Is anyone here having problems with the back gauge not being perfectly aligned with the ram bed?
Ive ruined a few parts setting up one side for oner type of bend and the other side for another type pf bend and the back gauge is completely off on the right rather than the left side. I thought the homing limit switches mightve been off but the homing sequence reveals that they home at the same time. Is there a way to adjust the ram bed to be perfectly parallel to the back gauges?
I would check check out the updated backgauge troubleshooting guide.
Initial Squaring
Once you have your backgauge homing and jogging correctly, you will want to square it.
Square the machine with the front again by moving one finger to touch off on the die,
unplugging the other motor, and manually moving the other finger so it touches off and
aligns as well.
Move the machine to the back, near the limit switches.
Slowly move the backgauge back until one X axis limit switch triggers, then slowly
downwards until one R axis limit switch triggers.
Adjust the X axis limit switch trigger brackets and the R axis limit switch trigger screws
until the limit switches that have not clicked yet, do.
Re-home the machine.
Calibration
Once you have your backgauge squared up, you will want to calibrate a centerline.
Home the machine.
Jog the backgauge to a reference line using one of two methods:
a. Eyeball the centerline of the die you are using, and bring the fingers just above
the die and on the centerline. Then hit Zero on the coordinate positions to mark
that point as the origin point for your reference frame.
b. Touch off the finger tips on the die, then type into the X axis coordinate half the
value of the die’s width. (ex, 1.181” for the 4-way die), and then jog the machine
upwards to your desired basline vertical position and hit Zero on the coordinate
position.
