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General Mach Discussion / 1 on 1 Help / Training - Willing to PAY $$$

« on: August 26, 2016, 09:01:07 PM »

Hey Fellas,
Time being a factor, I wondered if there is anyone in the Los Angeles County area that may be willing to come over the house and help me get started on my engraving project.
Currently I am working with VCarve Pro for my designs (logos) & Mach 3 as my program for my 6040 CNC Chinese router.
Everything work, everything communicates, the thing is I would like a little hands on training before I screw anything up.

Please feel free to shoot me an email if interested.

rassbot@Yahoo.com

I will pay you for your time for sure. Just anxious to get this going already.

BIG thanks

Dave - 

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Newb. here with hopefully a simple issue. (Vcarve to Mach3)

« on: July 22, 2016, 01:40:34 PM »

Hey Fellas,
I looked over the search engine and most of it is like a second language lol

I am new to this forum, let alone the cnc world. Wanted to kick off some personal projects I have in line.
I purchased a small Chinese 3040 cnc machine from a local here in Cali. The guy also had a PC with Mach3 he included in the purchase.

I picked up Vcarve pro from a friend who is also helping me with the kinks on that software as well.

Last night we prepared a G-code using (inches) and the Mach3 is able to read the code and move the machine based on the design.

My issue is that the design is carving it a lot smaller than design.
Given example : 2 inch design is only engraving about 3/4 of an inch.

At this point I am not sure what scaling factors are involved, or how can I offset the Mach3 software ?

Greatly appreciate any input or suggestions to check. 

Dave -