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2531

Share Your GCode / Re: hello new here to mach3 and also new to gcodes or cnc for all that

« on: March 19, 2017, 02:33:58 AM »

In order to convert your .dxf drawings to Gcode some more information is required...

What thickness is the material ?
What diameter is your cutter ?
How deep do you want to cut per pass (depth of cut) ?
What feed-rate do you want to use ?
Are you working in Inches or Millimeters ?

Tweakie.

2532

Mach3 under Vista / Re: emergancy mode active

« on: March 19, 2017, 02:22:11 AM »

First step would be to thoroughly check your inputs wiring and EStop / Home / Limit switches.

Tweakie.

2533

General Mach Discussion / Re: Hall of shame

« on: March 18, 2017, 06:17:34 AM »

Hi Bucks,

I think we have all thought long and hard about the pirate license situation and new forum members but so far nothing has surfaced as being an easily workable solution. 

Tweakie.

2534

General Mach Discussion / Re: Problems with cutting depth getting shallower

« on: March 18, 2017, 06:00:08 AM »

You won't be doing any harm to anything - if those settings work reliably than stick with them.

Tweakie.

2535

General Mach Discussion / Re: Got my 1st cut done!!! :) :) :)

« on: March 18, 2017, 02:23:54 AM »

Excellent 

Tweakie.

2536

Mach Screens / Re: Script When loading a screen set

« on: March 16, 2017, 03:37:47 AM »

If you put what you want to do into a macro then that can be called at startup by adding it to the Initialization String (Config. / General Config.  -  Startup Modals).

Tweakie.

2537

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Mach3 reads in cm and not in mm in Gcode file...

« on: March 16, 2017, 02:41:30 AM »

Excellent 

Tweakie.

2538

FAQs / Re: +1mm -.99mm?

« on: March 16, 2017, 02:35:39 AM »

Regarding machine controllers...
There are all-in-one options but my preference would be Gecko G540 http://www.geckodrive.com/geckodrive-step-motor-drives/g540.html and a separate motion controller (Warp9, PMDX, etc.).
The Gecko website also has lots of useful information which may be of assistance to you.

Once you have your existing machine working in a satisfactory manner then consider building from scratch (or perhaps a kit) the type or design of machine which will meet your needs. My website may be of interest to show the route I followed.

Tweakie.

2539

G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Mach3 reads in cm and not in mm in Gcode file...

« on: March 15, 2017, 11:11:53 AM »

Sounds like your axis steps per unit are set incorrectly.

Try the Axis Calibration feature on the Settings (Alt-6) page.

Tweakie.

2540

FAQs / Re: +1mm -.99mm?

« on: March 15, 2017, 09:40:38 AM »

Hi Mick,

I can’t find anything in your .xml settings file to cause the problem.

Couple of things though…
In Config. / General Config.  -  set a debounce interval of 100 and uncheck Use Watchdogs.
In Config. / Motor Tuning – try setting Step Pulse and Dir Pulse to 2 and save the changes.

Tweakie.