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FAQs / stepper motor controler

« on: February 12, 2009, 08:24:13 AM »

does anyone no of a way to hook up a gecko to a steper with a mpg to run a stepper with out a pc if yes can you draw a wireing diagram
thanks art

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General Mach Discussion / mach3 and laptop

« on: February 08, 2009, 08:17:49 PM »

i have been trying to run mach3 with a laptop it has been giving me a hard time but I think it may be ok now
But i have seen someway said that one should not run mach3 on a laptop if that true why and what problems should i see.

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General Mach Discussion / spindle problems mach3

« on: February 07, 2009, 02:12:06 PM »

I have spindle problem and tryed some of the differant post answer but still have issues
1 hit spindle button nothing happen flashs yellow have to hit reset below spindle button to turn spindle on when I do that I get a massage by the red reset switchpwm bumped to minamal setting.
2 calibrate spindle nothing in that box seems to work the spindle
3 if I input rpm or pick spindle speed lets say 3000 rpm when I hit the spindle start button the speed disappears and says zero and the spindle does not turn on Iget the same problem stated in number 1
4 to make life easy is there a way to override the spindle and turn it on by hand.
IT is a maxnc15cl thanks for anyhelp it been a long hard road uphill

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General Mach Discussion / mach3 problem

« on: February 07, 2009, 11:27:03 AM »

hello using mach 3 with a maxnc everything works except how do you run the spindle i click on spindle button and i get too slow for pulley.using min. that says that to the right of the clear button below the reset button if I type in the spindle speed and hit the spindle button speed goes to zero anybody have a idea as to whats wrong thanks art

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FAQs / milling a part

« on: February 04, 2009, 04:33:34 PM »

i want to mill a connecting rod out of 1/4 plate alum to start so lets say I have a piece of plate 4 inches wide 10 inches long a mount that in the mill do I need a hole in the center of the connecting rod to hold it to the machine or what happens when it is cut out.

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FAQs / MAXNC15

« on: February 04, 2009, 03:06:01 PM »

OK NEW PROBLEM BUT i AM GETTING CLOSER THANKS TO SOME OF YOU  i HAVE A MAXNC15 WITH THERE SO CALLED NEW SOFTWARE WHICH LOOKS LIKE MACH3 i DRAW A PART IN CADSTD PRO SEND IT TO LAZYCAM LOAD TO MACH3 i GET GCODE THAT'S A BIG STEP BUT NOW i TRY TO GET IT INTO MAXNC VERISON OF MACH3 AND i CANNOT ANY BODY HAVE A ANSWER FOR THAT THANK YOU ART
ANYBODY FROM NEW YORK THAT CAN DO A HANDS ON THAT WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME NIGHTMARE FOR YOU

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FAQs / dfx to gcode

« on: February 03, 2009, 09:39:25 AM »

first post to this site I have been trying to draw a part a connecting rod for example. I draw in cadstd pro or autosketch10 or I have bobcadv22 anyway I draw the part save as dfx file. export that to a code shark or predator or gsimple tried them all I get a error or the program
seats there like I did nothing. What step am I missing here, I am sure its me and I am leaving out a key part. thanks for any help art