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General Mach Discussion / Need Help with Set-Up
« on: October 05, 2014, 02:09:18 PM »
I am a new Mach 3 user, setting it up on a new machine I have just finished building. I have been a long time user of a CNC Shark and the Vectric software, both VCarve and Aspire latest versions.
I have set-up Mach 3 for my machine after watching all the videos and reading the pdf manuals. Everything seems to work ok - steps calibrated, etc., however, I use no homing or limits switches.
BUT I do have a problem. I have a test piece (very simple Aspire file) and I put the piece in the middle of the table, center the bit in the middle and zero to the top of the piece, zero everything after loading .txt file, etc.  When I turn on the router and cycle start the first thing the router does is go straight down 3/4" (the thickness of the work piece) and then come back up and tries to cut the image.
I've searched forums, read manuals, reviewed set-up, etc and nothing. The piece cuts ok on the Shark CNC.
I've attached the dxf file and the gcode.  Hopefully someone can help - I greatly appreciate the assistance.

Thanks,
Don

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