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General Mach Discussion / A few questions about running

« on: October 18, 2009, 09:42:46 PM »

Okie dokie. a few questions for the pros out there.
I have a harbor freight mill and lathe that I am converting to cnc.

1. I have a 4x4 cnc router right now that I use vcarve pro on, the question, will I be able to use vcarve with the mill just like the router? in my mind they are basically the same with the exception of accuracy,size and one the bed moved and the other one the head moves. so just change the profile to be for the mill and run it instead of the one for the router?

2. is there a program out there that connects with Mach3 like Vcarve does but for the lathe instead of the router? I have had a hard time switching between programs oer the years and tend to stick with what works best for me, so it would be really nice if there were a program out there easy to use like the vectric line does.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 version question

« on: February 23, 2009, 08:50:37 AM »

Thanks, I thought it was something like that. I am not a vdery well written person, so sometimes getting my point aross is hard. but that was my thought. I had a old home brew machine that we ram Mach on and it just did not care as long as the settings were correct, pin settings etc.



Thanks
Bill

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 version question

« on: February 22, 2009, 09:44:45 PM »

I have a dynacnc table. they say i cant upgrade my mach to a newer version. they say ver 1.90 is as high as will work. what would the reasons be? if i am just sending g-code to it for it to send out, it should still work, shouldn't it? the settings in mach unique to my machine have not changed.




Thanks
Bill

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Bill's new machine

« on: June 03, 2008, 09:12:53 PM »

Thanks for the link Brett, I thought for some reason it was your baby. sorry for the mistake.


da21 yea it will be a hause oncw refitted,but only 400 watts, I really wanted to hit the 1000 mark but just cant offord it right now. how many watts is your machine going to be?


Bill

for a controller , take a look at http://www.dynomotion.com
kmotion controller with added snapamp 1000 driver etc

ok not cheap ,uses USB and is configurable & programable for just about everything you need , or would want to do
oh and support for Mach is included

you can pick up shaft encoders on Ebay ( renco rm21 ) for around $85 each , now all you need are some motors and probably a power supply

nice going it'll be a beast once you get it up and running
i'm working on a similar sized co2 laser , retrofiting the electronics

Dave

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Bill's new machine

« on: June 02, 2008, 03:28:11 PM »

Thanks for that link, I am sorry I didn't mean it that way about what I needed. what I mean is I am not limited to what ever controller I can find for that motor. I have the freedom to match everything together and have it all work like it is supposed to. not make do with a controller that supports the drive but not the optical encoders on it. with the home brew table I got off of eBay a while back I was limited with everything because of a lack of documentation and labels. no one could identify the parts and I wasn't able to find a more powerful motor to drive that unit. this way I can spend money only once and have it done the way it needs from the start. I really hate to have to keep redoing things to make them work.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Bill's new machine

« on: June 02, 2008, 02:42:32 PM »

except that info does not do me any good at all. I did not get the motors or controls. I need to know what sized motor will fit back in there and a controller to tun them, but first I need to get the belts for it(which I found) they will only cost me 400 for the pair (A good deal less than from the manufacturer). this machine ran off of its own controller, I only got the machine itself. there are no electronics there except the limit switches. what I am going to do it refit the machine with new motors and controllers and run it from Mach3. and with the creation of Brett's new usb controller I believe I will be much happier.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Bill's new machine

« on: June 02, 2008, 01:04:56 PM »

Here are the pics of the old motors. I wasn't able to get them with the machine, although I think my life will be easier to pick motors and controls that match instead of chasing a controller that may or may not exist at this time.








The shaft Dia is 3/8

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Bill's new machine

« on: June 01, 2008, 09:00:00 PM »

Brett,
Thanks. These belts do have something inside them, I thought it was kevlar strands but wasnt sure.I played with it some today and to be sure if the strands were metal or not I used a multi meter and tested for cont. and the strands are cunductive. I am gonna go out to mcmaster and look some. they seem to have a little of everything Brett one more question. how can I tell what sized motors are used on the table? I figure it is a simple proccess of measuring the screw mounting holes and knowing the shaft dia. is that correct?




Thanks
Bill

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Bill's new machine

« on: June 01, 2008, 04:19:36 PM »

Okay,
Here are pics of my new project and its brother.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Bill's new machine

« on: May 24, 2008, 03:55:04 PM »

Thru a strange turn of events I have aquired an older Vy-Tek rebel II laser table, without the electronics. it took a lightning strike and was being sent back to be fixed. well the trucking company dropped the machine and broke the belts. well, after everything i have been given the machine and ned t find belts for it. since everyone here has been so awesome with help I was hoping to find a resource for the belts here. I am gong to rebuild this machine and make it run from Mach3. this loses me some fnctionality, but I wint have 300k in this machine either. here is a pic of the belt. it is 2in wide and 3/16 from valley to valley on the grooves. I will look for some pics of the machine, I do not pick it up for another week.




Thanks
Bill