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I'm looking for some pointers as to where to start!

I have a Syil X4+ that is used from time to time and recently I have found it very frustrating. When running a job, the spindle will stop mid job and then immediately start up again and repeats it until I press the e-stop. Now, the last job was:
1.3mm rectangular cut (with radii) in ally and a very slow feed using an 8mm cutter.
I can get the spindle to slow down using my hands but I can't stop it. However, a 3mm slot drill will stop it - and break the cutter! So I suspect it is software related rather than the motor.
Any thoughts as to where I should start looking?

(Mach3, Win7, UC100)

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General Mach Discussion / NFS Wizards - Gear Cutting
« on: January 11, 2021, 09:07:52 AM »
I decided to have a crack at cutting some change gears for my Boxford lathe and what better way than to use my CNC/Rotary table and Mach3.
Mach3 Version R3.043.062 - Wizards Version 2.86

Something very strange is happening and I can't seem to pinpoint where the error is coming in.
What happens is, after many trials, that the Y feed in the created subroutine file index.tap equates to the material choice in the wizards. So if I select hard steel (Material No4) then the feed in the Gcode is listed as F4 - material 6, F6 and so on.

Am I missing something or is this some sort of bug? I can, of course, edit the index.tap file but I am wondering if I am doing something wrong.

Thanks, Matt

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