Citizen CNC Over-Travel
Category : Citizen New Stuff Sliding Head (Swiss)
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This is a quick post about over-travel on a Citizen CNC sliding head machine. The Citizen range of CNC sliding head machines are very versatile.
It’s very easy to get the axis mixed up on the Citizen CNC. Fortunately it has these easy screens that show up when you select your axis
Just use your increment button to deicide how big you want your moves to be. Once you press the manual button it will turn yellow. Now press the increment you want.
You can over travel and sometimes this machine just wont move.
It just sits there pissing itself of laughing at your expense. I know because it happened to me, searched the manuals, searched the internet. Nothing absolutely jack shit.
I was just about to tell my customer that I was a complete failure and just retire which frankly I should have done years ago.
Anyway I stumbled upon this little beast.
Press him, it’s OK I promise. Yes it’s an over travel release button. Amazing.