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MASSO Documentation
INFORMATION: MASSO has a rotary axis unwind built into the G28 command. G28-return-to-
machine-home
My Rotary Axis moves Slow
This is caused by confusing linear and rotary speeds. Your axis will move at the rate of the slowest axis and
reasonable linear speeds can be very slow when changed to degrees per minute
and in the worse case scenario can make the machine look like they are not moving at all. A feed rate of 10
inch per minute will take 36 minutes for the rotary axis to complete 1 rotation. Check out Rapid Rotary to get
a better understanding.
Additional resources
https://www.ganotechnologies.com/cnc/rapidrotary/
Homing switch
A homing switch may be set up on your rotary axis to home the axis.
These can be mechanical, optical, magnetic or proximity sensors.
Each axis must have a homing switch including software slaved axis which are used for auto
squaring.
The one thing they all have in common is they must normally show Low on the F1 screen and
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