Original Z axis maximum speed

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Happy New Year everyone. Is it possible to increase the maximum feed rate on the Z-16 beyond the defaulted 118 i.p.m. Would like to not change X and Y speed, just the Z axis.

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You can increase the max speed however on the Z axis the movements are generally very small and therefore the acceleration and jerk can play a larger role in the actual speed of travel. Each movement involves an acceleration time and a deceleration time which on a short movement will never reach the 118 ipm.

Also things like plunge rate in the CAM software can limit how fast the Z axis will move.

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Okay, thanks. That all makes sense to me now. Can you recommend what settings to change that will increase the velocity of the Z axis? I have a 65mm air cooled spindle mounted on the original z slider.

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There are some threads on here and videos on Youtube that cover it pretty well.

Try this one

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Thanks. I will try the setting changes in the video.

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Does anyone know if the jerk setting can be set at different amounts for each axis while still producing proper tool path movements and accuracy? Example: Z axis jerk setting as say 15000 while X and Y axis remain at 1000 default.