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FAQs / Re: New Guy; Questions About Controllers, Threading
« on: July 19, 2014, 08:13:20 AM »
Hi Chips OTool,
Welcome to the forum.
I know nothing about lathes but I have been using Mach2 / Mach3 with a router & mill for 10 years now and I am convinced that it is the best choice.
The SmoothStepper does have it's problems but no more or less than any other external motion controller, in my opinion, so the decision is yours but I would recommend taking some time to read other posts on this forum (experience of others) before committing myself to any particular option.
Others have had excellent results with threading and there are many video's, here on the forum, to prove the point but you have to have your configuration set-up correctly and the Mach3 manual may be a good source of reference with regard to index pulse etc.
Hope this helps a bit.
Tweakie.
Welcome to the forum.
I know nothing about lathes but I have been using Mach2 / Mach3 with a router & mill for 10 years now and I am convinced that it is the best choice.
The SmoothStepper does have it's problems but no more or less than any other external motion controller, in my opinion, so the decision is yours but I would recommend taking some time to read other posts on this forum (experience of others) before committing myself to any particular option.
Others have had excellent results with threading and there are many video's, here on the forum, to prove the point but you have to have your configuration set-up correctly and the Mach3 manual may be a good source of reference with regard to index pulse etc.
Hope this helps a bit.
Tweakie.