Messages

11

General Mach Discussion / Setting and backing them up

« on: June 03, 2012, 04:10:03 PM »

I had a bit of a scare to day went to use my mill for the first time in a few mouths and i had a bit of hard time getting the PC to boot up now i didn't care about the PC failing i was scared to hell about the loss of all my settings in Mach and after looking in the system folders i cant pick out what files i need to save to inport in to a fresh PC if all does fail.

So can some one tell me the name or the location of the files i need to save so i dont have to spend hrs writhing it all down or trying to set up every thing out of memory.

Cheers for any any help

Stu

12

General Mach Discussion / Shuttle Pro what bottons set to what

« on: April 05, 2011, 03:56:51 PM »

Hi all

Iv just orderd a Shuttle Pro for my milll and after looking at the plug in and the mind field of things you can set it to do i was woundring if any one would be willing to give me a screen shot of how they have there pro set up as im still abit unsure how this is all going to work out. 

Cheers

13

General Mach Discussion / Useing the tool libray

« on: January 26, 2011, 04:18:06 PM »

I migh tbe doing some thing very wrong with my tool libray here. But can some one give me a simpel step by step guide on how to put tools in the libray as i seem to be doin gsome thing very wrong because when ever i do a tool change my Z is all ways way of the mark.

All so does any one know how well the Coventry easy change tool system repeats.

Cheers up front

14

General Mach Discussion / Re: RPM and counting ?

« on: February 26, 2010, 04:42:58 PM »

thank you for all this boys got my head round most of it but the earth is the one that is doing me. iv got 3 wires on my switch. so iv got power going in from my power supply from the PC as well as my neg. so I'm left with one wire witch is my signal going back to pin 10 do i still need to earth as I'm going back to the PC all read thought My neg power supply

15

General Mach Discussion / Re: RPM and counting ?

« on: February 23, 2010, 05:31:40 PM »

Just done a quick googel on a opto do i just run my pin 10 in one side and out the other back to earth or is there a bit more to it than that. 

16

General Mach Discussion / RPM and counting ?

« on: February 23, 2010, 05:13:25 PM »

Can any one tell me if I'm right here

In ports and pins/inputs iv got Index switched on so when i earth pin 10 on and off i get a rpm count on my screen.

Is this the right why about getting a rpm count on my screen if so is it OK to just use a hall effect sensor/pickup on my spindle. one pass over the pickup = rpm or do i need to look at this in a diffrent way.

Some thing like a disc with lots of slots in with a total diffrent type of pick up.

Either way can some one point me at a good set up/pick up to use 

17

General Mach Discussion / Re: Charge pump is it that simpel ????

« on: January 18, 2010, 05:25:40 PM »

Your a good man hood all ways there to help

I was just not that use to things being that easy

It makes a nice change

18

General Mach Discussion / Charge pump is it that simpel ????

« on: January 18, 2010, 05:10:17 PM »

Can some one tell me if I'm right here.  If I'm in ports and pins / outputs and if i set charge pump port 1 and pin 1 that's it charge pump is working. 

Then i can remove the jumper from my bob so when i start the PC the vdf want fire up and once mach is up and running i can move my motors.

I'm asking as it just seems to simple there in no LED on in my diagnostic screen ?

19

General Mach Discussion / breakout board

« on: December 30, 2009, 02:21:07 PM »

Ok im not sure wear to but this or ask this but what is the best break out bored to use that will jump up the port signals. im having a hell of a time trying run my machine with limits switchs. Im just useing a simpel board so im willing to spend and sort this out for good before i die.  i could do with a spindel control borad as well 

20

General Mach Discussion / Re: What way round to wire my limit switchs

« on: December 10, 2009, 04:33:25 PM »

Thank you hood

Ill do them NC and go from there what is a good safe zone for soft limits i take it they work in the same ways as off sets when i ref the machine