Bridgeport Anilam Crusader II CNC Mill Pgrm & Ops

Chapter 2
Manually Operating the Crusader II CNC Mill

Jogging Axes

In manual mode, the movement of the mill's axes is controlled by using the panel of buttons located in the upper right hand corner of the controller face.

Axis motion direction is determined by which axis button is pressed.

NOTE:
The directions indicated by the button labels refer to
TOOL MOTION, not table/saddle motion.

Assuming the operator is facing the machine, pressing the axes buttons causes the following movements:

Jog Panel
  • X+ : Tool moves to the user's right (i.e., table actually moves to the left)
  • X- : Tool moves to the user's left (i.e., table actually moves to the right)
  • Y+ : Tool moves away from the user (i.e., table actually moves toward user)
  • Y- : Tool moves toward the user (i.e., table actually moves away from user)
  • Z+ : Tool (spindle) moves up
  • Z- : Tool (spindle) moves down

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Movement Speed

Use the following procedure to manually control the speed of axis movement:

  1. Activate the manual mode switch Manual Mode Button (the red LED will be lit when activated).
  2. Ensure that the Display Position Diplay Position button is activated; toggle as required.
  3. Select the desired movement MODE, accessed sequentially by pressing the hand-symbol Mode Select button.

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Zeroing the Axis Counters

The following procedure is used to "set the origin" or set the various axis counters to zero.

  1. Press Manual Mode Event Clear Tool 0 (zero) Start to deactivate any tool length offset (TLO) in effect.

  2. Install an edge finder in the spindle and run at 500 to 1000 RPM.

  3. Use the edge finder to position the spindle axis over the workpiece XY origin.

  4. Jog the Z axis quill until its pointer is at the 1/2" mark (almost fully retracted, but off the limit switch).

  5. Press X axis 0 (zero) Y axis 0 (zero) Z axis 0 (zero) Event Enter.

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Returning the Spindle to the Origin with the Quill Retracted

  1. Press Manual Mode Event Clear Tool 0 (zero) Start to deactivate any TLO that may be in effect.

  2. If the Feed Rate LED is lit Feed Rate Mode, press the button to activate Rapid Travel mode Rapid Travel Mode

  3. Retract the quill by pressing Event Clear Z axis 0 (zero) Start.

  4. Return the X and Y axes to origin by pressing Event Clear X axis 0 (zero) Y axis 0 (zero) Start.

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