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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available

« on: September 29, 2014, 07:07:55 PM »

awesome

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available

« on: September 29, 2014, 05:02:02 PM »

will look for it... been a couple years since I looked at it...
If it's not on my computer is it on your page?

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available

« on: September 29, 2014, 03:25:18 PM »

Let me look into if it will work for my machine (mechanics wise) and if so, I'll get more info...



On a semi related subject, would it be hard to add a button that homes to x and y but not z?
or a software switch that changes how the home command behaves (ie include or exclude axis)

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available

« on: September 29, 2014, 01:39:30 PM »

So what is involved in changing things in Gerry's screenset (Mach 3) to do this?


Now I have to brainstorm a little to see if there is a way to mount the touch plate on my machine...  This would completely remove the risk of ever running a bit into the fixed touch plate...

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available

« on: September 24, 2014, 12:31:13 PM »

Hi Gerry

Is it possible to set the fixed touch off plate to only move in the Y axis, I was planning og attaching my fixed touch off plate to the gantry sides, so it moves along the X axis along with the gantry, thus only needing the Y wagon to move to the side to do a tool zero operation.
If this is not possible, then I'll figure something out, but it would be easier, since moving 1000-1400mm in one direction each time will take up some time in the cutting sequence.

What a great idea...  Please update with the specifics if you get this working...

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available

« on: August 30, 2014, 02:54:36 PM »

Gerry, what is the latest version of your screenset, and how does it differ from the 2010 version I have installed now?

Also, I have been partially upgrading and rebuilding my machine, and want to take advantage of the auto corner finding/probing feature...

What is an ideal set up piece for this (ie the metal piece that I set on the table)? What have people been using/making that has proven the best and or easiest way to go? I can have something machined if it's worth doing so...  I imagine it needs to be something fairly heavy so that it doesn't move when the bit touches it...

Also, it can find both inside and outside corners, right? or does it work only for one or the other?

Any tutorials (especially video based) that address this?

Where can I get the latest build of your screenset?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Machine is cutting faster than it is told to..

« on: June 16, 2013, 02:12:05 PM »

All fixed!
Thanks again!

Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Machine is cutting faster than it is told to..

« on: June 16, 2013, 11:14:22 AM »

Okay, did it...  and the rapid speeds are now at 602... 
I imagine the cut speed will now be right too...

I'll let you know if not..

Thanks for your help, It's been a fun couple of weeks..   

I've still got a lot of stuff to find and copy over yet (all my fonts, my dxf clip art, etc.)
And then there's the 2 months worth of work I lost, and now have to rebuild all those files...

Gonna get the other computer working and all set up, and then I'll have a backup...
Thinking I might budget for a backup BOB and a spare gecko drive too...
This wasn't fun...

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Machine is cutting faster than it is told to..

« on: June 16, 2013, 10:44:19 AM »

How is that done?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Machine is cutting faster than it is told to..

« on: June 15, 2013, 07:40:05 PM »

yeah, operates the same as the custom screenset..

Here's the deal.. After quitting Mach and then reloading it, jog speeds changed to 672, which is 112% of what it is set to.. 112% of 25k is 28k.. what the frequency is reading...  After running the surfacing file again, it is now running at 392, exactly 112% of 350IPM...

I remember when I first ran the driver test, the pulse frequency was reading at about 36-37k, which is about 150% of the desired speed.. then it settled down to 27-28k...

So, obviously this is a kernel speed issue....  How do I get it to settle down and run at 25k?