUE READING THROUGH THIS MANUAL TO REFERENCE ANY BUTTONS, OR COMMANDS BEING MENTIONED. 29 Trade Zone Drive CONTACT US TECHNOCNC.COM...
SINGLE BUTTON COMMANDS AND DEFINITIONS Button Button Name: Function: Icon: Used to start a loaded g-code file after it has been Start loaded onto the controller. Pauses the machine during file execution. Will stop the spindle and lift the z just slightly above the material. Cannot Pause move machine when a file is paused.
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SINGLE BUTTON continued COMMANDS AND DEFINITIONS Button Button Name: Function: Icon: Shift Switches the jog function from continuous jogging motion to incremental "stepping" motion. Increase the programmed feed rate of a file in 10% increments. Can go as Feed rate Override high as 120% of the programmed feed rate.
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SINGLE BUTTON continued COMMANDS AND DEFINITIONS Button Button Name: Function: Icon: Moves the machine in the Y negative direction Moves the machine in the Y positive direction Moves the machine in the Z negative direction Moves the machine in the Z positive direction Moves the machine js its XY0 location and moves the z-axis down and Switch Jog Speed stops 0.25 inches above the Z0.
SHIFT COMMAND BUTTON COMBINATIONS Button Combo Name Function: Icon: Resume a file from the point it left off after pressing Breakpoint Resume the red stop button. Enter the help menu on the controller. This is the Help Menu controller's version of a cheat sheet.
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SHIFT COMMAND continued BUTTON COMBINATIONS Button Combo Name Function: Icon: Switch WCS and Switches the displayed coordinates on the handheld from WCS coordinates to MCS coordinates. Will prompt the z-axis to slowly descend in the negative direction until its tool touches on top of the Auto Z=0 Z0 touchpad.
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START UP AND HOMING THE LC SERIES MACHINE IS A SUPER EASY TO USE, LOW MAINTENANCE MACHINE. THIS SHORT SECTION REVIEWS THE PROPER START UP PROCEDURE FOR THE MACHINE AND PROPER HOMING TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND REPEATABILITY. 1. Powering on the Controller Cabinet Before reading through this section, make sure that all safety, power, and air requirements have been met.
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3. With the power disconnect in the on position, power is being distributed through the controller cabinet. Ensure all E-stop buttons are disengaged by rotating the buttons clockwise. Press the green power on button on the controller cabinet. The button will illuminate a green light, and the hand held controller will power on, and load.
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4. When the machine prompts the “Back to REF Point?” message, press the OK button on the handheld controller. a. The machine will begin by moving its Z-axis to it highest or most positive position, then will follow with the X and the Y axes moving in unison to their most negative positions.
MOTION CONTROL AND JOG MENU THE LC SERIES HANDHELD CONTROLLER GIVES THE OPERATOR CONTINUOUS MOTION CONTROL OVER ITS 3 AXES AND ALLOWS OPERATORS TO EDIT THE SPEEDS AND DISTANCES THE MACHINE CAN TRAVEL. THIS SECTION COVERS THESE MOTION CONTROL FUNCTIONS AND HOW TO NAVIGATE TO THE JOG CONTROL MENU.
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MOTION CONTROL continued AND JOG MENU When the machine is set in “Jog” mode, the operator can continuously move any of the three axes continuously and simultaneously, until the buttons are released. FIGURE 11.3 Use any of the directional keys shown in Fig.
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MOTION CONTROL continued AND JOG MENU The Step and Jog menu allows you to adjust the slow and high jog speed of the machine as well as the incremental X, Y, and Z step distance. Use the up and down arrow buttons on the handheld to navigate to a value that will be edited.
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RACK. 1. Automatic Tool Change Performing and automatic tool change with the LC Series machine is an easy task, but there are some things to take notice of before executing the function to avoid crashes and damage to the machine: FIGURE 12.1...
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#3 from more tech supplements on how to re-learn or set the tool change rack. tool stand locations, please contact Techno CNC Systems’ support department, or check out the LC Series section of the support website.
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2. Tool Measurements: After mastering the ability to conduct tool changes with the LC Series, it is time to move on to tool measurements. “Why do I need to measure tools?” you may ask yourself. The reason is simple: When a zero position is established on the z-axis, the controller saves the z coordinate location for that surface, and references that coordinate while it is making depth cuts into the material.
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3. Manually Changing Tool Identity Occasionally, the tool loaded into the spindle will not be identified correctly, where the tool number shown on the control screen does not match the empty tool slot at the back of the machine. When met with a small dilemma like this, there are two options: 1.
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To change the current tool ID, use the down arrow on the handheld until the Valuu option is highlighted. Type in the correct tool number and press the OK button twice. You will then be navigated back to the previous page. Press ESC to exit the menus.
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Setting an XY WCS Position: Begin by locating the position on your substrate where your programmed WCS is located from your CAM software. Reference Fig 13.1 for an example of a WCS 0 position in CAM. In this example, front left corner substrate will be used to set our...
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Raise dust hood spindle assembly by pressing the K2 button located at the top of the handheld. Using the Jog and Step functions of the handheld, move the X and Y axes to the corner position of the material to be set as the zero position.
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2. Automatically Setting the Z WCS: Before setting an origin position for the Z-axis, it is important to ensure that the material, or the zeroed surface is at its lowest position, or the same position it will be in during the machining process. Power on the vacuum pump connected to the machine’s vacuum table and open the appropriate zones to the...
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SETTING A continued WCS ORIGIN With the material being held down, place the Z0 touchpad onto the surface to be made the origin and bring the spindle head over to the same location so that the tool is hovering about 2 inches above the touch pad as shown in Fig.
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SETTING A continued WCS ORIGIN In the first part of this chapter, both the X and Y axes needed to be placed at its origin location before selecting the XY=0 option. The Z-axis was also set using a touch pad. The handheld controller that is equipped on the LC Series is also capable of setting each of these positions individually, and without the need for a touch pad.
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4. Setting Up Multiple WCS Positions: The LC Series handheld controller can set multiple origin positions and call on them manually through the controller, or within the g-code file being executed. The number of WCS positions available to save is limited to 5 positions.
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To begin, well discuss the numbered labels in front of each axis display on the main screen of the handheld. The #1 that has been displayed throughout this manual, represents the first WCS position and the coordinates displayed on these axes represent the distance the machine is from the current WCS position.
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G-CODE FILE WITH ALL OF THE MACHINE SET UP TAKEN CARE OF, IT IS SAFE TO LOAD A PROGRAMMED G-CODE FILE AND RUN IT ON THE LC SERIES MACHINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE OR WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PACKAGES THAT TECHNO CNC OFFERS, PLEASE CALL THE MAIN OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FORMAL PRICING.
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After entering the USB drive from the controller, a list of loaded g-code files will be displayed as depicted in Fig. 14.3. NOTE: at least one g-code file must be saved to the main directory of the USB. Other sub folders can be included and accessed, only long...
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FUNCTIONS THAT IT OFFERS. File Skipping: The controller on the LC Series machine can look ahead and skip portions of a file when desired. It is also capable of picking back up where it left off, or resuming, after it has been stopped mid cycle.
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When time comes to resume the file, begin by loading the file onto the controller after the machine has been homed. Proceed by navigating to the Select Line No. option and highlight the start line variable. Input the recorded line number, press OK, then scroll down and select Execute now.
Saving a File Locally Files that are used often on the LC Series machine can be saved locally so they do not have to always be loaded from a USB drive. By saving files locally, an operator allows themselves to easily load and run a file at any time, with or without a USB.
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PROBLEM: SOLUTION: Check that air is connected to back of machine. Check that regulator is set to 90 PSI Identify electronic regulator and with Air Alarm the machine powered off, jump the connection on the regulator. Turn the machine back on and see if the error is cleared.
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Start by powering down the machine for 30 seconds, then restarting. Try to home the machine. If there is still no movement, press the red stop button to stop the homing cycle. Open the back door of the control cabinet and identify the servo drives inside the cabinet.
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The spindle does not see that there is a tool in the spindle. Check that the pull stud at the top of the tool holder is tight and now loose. A loose pull stud will change the position of the tool holder in the spindle and not prompt the Clamp Signal Not Detected;...
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29 Trade Zone Drive CONTACT US TECHNOCNC.COM 631-648-7481 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779...
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29 Trade Zone Drive CONTACT US TECHNOCNC.COM 631-648-7481 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779...
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29 Trade Zone Drive CONTACT US TECHNOCNC.COM 631-648-7481 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779...
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631-648-7481 technosales@technocnc.com www.technocnc.com 29 Trade Zone Drive Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 @technocnc youtube.com/TechnoCNCSystemsLLC 29 Trade Zone Drive CONTACT US TECHNOCNC.COM 631-648-7481 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779...
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