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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hot wire 4 axis Foam cutter

« on: February 11, 2016, 01:33:40 AM »

Hi Igor,

Welcome to the forum.

If you use the Search option (top of main page) there are a number of threads, some of which may be of interest to you.
This is just one of them  http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,31624.0.html

If you have any specific problems with setting-up your machine just ask away and there are many here who will be only too pleased to provide help.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Configuring Z access

« on: February 10, 2016, 02:41:41 AM »

OK that's good to know. Now let's get back to the road runner. When I cycle start the Road Runner it appears not to be  cutting properly. When completed there is a small indent about size of a dime.  The display table looks fine and shows it cutting appropriately but my X and Y axis are not moving appropetly  to the Road Runner picture being carved. Thanks appreciate the help John is

The Gcode dimensions of the roadrunner file are in Inches and it sounds as though your machine is set-up in Millimeters.
Try editing the file and adding a G20 at the start of the roadrunner Gcode - this will tell Mach3 that you want the file processed in inches and it will then scale everything up to suit.

The Mach3 manual explains in more detail http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/

Tweakie.

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

« on: February 10, 2016, 02:27:28 AM »

Hi Daniel,

Welcome to the forum.

Post your question as a New Topic in the general section, giving as much detail about your machine and it's setup as you think may be necessary for others to understand the problem you are having. A picture of the deformed shapes you mention may also help (use the Reply tab and Additional Options to post images).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mini-Mills - any good???

« on: February 09, 2016, 05:45:23 AM »

Both dependant on the overall size of the machine but…
A moving gantry machine can have a much smaller footprint.
A fixed gantry machine can have a lot less mass on the Y axis.

There are many other for’s and against’s for each design so it perhaps all comes down to personal preference. 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor stalling / noise in lines

« on: February 09, 2016, 04:20:05 AM »

I would use twin core braided screen similar to this pic. for all inputs (switches, estop, etc.).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor stalling / noise in lines

« on: February 09, 2016, 02:02:14 AM »

My suggestion would be that you replace all your inputs wiring with shielded (screened) cable with the shield connected to a single point (star) earth at the controller end only. You should then be able to reduce your debounce setting and hopefully not have any more 'ticks' when jogging the motors.  

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: china cnc 6040

« on: February 08, 2016, 06:42:35 AM »

Try reducing your Velocity and Acceleration settings in Motor Tuning by 50% for the X and Y axes, save the changes after altering each axis. If this cures the problem then fine tune your motor settings for optimum performance. The Mach3 manual gives more detailed information http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/product-manuals/

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Ballistic ATC

« on: February 07, 2016, 02:47:37 AM »

Nice work Jeff, thanks for sharing the info. and posting the pictures.

Tweakie.

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: Where are button scripts saved?

« on: February 07, 2016, 02:43:02 AM »

The button scripts are part of the .set file and should migrate OK.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Manual control via keypad is missing - help

« on: February 06, 2016, 04:16:08 AM »

Have you accidentally clicked the Jog ON/OFF button ??

Tweakie.