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1971

General Mach Discussion / Re: Quick question

« on: March 04, 2018, 01:43:20 AM »

You may also want to consider Config. / Ports & Pins / Spindle Setup - set Spin Up delay etc.

Tweakie.

1972

General Mach Discussion / Re: Is there "Driver Test" in Trial Mach3

« on: March 03, 2018, 01:46:09 AM »

Hi Bigforkg,

When you installed Mach3 for use with UC100 you would not have installed the Parallel Port drivers so DriverTest.exe would not have been copied into your Mach3 folder.

Tweakie.

1973

General Mach Discussion / Re: G4 Dwell time only reading whole numbers

« on: March 02, 2018, 02:06:18 AM »

After you have selected G04 Dwell in mS close Mach3 then restart.

Tweakie.

1974

General Mach Discussion / Re: need object scanned.

« on: March 02, 2018, 01:59:41 AM »

Khalid was providing a scanning service a while back, you could perhaps PM or email him with an enquiry http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,16015.0.html

Tweakie.

1975

Share Your GCode / Re: Free DXF and Gcode files.

« on: February 27, 2018, 05:39:47 AM »

Just a note of caution – many of the .DXF and .CDR image files posted on the 3axis.co site may be subject to copyright by their respective owners.

In itself, this does not cause any problem if the files are for your own personal use but take care if the files are to be used for any commercial purposes.

Tweakie.

1976

Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: z axis stepping inaccurately

« on: February 26, 2018, 05:25:17 AM »

It's a very long shot but it could be that you are loosing steps on the Z axis. Try reducing your Z axis Velocity and Acceleration (in Motor Tuning) by 50 % and save the changes.
Try it and report back on the result.

Tweakie.

1977

Newfangled Mill Wizard / Re: Polyline

« on: February 26, 2018, 01:53:21 AM »

Hi Will,

Ron has not been around the forum for over a year now and he is the one who would know the answer.

As Mill Wizard is an Artsoft supported product please contact MachSupport directly with your question (their staff do not always track the forum postings) http://www.machsupport.com/support/
They will be able to help you out.

Tweakie.

1978

Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Z-Axis not responding / moving - Help debugging

« on: February 26, 2018, 01:45:35 AM »

Excellent, I am pleased that you have found the problem.

Tweakie.

1979

General Mach Discussion / Re: unit issues.

« on: February 26, 2018, 01:38:12 AM »

I have been struggling with getting my Taig MicroProto mill running reliably. It seems that every time I go to use the mill, new problems arise. The first time that I was able to get the unit running, it worked great for about a day. The next time that I went to use the mill, I noticed that the inline fuse in the controll box failed each time I turned on the machine. I thought this might suggest a short somewhere in the circuit, but after having someone with an electrical background look at it, we couldn’t see anything that was wrong. Does anyone know why this is happening every time I turn on the machine? Is this a voltage issue? I tried adjusting the potentiometer but nothing seems to make a difference. Could the motors be bad and causing a short?

It could possibly be 'inrush current' - try using a 'slow-blow' fuse of the correct rating.

Tweakie.

1980

General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle control from Mach3

« on: February 25, 2018, 04:17:11 AM »

The available documentation on the HX-WS400 is almost non-existent but it does appear to accept a 5Volt PWM for speed control. My best suggestion is that you set-up Mach3 to output a PWM on an output pin then try connecting this to your controller.

You may find this thread and the associated links of interest. http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,27447.0.html

Tweakie.