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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Mach3 Simple Thread Wizard only wants to cut in one direction. HELP!

« on: January 26, 2016, 02:34:14 AM »

It sounds like you are loosing steps because a motor is stalling.

Try reducing your Velocity and Acceleration settings by 50% in Motor Tuning then save the changes for each axis.

If this cures the problem then, by experimentation, find the optimum settings where motors don't stall (It is usual to increase Velocity until a motor stalls then reduce the setting by 30%, similar procedure for Acceleration).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help Can't get steppers to move!!!

« on: January 26, 2016, 02:01:03 AM »

Your .xml file is located in the Mach3 folder <your profile>.xml (typically Mach3Mill.xml). Copy this file , rename it to Nissan.xml. Use the Reply tab then select Additional Options to attach the file to your post.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My CNC Build by Dave N Mark :)

« on: January 26, 2016, 01:55:58 AM »

Hi Dave & Mark,

I look forward to following your build. 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: My CNC Build by Dave N Mark :)

« on: January 26, 2016, 01:54:13 AM »

This topic has been moved to Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines).

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=31769.0

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General Mach Discussion / Re: On screen interface - Axis 4

« on: January 26, 2016, 01:51:22 AM »

You can change your existing screen (as Gerry has said) to replace the A axis DRO with a B axis DRO (It takes a bit of learning but it is not difficult to do). Alternately you could download and use a 6 axis screen set.

The various Screen sets and the Screen editors are here;   http://www.machsupport.com/software/downloads-updates/screensets/

Tweakie.

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Impact engraving plugin

« on: January 25, 2016, 11:52:31 AM »

Assuming you are working in millimeters I think you need to increase your axis velocity to 3500 (only if necessary perhaps reduce acceleration slightly) and also set the plugin feed-rate to 3500 everything else looks OK.

Tweakie.

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Impact engraving plugin

« on: January 25, 2016, 08:44:46 AM »

With a CO2 laser you should not be having any problems of low power - my pulse extender is intended to allow the use of low power diode lasers (down to 150mW or so).

Are you using a feed-rate of at least 3,500 mm/min ??

Tweakie.

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Impact engraving plugin

« on: January 25, 2016, 02:33:09 AM »

Hi Tweakie,
     I have just test your plugin, everything works well except that the power of laser is weak ( I have turn up it to max using potentiometer and test without plugin OK).
Can u tell me how many can we increase the power of laser
THanks so much.

This is something I have been working on but never seem to have had enough time to complete the constructional details of the project.
Increasing the plugin’s maximum duty cycle cannot be done from within so I have built an external, for want of a better name ‘pulse extender’ which will allow the duty cycle to be extended at any pre-selected feed-rate thereby producing an apparent increase in output power. This post relates https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,12444.msg200818.html#msg200818
When I get the time to spare this project will definitely be completed but, sorry to say, it will not be soon.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 4 axis foam cutter

« on: January 24, 2016, 11:20:54 AM »

Excellent work, I am pleased to see that your machine is working OK and that you are cutting things related to BEER 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G76 Lathe Theading Problem

« on: January 24, 2016, 11:12:39 AM »

Unfortunately I do not have the time to walk you through an entire CNC machine build to help you understand the problem.

Perhaps a silly thing to say when you are the one who wants others to spend their time helping you !

Tweakie.