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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: Greg F. on March 22, 2018, 08:24:02 PM

Title: Setting up mach4
Post by: Greg F. on March 22, 2018, 08:24:02 PM

I'm new here and need some help with mach 4
I have 1000mm x 1000mm diy CNC with
Leadshine dm556 drivers
NEMA 23 (282 oz)
Ess smoothstepper and Machbob2 (mb2)
110v. HY vfd with 1.5 KW watercool spindle
Runs with leadscrew tr8*8-2p(4 starts)
This is my First time setting up a software on going
With mach4 I can use some help , thanks.  

Title: Re: Setting up mach4
Post by: joeaverage on March 22, 2018, 08:50:38 PM

Hi,
download Mach4, run as Demo at the moment. In the Docs folder or the Help Documents button
there is a Mach4 set up manual.

Read it, then read it again, and for good measure read it a third time!

Let us know if you have any stumbles thereafter.

Craig

Title: Re: Setting up mach4
Post by: Greg F. on March 22, 2018, 08:55:10 PM

Ok I'll do that thank you for your time.. I'll let you know how it goes

Title: Re: Setting up mach4
Post by: joeaverage on March 22, 2018, 09:30:06 PM

Hi,
Daz-the-Gaz has some good vids on setting up the ESS in Mach4 Viedos section.

Craig