Spindle stalling every time

[sdj544]

I’ve only had stalling on really deep cuts with it contacting both sides. And that was when I was using a 1/4" downcut bit and there was also simply too many wood shavings built up and it bogged down. I’ve had more problem with chattering and losing steps when I was trying to run 600mm/m and 2mm step down in some particularly tough oak. It still didn’t stall - it just loosened up the x-axis so I had play in it. There should be almost no play in the tool head:

Excessive play in x-axis linear module bracket

The mounting bracket on the linear module on the x-axis on my A350 is loose. The toolhead is tight to the bracket but the bracket itself now rocks up and down a millimeter or two. I couldn’t tell if there is a way to tighten up something inside. I tried opening the end like they suggest to look for the silicone pad, but they warn about messing up the limit switches so I didn’t want to go any further. I put in a support ticket, but would love to solve it myself. I could probably just swap out …

There’s definitely something wrong with your spindle if it’s stalling on 1/4" or smaller bits and your step down is 2mm or less. (1mm is usually the most I try) and speed is.

-S