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General Mach Discussion / Re: Old user looking for Master5 CNC software, have license

« on: March 14, 2015, 10:03:15 PM »

Yes, but it was probably an earlier version of windows, if not DOS. lol

Come to think of it it might have been DOS. I remember Art's emails that the new Mach program was going to be hot stuff. Probably Mach 1.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Old user looking for Master5 CNC software, have license

« on: March 14, 2015, 06:39:07 PM »

Too late now, looks like I have to travel that road. Don't see any other way to get it to work.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Old user looking for Master5 CNC software, have license

« on: March 12, 2015, 09:55:55 PM »

Thanks jack and BR. Finally found the Master5 files, but having difficulties can only jog one axis.. Planning to upgrade another much better computer that has plent of ram and graphics power, with a parallel port and Windows 7, then will use Mach I expect. The parts are in the mail, might get it running next week or so.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: March 06, 2015, 06:33:57 PM »

My name's Gary, and I'm a california licensed architect. Built a John Kleinbauer cnc router/dremel cutter. Working area is about the size of a two layer pan cake, 12x15x4 inches.

Getting back into the hobby after a dozen years. Experimenting on my own time, trying to cut topographic architectural models for study purposes. Would like to eventually do 3d construction using a grout gun of some kind to make honey bee boxes, small sheds, who knows. Probably using cellulose fiber, lime, sand, clay, portland cement, industrial waste... (fly ash). I know the Chinese are already doing full size buildings.

What I'd really like to do is to do cnc from a laptop. Using a cradle that has a parallel port. I know Mach isn't recommended for use on laptops though.

Curious what the timing or power issues are with laptops, and if it is something that is really crazy or not.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Old user looking for Master5 CNC software, have license

« on: March 06, 2015, 03:41:07 AM »

Still futzing around with Master5. Am only able to get one axis to go up and down. The X if  remember correctly. Don't have a machine that has both a parallel port and windows 2000 or better. Maybe I will have to install a later version of windows than W98.

My later computers are all laptops.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Old user looking for Master5 CNC software, have license

« on: February 27, 2015, 10:03:54 PM »

Thanks very much for the reply. Computers change a lot in a dozen years. Parallel ports are just about obsolete. Hard to install old software on an old 32 bit desktop machine let alone a 64 bit laptop i am writing this on, lol.

Hopefully I will be filling the studio with foam dust this weekend. That's quite generous if they allow my old license to use Mach3.

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General Mach Discussion / Old user looking for Master5 CNC software, have license

« on: February 27, 2015, 06:48:54 PM »

After being away from CNC for 12 1/2 years, I'm trying to get my old system to run again.

My old Master5CNC folder has my license data, but not the Setup.exe or Program files. Using W98.

My old machine is a John Kleinbauer machine using storefront aluminum as the frame. Anxious to start making another architectural model.  Can someone help me please?

Have never tried the Mach series and hate to spend money right now.