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General Mach Discussion / Frozen mouse

« on: March 02, 2017, 12:14:23 PM »

Could anyone tell me why my mouse freezes up when I start Mach3 on my Windows XP computer? VERY frustrating . Only way out is to reboot. Any fixes?

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Forum for sale ad.

« on: July 07, 2015, 04:16:18 PM »

 Does anyone know how  I mark my ad as sold?

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Bargain Basement / Ethernet SmoothStepper

« on: June 14, 2015, 02:46:40 PM »

New ESS board for sale. Apparently not compatible with my system. Comes with ribbon and Ethernet cables. Paid. $180.00. Will sell for $165 plus shipping. Email me if interested. Prefer PayPal.

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SmoothStepper USB / ESS and poor motor response

« on: May 26, 2015, 03:59:51 PM »

 I found the ESS install & configuration instructions for my steppers on  the cncrouterparts.com website and followed it step by step. I  have motor motion, however, the Y axis (with the slaved A motor) and the X axis run hot, slow and rough.  The Z axis runs smooth and quiet. Can anyone help to smooth out these motors? Is my Dell laptop causing the problem in any way? Did I get a bad ESS board? If I connect to my turtle-slow Win XP desktop, the steppers run fine. Thank you.

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Share Your GCode / Computer Mouse G Code

« on: September 21, 2014, 10:15:20 AM »

Does anyone have G Code for a wooden computer mouse project that they would be willing to share or sell?

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General Mach Discussion / post processors difference?

« on: June 07, 2014, 05:25:25 AM »

RE: Post processors: whats the difference between Mach 2/3 ATC Arcs, Mach 2/3 Arcs and Mach 2/3 wrapx2a ?

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 install question

« on: April 02, 2014, 10:54:11 AM »

Downloaded Mach3 demo some time ago to try it out. Got my (licensed) Mach3 disc yesterday and installed. When I open up the program, at the top of the screen it still says "Mach3 Demo". I thought the licensed version would override the demo version. Can anybody explain why it didn't.

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General Mach Discussion / Slaving steppers

« on: February 28, 2014, 12:21:11 AM »

Could anyone here explain to me (a CNC router beginner) how to slave 2 steppers on the same axis ("Y") running one stepper reversed? (Thus both moving the gantry in the same direction.) I have 3 Geckodrive NEMA 23 steppers with a G540 control board.