Using Y axis instead of X axis for rotary engraving

Hi,

I have bought a rotary chuck for my 1390 laser.

The Rotary is set up on the U axis and it works fine.
It’s the X axis that moves left to right to engrave on the pipe.

However, I have now rotated my chuck 90 degrees. But it’s still the X axis that moves left to right to engrave. Instead of the Y axis, moving forward and backwards.

Hope someone can help, it’s really frustrating.

Change your scan angle to 90 degrees from 00 degrees.

That doesn’t work. The Rotary just stops moving when you change scan angle. I don’t think it’s designed to use the Y axis somehow.

Read this topic;

Sorry you´re laser is Ruida controlled.

Did you move your stepper motor control wires? If not, how do you think the controller would know where the laser is?

Which stepper motor wire?

The Rotary chuck is connected to the U axis.

I just have to swap wires for x and y everytime I engrave in that direction, that works ok.

Currently, we only allow for the X axis being the rotary for certain GRBL devices.

This setup will not work with Ruida Devices

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