Why do you think adding a HSD to this machine is a good idea?
Why do you think adding a HSD to this machine is a good idea?
Glad its my shop I am responsible for - I only have to make me happy.
I'm reading the thread, Ernie, just haven't had anything useful to reply with... keep us up to date.
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Well I'm not quite sure adding one is a "GOOD" idea, it's just an idea. I don't like the water cooling. The machines weak points are, the spindle, controller, and the electronics. The frame is very well built, and the moving bits like the gantry, ball screws and rails are more than sufficient for a machine of this size. If one were to replace the weak points then this would be a fantastic little machine, but at what cost. Is it throwing good money after bad? Well thats another debate, but since I already own it, and I'm growing frustrated with the controller, then it may be worth my while to convert to WinCNC, for another $1300 or so.
An update to my latest problem. The controller seems to be fine, turns out that the stepper motors couldn't handle the feed rate I was giving it (150 IPM, .250 end mill, .125" pass depth, 18000 RPM, Red Oak). Even though The chip load charts I was using said that this was the feed rate to use, the steppers were losing pulses. Which brings up another upgrade, higher torque servo motors. Once I backed down to 75 IPM, I had no further problems.
For anyone with this funky controller, Feed Rate can be set in one of two ways:
From the GCode if enabled in the controller
From the Controller itself if GCode Feedrate is disabled. The proc speed is the feed rate in mm/min
Ernie Martinez
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Ernie,
Those initial feed rates seem a bit aggressive as you found. I highly recommend you start slowly...in fact I run most jobs starting around 50 ipm and then I will bump it up as I watch it. I am never really in a hurry because any time I may make up I will lost that savings with any mistake that has to be fixed. You may also want to change your pass rates as well it all depends on the cut your looking to do.
- Shane
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Ernie,
Thanks for posting about your experience. I am very interested in CNC and had been looking at the Laguna IQ for a while now. You potentially saved me a lot of trouble. Thank you! Good luck going forward. I hope it works out better for you in the long run...
-Andrew
Good grief what a headache. Thanks for sharing your experience Ernie. I think I'd cut my losses and give it back to Laguna if possible. Enough is enough.
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I met the the Laguna IQ HHC face to face at the Atlanta IWF show in August, and by November, I could find no compelling reason to buy it.
Mostly for the reasons you stated, as I got the same run around by the staff at the "factory" in California.
I as able to find enough information about the HHC to be somewhat comfortable with that approach, BUT, you know what I mean.
The Router Bob videos are pretty good, almost had me convinced.
I have posted some other information on the thread "Advise about buying a CNC router.
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I have a Laguna Swift 4 x 8 table 3 horse router. my hhc back light comes on but nothing else happens it just started doing this any solutions?
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