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General Mach Discussion / Re: Post a document?

« on: April 21, 2009, 03:08:43 PM »

Hi, Bill

The only 2 I'm having problems with are,

Re: Problem with stepper motors (have looked through archives)

Re: Limit switch wiring advice needed from you electronics guys, please!

Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Post a document?

« on: April 21, 2009, 01:07:31 PM »

Hi, Bill

Don't know what is wrong with the topic, Re post the topic info hear and will delete the blank topic.

Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Post a document?

« on: April 21, 2009, 12:48:35 PM »

Hi, Bill

Is this the Doc, Having the same blank screen on that topic.

Chip

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: Cannot post a document...

« on: April 21, 2009, 12:39:23 PM »

Hi, Bill

Is this the Doc

Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Guy here - Need some help on where to start.

« on: April 20, 2009, 12:21:30 AM »

Hi, TotallyT4KTout

If your on a slim budget and the Boss 5 machine will Re-set & lockup the stepper motor's, As MachineMaster stated, You can inter-face Mach3 with no great Issues, Both the Series 1  and 2's machine's, They will still function manually, E-Stop, Spindle On Off, etc... with the old computer board's removed.

It's a really nice machine to convert, Any way you approach it. Quick change tool holders, Ball Screw's, Coolant Table and Limit SW's, Already Installed.

The method I used is basically the same, In fact you can remove just "One", 8 pin plug-in Connector 6 Wire's and Run Mach3 in what I call role-over mode, It's (Max NC-10 Wave Drive Mode) and has preassigned pin out's in Mach3.

I've used it also for 10+ year's with several Boss Mill's with software that works the same as Mach3 in "Max NC-10 Wave Drive Mode", Just been to Lazy/Crazy or Sidetracked  to install a Faster Computer to Run Mach3 in Window's Environment.

Edit: In fairness, I Should Say, In Testing I've Done, Mach3 Appears to function the same way as last Paragraph Above, Never like being out on a limb or working on a high wire, The Fall can be Bad Ether Way. 

Just some Thought's, Chip

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: April 15, 2009, 02:52:50 PM »

Hi, Art

Very Nice, Hears a pic of a 3 pass Rough, Do you have plans for additional passes (2nd & 3rd) on the right end of the profile ?

Thanks, Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problems threading on the lathe

« on: April 13, 2009, 06:50:52 PM »

Hi, Art

The last driver you posted requires far less mouse movement to lock in the Pulse Frequency now, But it will still drop off with no movement of mouse,

All though with my large Cut Screen and running a G Code file it will lock in while the code is Running, 25K set shows 38,456 Pulse Frequency.

Good CPU, 25K shows 24,997 Pulse Frequency.

Thanks, Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problems threading on the lathe

« on: April 11, 2009, 08:58:47 PM »

Hi, ALL

Hears the Test Lathe. lset file, If you want to give it a try, Install it in C:Mach3 folder, It's a work in progress screen Lset.

You need also install the Zip file content (JPG's) in C:\Mach3\Bitmaps\MillBitmaps folder for the Pop-Out Pendent.

Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problems threading on the lathe

« on: April 11, 2009, 08:33:06 PM »

Hi, Art & All

Hears another pic, Pulley Ratio set to ".001", Just to compare.

Chip

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problems threading on the lathe

« on: April 10, 2009, 10:39:57 PM »

Hi, Art

Yes, A little, Hears some pic's, Pulley ratio set to "1" now.

Dro39 was in the screen set I used, 

Hears both DRO 39 & 72, Note,  First 3 pic's shown with  Pulse Freq 26479 solid, Last pic shows Pulse Freq 26024 slightly different value.

DRO 39 is Turn Spindle DRO

DRO 72 is Current Spindle Counts DRO

Chip