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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problem with scaling(?)
« on: February 14, 2018, 10:15:54 AM »
Native units are set to metric. Verified that command X26 moves the X axis exactly one inch so should be correct.

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General Mach Discussion / Problem with scaling(?)
« on: February 13, 2018, 07:08:47 PM »
Running Mach3. My machine has an issue. If I say move 26 mm (about one inch) it only moves a very tiny amount. If I make a part, it makes it like it is on the head of a pin. Scale says 1:1 and does not deem to be changeable. Any ideas?

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General Mach Discussion / Licensing: how to update?
« on: January 22, 2018, 08:11:59 PM »
I purchased a CNC used. It included the machine and the Mach3 license and install disks. How do I update the license to my name instead of the previous owner name?

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I set both the machine coordinates AND the work origin to zero. Mainly because I don’t understand the difference between them.

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This one has me stumped...\
- using Mach3 and Vcarve Pro v9

- Used Vcarve Pro to create code. Using v90 1/2 inch bit in one inch stock  (a Kitchen cutting board ).
- I set depth at .4 for 2 inch letters with a .8 safety height.
- I set XYZ origins all at zero (at XY midpoint at top surface of stock).
- This code ran successfully but letters were cut very deep.

- So I created a new test file to sample various depths, using plain 3/4 inch pine stock as a sample stock.
- Created multiple letters at .4, .3, .2, and .1 as sample depths.
- I set stock at .75 and reset all XYZ origins to zero (at XY midpoint and top surface of stock)
- Ran the new code.
- Now the code starts running. But it barely makes contact with the wood. But if you stop and say Go To Zero, X and Y go to original zero, but now Z has a new Z origin .48 above the wood.
- I tried resetting my Z origin may times, always resets up higher once code starts.
- And, here is the kicker, if I rerun the ORIGINAL code that I ran the first piece (the one inch cutting board) then it too has the same problem.

What am I doing wrong? I can find nothing in the code that could be resetting my Z origin reference. Is that even possible via code?

Stumped in Iowa

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