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General Mach Discussion / Re: New PlugIn just about done..

« on: February 01, 2008, 07:27:30 PM »

 Thanks! I had the latest plug-in but downloaded the latest 3.023 Mach3 and installed it along with the plug-in again and it works fine now. Thanks for the help.
 KGN

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New PlugIn just about done..

« on: February 01, 2008, 02:07:19 PM »

 I really could use some help with my new Shuttlexpress. I have read this whole thread and downloaded the latest plugin. I follow directions and all the features work exept the outer ring. Nothing happens when twisted left or right. I have the 3 small buttons set as x-y-z and the 2 larger buttons (one on each side set to rapid-- and rapid++. Should the outer ring do the rapid and then that frees up 2 buttons for other things? How do I get the outer ring to do the rapid?
 Thanks for the help that this great website gives and Mach3 is a great product, this is coming from a over 30+ year CNC programmer/machinist and used many different CNC controls.
Thanks, KGN

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I'm stuck....K2 3925 settings.

« on: November 08, 2006, 02:00:43 AM »

 I appreciate the comments on the thread I started. I got my K2 3925 and am prestty satisfied with it when it was set up for Mach2 but under Mach3 I struggled. I needed the Mach3 because I had purchased the tool height setting attachment from them and they said I needed to upgrade to Mach3 to use it. It would have ben nice to have the correct .xml file so I could get it up and running.
  One thing I noticed is that after I got it to run a program and move correctly that when I manually pressed a limit swithc it jogged the axis away from the switch. This was a problem as the macro they gave me to run for tool height setting was tied into one of the axis and when the plunger was depressed it jogged in linear and was a bad situation. When I turned on "emulation" on the X,Y and Z in "ports and Pins" this stopped. Now when I run the macro for tool setting which is the same as provided from Mach 3 it asks if I zeroed off the part and when saying yes it moves in the Z- direction but when the plunger is depress on the height setter nothing happens. I have gone to the diagonostics and can see the switch light up when depressing it so Im trying to figure whats up?
 Anyway Im liking it but a bit frustrated right now. I will post a picture of the final set-up thats inside of a sound dedening box with dust collection, lights and a custom machine table with fixturing when Im done. What catagory do I post any pictures of it in?
 Thanks,  Keith

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General Mach Discussion / I'm stuck....K2 3925 settings.

« on: October 31, 2006, 12:06:15 AM »

 I just got a K2 3925 and got it all set up with Mach2 and working perfectly but now upgraded to Mach3 so I can use a tool height presetter and I cannot get the machine to move. I have tried to configure everything the same but I must be missing something. Can someone with a similiar K2 setup post some screen shots or what their settings are? I feel like a real dunce right now and know it's something simple.
 Thanks for any help you can give me.
Keith