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General Mach Discussion / Boxford vmc260 to mach3 conversion

« on: March 16, 2015, 02:34:39 PM »

Been a while since I started this thread, been busy with other projects. But I am now ready to continue with the conversion. I have bought the csmio 3 axis controller and a pilz safety relay.
Wondering if anyone can help me decipher this tangle of wires!

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General Mach Discussion /

« on: March 12, 2014, 05:32:13 AM »

Thanks for that,  hadn't heard of that one. Looks really good and the user manual is really comprehensive. Guess first step is to strip out all of the unnecessary electronics,  keeping 3x stepper drivers spindle control board and psu. Do I need the two breakers shown in the pictures above?
Also would you advise installing mechanical limit switches or just use the proximity homing switches and software limits?

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General Mach Discussion /

« on: March 12, 2014, 03:06:19 AM »

At the moment it is through a serial port,  I was thinking of using a smoothstepper,  maybe with a Campbell or cnc4pc bob. Guessing most of the original electronics are unnecessary.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Re: Boxford vmc260 to mach3 conversion

« on: March 11, 2014, 05:43:49 PM »

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Boxford vmc260 to mach3 conversion

« on: March 11, 2014, 02:29:16 PM »

http://gatesmakingthings.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/vmc260-electronics/

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General Mach Discussion / Boxford vmc260 to mach3 conversion

« on: March 11, 2014, 01:22:54 PM »

Hi there...
I bought a Boxford vmc260 last year, used it with the Boxford software but found it very slow and limited so I'm going to upgrade to mach3 control.
My machine has Parker stepper drivers and a get Gemini speed controller, does anyone have any information on converting this machine using these original parts and preferably a smoothstepper board?