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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 on a laser cutter...

« on: September 06, 2018, 01:59:47 AM »

Hi Marting,

130 Watt sounds good, excellent in fact.

15mm wood would cut OK but bear in mind the effective focal distance of the beam and associated kerf width. You would also need a lot of air assist.
As for polycarbonate, well you would just have to try it and see – it is terrible stuff and can often end up as a sticky lump. Acrylic would be best.
I doubt you would have enough power to cut into aluminium at the CO2 wavelength but you can certainly ablate the anodizing dye layer.

Sound like you are in for a lot of fun. Please keep us informed and post some pictures of your progress.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Windows 10 update -- don't do it

« on: September 05, 2018, 10:58:59 AM »

With this new Mach3 patch, R3.043,  does anyone know if M10 and M11 still work ?

 I’m trying to use M10 and M11 To control my laser power and it does not seem to be working.

I am using a CNC4PC 62  BOB board  and cannot get a output   Signal from Port 1  pin 15 or Port 2 pin 11 on the Rj45-8  output.


 Chuck

Hi Chuck,

M10Px/M11Px still work OK with the R3.043.062 version.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: FTP site access

« on: September 05, 2018, 06:50:49 AM »

Tracked it down darned ISP virgin in the UK

Used my phone as a hot spot and all is working 

 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: FTP site access

« on: September 05, 2018, 01:44:06 AM »

Hi Mauri,

I just checked and the ftp site is operating normally.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Milldred gets some

« on: September 04, 2018, 01:33:32 AM »

Excellent work Chris.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help! How to write Macro for M11 and M10 in Mach3

« on: September 04, 2018, 01:27:43 AM »

Hi Chuck,

Using a post processor is preferable (the Gcode is created automatically) but there may be occasions when manual editing is the only way.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: ERROR STARTING ENGINE

« on: September 02, 2018, 04:20:04 AM »

Delete you existing Mach3 folder from your C: drive then download and install (as Admin) the Mach3 version from here; http://www.machsupport.com/software/downloads-updates/
Install the Vista registry patch (the first post in this section explains).
Just to be absolutely sure use a multimeter to check the continuity of your parallel cable - pin1 to pin1, pin2 to pin2, etc. and verify that all pins are connected.
From your Router config sheet set up the Ports and Pins and Motor Tuning etc.

Start with EStop (RESET) and if necessary adjust the Port and Pin config. to get that working first.
Now you can check the motors for movement.

Hope this helps.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: "Black Scholes", Coin #1

« on: September 02, 2018, 01:47:16 AM »

Excellent work Robert, thanks for sharing.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 on a laser cutter...

« on: September 01, 2018, 01:55:43 AM »

If you check out the thread I mentioned above you can see how I tackled the dust problem and this may help you come up with a suitable solution. My laser stuff is all pretty rigidly mounted and I have never had any problem with vibration as a result of the router use.

Everything is a challenge 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 on a laser cutter...

« on: August 31, 2018, 01:29:09 AM »

Hi Marting,

Laser technology is advancing on a daily basis and it is impossible to say what is best so the deciding factor is probably what you can afford to spend. A 40 Watt C02 laser although bulky is still cheaper than a 40 Watt diode or fiber laser but prices of the high end products are continually falling. All I can suggest is that you Google lasers and gain as much info as you can on the latest products.

If it’s any help, my laser adventures with lasers (including where parts were purchased) is here;  http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,12444.0.html

Tweakie.