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General Mach Discussion / Re: No Motor Movement When Running GCode

« on: June 03, 2016, 02:14:48 AM »

We need some more details about your system.

Type of machine ?
Are you using the Parallel Port or an external Motion Controller ?
Make & Model of the machine controller ?
Which version of Mach3 are you using ?

And any other details you think may help us to identify the problem.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mill Dual Z axis?

« on: June 01, 2016, 10:50:56 AM »

Reflecting off the OP, would it be possibule to write G00 script which would use the knee as rapid Z and the quill as "feed" Z ?

Guess you would have to invert the -+ movement in the script depending on "which Z" is moving. But in the end, the tip of the tool will always be correct with the DRO.

Hummm

Not sure if that could be made to work but it is certainly a very interesting idea.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: G31 not seeing Probe

« on: May 30, 2016, 09:58:28 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=32646.0

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutting problem, Random Cuts!!

« on: May 30, 2016, 09:56:24 AM »

If you Zip and then attach (give it a unique name) your Gcode file which is having issues It can be tested to see if that is causing the problem.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: X axis will ONLY move in one direction

« on: May 30, 2016, 09:47:50 AM »

Hi Mark,

If you are unable to jog any axis from the keyboard, have you accidentally turned off the Jog ON/OFF button ?.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Feed rate over ride problem

« on: May 30, 2016, 01:46:47 AM »

Hi Andrew,

I am pleased that you have it working. 

Just my opinion...

If it's working OK then leave it as it is.

At some later date (perhaps after you have gained more experience) you may find that some functions do not work as expected and that's the time to change to the later, more up-to-date, version.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Rotary Table for A axis

« on: May 29, 2016, 07:20:46 AM »

Excellent work Roger. 

(just out of curiosity, how much was the s.h. harmonic ?).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Replacing electronics on a CNC

« on: May 29, 2016, 01:36:39 AM »

thanks, so I should not worry about the heat of my stepper motors?

Stepper motors are designed to run at their rated current. They will run hot but if the outer case temperature is above 65 deg.C then I suggest that you reduce their drive current accordingly. (high quality stepper's can handle very high temperatures indeed but the cheaper versions may suffer failure if allowed to get too hot).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Feed rate over ride problem

« on: May 29, 2016, 01:27:01 AM »

You are using a very old version of Mach3 and I suggest you should be using a later version. The most popular version appears to be R3.043.062 and this can be downloaded from here;
http://ftp://anonymous:guest@machsupport.com/Mach3/Mach3Version3.043.062.exe
Keep a copy of your <your profile>.xml file and load the new version of Mach3 over the top of the old.

Check that you have configured Mach3 and the plugin correctly by going through the AKZ250 manual again, step by step. Mach3 USB Motion Card AKZ250 Installation Manual Pay particular attention to Section 6 (Feed rate, spindle speed rate, or jog rate can by controlled by the adjustment-knob).

Download and install the latest version of the plugin driver (the old version needs to be deleted before installing the new). http://leafboy77.com/index.php/en/home/16-english-categories/mach3/usb-motion/card-akz250/1-mach3-usb-motion-card-akz250

If this fails to resolve the problem then attach your <your profile>.xml file so we can check your Mach3 settings. This file needs to be copied from your Mach3 folder, renamed to something unique (andyboy.xml) and attached using the Additional Options tab.

Hope this helps (I am assuming I have identified the correct motion controller attached to your machine).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Feed rate over ride problem

« on: May 28, 2016, 11:49:35 AM »

What is the make of the motion controller you are using ?

Tweakie.