Ok I seem to have hit more complications. I have been trying to work out the step per unit to enter into mach 1. I am running the motors on 1/8 on a 1.8 degree stepper, therefore I need 1600 steps per rotation correct? The mill has 20tpi leadscrews so in that case I need 3200 steps per inch, right? But at this the mill is moving far less than the DRO indicates on screen. By accident I entered 32000 spi and the machine seems to be moving in coordination with the DRO. Can anyone see where I might be going wrong? Thanks.
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19 years ago