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General Mach Discussion / Axis as Spindle?

« on: January 27, 2011, 07:13:10 PM »

Hi,

I'm currently making a 3D printer and was wondering if I could use mach3 to connect the extruders.  I want it to have dual heads and can't seem to figure out how to connect the second head.  If it was a single head I'd just connect it as a spindle.  But with 2 heads, I'm not sure what to do.  Can an axis be 'turned on' without any Gcode? Can Mach3 be configured for dual spindles?

Any insight is appreciated.

Space...... out!

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General Mach Discussion / same switch for all 3 x axis requirements

« on: October 14, 2010, 09:10:35 PM »

Can I set 1 switch for X++ and X-- and X Home?  I've tried to wire it this way with all three switches using one cable on Port 1/Pin 10 but can't get Mach 3 to Ref Home. The Limit function of the switches works but not the home.