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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: March 26, 2018, 08:12:38 PM »

hmm, maybe I should make that pics smaller next time. sorry

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: March 26, 2018, 08:09:42 PM »

Hey y'all, time for an update.
It's up and running and have been busy messing around with it.
I must say, That y'all have helped a lot and I appreciate it. this learning curve got a lot shorter thanks to y'all.
hopefuly the pics went thru. my first cut on the machine

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: March 05, 2018, 11:01:19 AM »

ok, i'll do that

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: March 04, 2018, 02:35:44 PM »

I'm not looking for a whole lot more speed. Right now i'm traveling about 20 inches per min.
Is that about normal or can I get it closer 35-40 like i'd like to have it?
My rpm is about 100-150. This is a guess seeing that I don't have anything to measure rpm with.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: March 03, 2018, 07:18:56 PM »

Well, I haven't had much time to work on it until a few hours ago.
It's all wired up and the plugin installed.
The motors are working and im in the tuning stage at the moment.
if anyone has any sudjestions about them moving faster would be appreciated.
thanks again for the help  

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: February 22, 2018, 07:11:01 PM »

Just updating. I just got both boards and getting my wire assignments all planned out. I'll be working on wiring it up tomorrow.
Hopefuly this weekend it'll be making something.
Thanks again for all the help 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: February 18, 2018, 07:01:41 PM »

to zero my Z axis

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: February 18, 2018, 06:13:59 PM »

honestly, as long as i can control my freq drive and my touch pad i'll be good. I'm really looking forward to making something

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: February 18, 2018, 03:39:28 PM »

Well, What do you guys think of this:
https://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-424
Paired up with this to control my freq drive:
https://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-407

This will give me the control and expansion that I was seeking from the XHC controller.
So what do you guys think. Am I missing anything?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: I'm stuck

« on: February 18, 2018, 02:06:35 AM »

That's awesome you guys. I appreciate all the input. I'll look in those and start doing some home work on them.
If you all don't mind i'd like to post what i'd like to get just to make sure that everything will work good.
This project has a big learning curve to it, and so far i'm enjoying the ride, even the frustrating part.