Z Height Test gcode
Mon Dec 06, 2021
Removed 1mm test - nozzle too close to surface causing slag splashing up to cover nozzle and flame out.
G28 ; home torch G0 Z100 ; Raise nozzle 100mm G4 P10000 ; wait 10 secs time to light torch ; 2mm G0 F3000 X140 Y760 ; move to next start position G1 Z-3 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 2mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y760 G1 X90 Y760 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 3mm G0 F3000 X140 Y740 ; move to next start position G1 Z-2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 3mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y740 G1 X90 Y740 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 4mm G0 F3000 X140 Y720 ; move to next start position G1 Z-1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 4mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y720 G1 X90 Y720 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 5mm G0 F3000 X140 Y700 ; move to next start position G1 Z0 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 5mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y700 G1 X90 Y700 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 6mm G0 F3000 X140 Y680 ; move to next start position G1 Z1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 6mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y680 G1 X90 Y680 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 7mm G0 F3000 X140 Y660 ; move to next start position G1 Z2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 7mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y660 G1 X90 Y660 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 8mm G0 F3000 X140 Y640 ; move to next start position G1 Z3 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 8mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y640 G1 X90 Y640 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 9mm G0 F3000 X140 Y620 ; move to next start position G1 Z4 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 9mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y620 G1 X90 Y620 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 10mm G0 F3000 X140 Y600 ; move to next start position G1 Z5 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 10mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y600 G1 X90 Y600 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100
Test 4: Slag still splashing up at 2mm Z height - Remove 2mm gcode - start at 3mm
G28 ; home torch G0 Z100 ; Raise nozzle 100mm G4 P10000 ; wait 10 secs time to light torch ; 3mm G0 F3000 X140 Y690 ; move to next start position G1 Z-2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 3mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y690 G1 X90 Y690 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 4mm G0 F3000 X140 Y680 ; move to next start position G1 Z-1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 4mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y680 G1 X90 Y680 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 5mm G0 F3000 X140 Y670 ; move to next start position G1 Z0 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 5mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y670 G1 X90 Y670 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 6mm G0 F3000 X140 Y660 ; move to next start position G1 Z1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 6mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y660 G1 X90 Y660 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 7mm G0 F3000 X140 Y650 ; move to next start position G1 Z2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 7mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y650 G1 X90 Y650 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 8mm G0 F3000 X140 Y640 ; move to next start position G1 Z3 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 8mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y640 G1 X90 Y640 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 9mm G0 F3000 X140 Y630 ; move to next start position G1 Z4 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 9mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y630 G1 X90 Y630 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 10mm G0 F3000 X140 Y620 ; move to next start position G1 Z5 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 10mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y620 G1 X90 Y620 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100
Sun Dec 05, 2021
Removed wait/delay after cutting 1st and 2nd lines - because torch didn't flame after 1st test.
; 1mm G28 ; home torch G0 Z100 ; Raise nozzle 100mm G4 P10000 ; wait 10 secs time to light torch G0 F3000 X140 Y710 ; move to start position G1 Z-4 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 1mm (ZOFFSET -2.74 Z0 is 5mm above surface) G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y710 G1 X90 Y710 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 2mm G0 F3000 X140 Y700 ; move to next start position G1 Z-3 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 2mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y700 G1 X90 Y700 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 3mm G0 F3000 X140 Y690 ; move to next start position G1 Z-2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 3mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y690 G1 X90 Y690 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 4mm G0 F3000 X140 Y680 ; move to next start position G1 Z-1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 4mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y680 G1 X90 Y680 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 5mm G0 F3000 X140 Y670 ; move to next start position G1 Z0 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 5mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y670 G1 X90 Y670 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 6mm G0 F3000 X140 Y660 ; move to next start position G1 Z1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 6mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y660 G1 X90 Y660 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 7mm G0 F3000 X140 Y650 ; move to next start position G1 Z2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 7mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y650 G1 X90 Y650 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 8mm G0 F3000 X140 Y640 ; move to next start position G1 Z3 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 8mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y640 G1 X90 Y640 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 9mm G0 F3000 X140 Y630 ; move to next start position G1 Z4 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 9mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y630 G1 X90 Y630 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 10mm G0 F3000 X140 Y620 ; move to next start position G1 Z5 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 10mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y620 G1 X90 Y620 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100
Sat Dec 04, 2021
; 1mm G28 ; home torch G0 Z100 ; Raise nozzle 100mm G4 P10000 ; wait 10 secs time to light torch G0 F3000 X140 Y710 ; move to start position G1 Z-4 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 1mm (ZOFFSET -2.74 Z0 is 5mm above surface) G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y710 G1 X90 Y710 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 G4 P10000 ; wait 10s in case need to relight flame ; 2mm G0 F3000 X140 Y700 ; move to next start position G1 Z-3 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 2mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y700 G1 X90 Y700 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 G4 P10000 ; wait 10s in case need to relight flame ; 3mm G0 F3000 X140 Y690 ; move to next start position G1 Z-2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 3mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y690 G1 X90 Y690 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 4mm G0 F3000 X140 Y680 ; move to next start position G1 Z-1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 4mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y680 G1 X90 Y680 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 5mm G0 F3000 X140 Y670 ; move to next start position G1 Z0 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 5mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y670 G1 X90 Y670 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 6mm G0 F3000 X140 Y660 ; move to next start position G1 Z1 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 6mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y660 G1 X90 Y660 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 7mm G0 F3000 X140 Y650 ; move to next start position G1 Z2 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 7mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y650 G1 X90 Y650 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 8mm G0 F3000 X140 Y640 ; move to next start position G1 Z3 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 8mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y640 G1 X90 Y640 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 9mm G0 F3000 X140 Y630 ; move to next start position G1 Z4 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 9mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y630 G1 X90 Y630 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100 ; 10mm G0 F3000 X140 Y620 ; move to next start position G1 Z5 F3000 ; Lower nozzle to 10mm above surface G4 P10000 ; wait 10 seconds to heat up steel M106 ; turn on cutting oxygen G4 P1000 ; wait 1 sec G1 F500 X140 Y620 G1 X90 Y620 M107 ; Turn off cutting oxygen G0 Z100
