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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach won't save cv control settings.

« on: May 07, 2018, 05:41:10 PM »

You have.
Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Advice on components for a new build.

« on: May 07, 2018, 04:01:24 AM »

If all you want is a rough as guts cheap thing to do the occasional job, then PP it is for sure (as long as you can find an old PC).
If you want reliable operation on a regular basis for some serious time into the future: go external engine. Me, I favour the ESS.

Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach won't save cv control settings.

« on: May 07, 2018, 03:53:53 AM »

"someone" was displaying his ignorance.
Mach3 always makes a new copy of the XML file when it exits - but it saves the last version in the xmlbackups folder.

Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach 3 not working?

« on: April 21, 2018, 05:53:43 AM »

May have to check the calibration of all the axes too.
If you are at 0,0,0 and you put g0 x10 in, how far does it go?

Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Issues on referencing my Y axis

« on: April 21, 2018, 05:49:10 AM »

You should also check the wiring on the Y axis Home switch.
Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 software can be built the expired date ( 30 days ) for using or not

« on: April 17, 2018, 02:33:04 AM »

Ah so

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General Mach Discussion / Re: M98 Subroutine Directory

« on: April 17, 2018, 12:55:20 AM »

Update, for anyone searching this:

You can have your external subroutine anywhere you like, including in your current directory (c:\Projectdir). For some utterly weird reason, you must prefix the text string with a minus sign to make this work:
m98 (-c:\Projectdir\Project1.tap)

Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 software can be built the expired date ( 30 days ) for using or not

« on: April 17, 2018, 12:49:46 AM »

Craig - to the best of my knowledge, this IS the Mach3 discussion board.

Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Only X-axis motor is working

« on: April 08, 2018, 08:24:17 PM »

Those couplers are quite good, provided they are a tight fit over the rubber.
Personally, I would aim for a GT2 belt reduction, but in the meantime ...

Cheers
Roger

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Only X-axis motor is working

« on: April 08, 2018, 05:17:33 PM »

I think you underestimate what a belt drive onto a ball screw can do. Do not EVER let any part of your body get in the path of an axis movement. These machines can crush skin and bone without raising a sweat.
I agree with Craig about the rest.

Cheers
Roger