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General Mach Discussion / backlash

« on: June 25, 2007, 11:37:11 AM »

Hi  guys is there a tutorial or a particular thread that would explain how to check my backlash and the appropiate steps to correct it?
Bob

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General Mach Discussion / two motors one drive?

« on: June 21, 2007, 04:37:36 PM »

Hey Guys  can I run two identical motors off the same drive as long as I don't exceed the amp rating of the drive ? 
They are pacsci motors  65v @5 amps  I want to run two of them on a pacsci 165 v  13 amp drive . Can I do it and would it work .
I have two x-axis screws, I tried to mechanically link them via a chain but there is some amount of slop and I'm getting binding .
So I thought that I would put a seperate motor on each screw and run them both off the same drive would that work? what do you think  possible or not ?
 Thanks Guys for your help
Bob 

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Tangent Corner / high tech potato gun

« on: June 07, 2007, 03:18:31 PM »

Has anybody seen this?
there's a video and build instructions an part list  check it out

http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6445906.html?industryid=43664

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General Mach Discussion / limitations?

« on: May 29, 2007, 09:26:58 AM »

 Hi guys has the 1,000 line limitation been changed to 500 ? I had downloaded the latetest version at the time it was .73 I  believe and it wouldn't run more than 499 or 500 lines . I uninstalled it and reinstalled lockdown version .65 and it will run  999 lines . Have the line limitations changed? Has any of the other limitations changed?
Thanks Bob

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / write my own gcode

« on: March 16, 2007, 07:47:52 PM »

Hi Guys I have a text file that I developed from a kayak designing software it doesn't export to dxf. 
Can any body tell me how to take those x/y cordinates and write a gcode file that I could cut  with mach? 
Material thickness is 3/4".  This is a station form for a kayak that I modified with the kayak software .
I'm trying to build a kayak for my girls .
I'm sure its not hard I just don't know how to format the gcode ( which gcodes  to use and where  )  its just a 2d file . can anybody help me?
Thanks     Bob

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Tangent Corner / beer launcher

« on: March 07, 2007, 03:20:03 PM »

Hi  has anybody seen this ?:

the first link is the web page   the second link is the video  check out the tennis ball gun too !

http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/beerlauncher.html

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/445498/robotic_beer_launching_refrigerator/

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General Mach Discussion / more active forum ?

« on: February 19, 2007, 10:58:50 AM »

 Hi everybody which is the more active forum this one or the yahoo one?

Thanks Bob

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Mach Screens / Touch screens

« on: November 02, 2006, 04:43:51 PM »

Hi guys what would be the easiest  and cheapest touch screen to implement  on my router would you use an industrial model like a Siemens or
Allen Bradley or is there something else more in the lines of  a commercial touch screen?
Thanks  Bob

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General Mach Discussion / check disk

« on: October 24, 2006, 07:25:08 AM »

Hi does anybody know how to stop XP from performing a checkdisk operation on my old harddrive everytime I boot .

It's a long story but Ihave two hard drives one with all my old info and software  and the new one with more room .

they both are  XP with NTFS format   any ideas  its quite annoying   thanks Bob

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General Mach Discussion / possible controller?

« on: October 17, 2006, 04:12:14 PM »

Hi would this be any good for a control device?
http://www.cybersnipa.com/products/csGamepadv2.htm

Bob