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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach 4 DRM

« on: July 28, 2015, 09:36:21 AM »

Can I contact Newfangledsolutins and reset my PCID if I upgrade my computer.

I hate DRMs like this.


Can I run Mach3 as a backup if I also install 4?

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SmoothStepper USB / Does Smoothstepper smooth acceleration?

« on: January 12, 2009, 04:53:06 PM »

Does Smoothstepper smooth the acceleration like Quantum does to eliminate the jerks? I got the impression that it did in the Quantum forum when someone said Quantum is no longer necessary now that Smoothstepper is available.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / RC scale airplane propeller blades.

« on: March 09, 2008, 10:55:16 AM »

I milled these blades from oak. They are for a 1:6 scale P-40 scale model. I designed them in Discreet Plasma and made the G-code with Vectric Cut3D. The diametre is 530 mm and the theoretical pitch is 370 mm (370 mm forward movement for each turn) and they will be mounted between two aluminium plates. This pitch should give over 100 km/h top speed. I have flown the plane for a while using a commercial propeller but the blades take forever to arrive when I ned replacements.





Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zJRikuQmjnI

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.

« on: March 05, 2008, 12:23:49 PM »

Here's my latest work out of my home made CNC router. The fuselage is a 1:7,5 scale fibreglass shell of an Agusta 109. I designed and milled the mechanics and internal structure. The aluminium parts were milled from 6082-T6 and 7075-T6 aluminium. The swash plate and the blade grips are plastic parts that I bought or had on hand. I might mill new and more scale like parts from aluminium later on. The main rotor blades and the rotor head button were milled from oak. I used 3D milling for the oak parts and the aluminium tail rotor hub.

It's not finished yet, but it's flyable. I have hovered it.