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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 won't start my router.

« on: May 07, 2016, 07:43:57 AM »

I am pleased you solved the problem and got the spindle working as it should.
Thanks for posting the heads-up on the solution.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The "Mach4" 3D Laser Build

« on: May 06, 2016, 11:53:54 AM »

Nice work Craig.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: help to AKZ250 breakout board

« on: May 06, 2016, 07:54:53 AM »

It will be nice if they write a Mach4 plugin in the near future.

Don't hold your breath waiting - the Mach4 plugin is nowhere near as straightforward as the one for Mach3 (unfortunately).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hall of shame

« on: May 04, 2016, 11:00:35 AM »

Hi Lucan07,

Thank you for sharing the details of the pirate license peddler and the problems caused from installing the bad software.

The fake license is of no interest so best to just delete it.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Router/Mill Design & Build

« on: May 04, 2016, 01:10:04 AM »

I am pleased that you have found the problem.
I have not looked into the reasons behind opto - opto problems, perhaps it's timing related, it is just that this issue has been reported on the forum many times in the past.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Got a new computer now my machine wont work.

« on: May 03, 2016, 02:25:14 AM »

There are many options and choices of different 'external motion controllers' and many are shown on the plugin's page http://www.machsupport.com/software/plugins/
You may also wish to consider that some will only work with Mach3, some with Mach4 and some with both Mach3 & Mach4 (using a dedicated plugin).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Got a new computer now my machine wont work.

« on: May 03, 2016, 02:08:28 AM »

Yes it would.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: A axis operation in Mach4

« on: May 03, 2016, 01:48:35 AM »

I recently made the switch to Mach4 and I've noticed a difference in the way Mach4 handles an A axis move in comparison to what my Mach3 does.  For example if I started at A zero and typed the MDI code "G00 A3600" Mach3 would rapid 10 full revolutions and Mach4 just sits there, since A0 is the same position as A3600.  The A value doesn't have to be divisible by 360.  It works this way and moves only to the equalent end position regardless of the value I enter.  The problem is there are times when I would like to turn multiple times around.  Is there something I am missing in the configuration file or is this just how the new version works and it can't be changed or forced to behave differently.  Thanks

You are not missing anything in the config. Rotary axis is just one of those things that has yet to be sorted out.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Got a new computer now my machine wont work.

« on: May 03, 2016, 01:34:50 AM »

Unfortunately Mach3 does not support parallel port operation with a 64bit OS or on systems running Win10.

Requirements if using the parallel port for machine control:

Desktop PC (Laptops are not supported) with at least one parallel port
32-bit version of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (64-bit versions will not work)
1Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
Non-integrated Video Card with 32MB RAM(Large G-code files, especially 3D files will require a video card with 512MB RAM or higher)


Requirements if using an external motion device for machine control:

An appropriate external motion controller (options can be found on the Plugins page)
Desktop or Laptop with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
1Ghz CPU
512MB RAM
Video Card with 32MB RAM(Large G-code files, especially 3D files will require a video card with 512MB RAM or higher)

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Router/Mill Design & Build

« on: May 02, 2016, 08:18:20 AM »

Nice work sir. Let's hope that changing the BoB cures the axis one way problem (issues such as this can occur when using an opto-isolated BoB feeding into an opto-isolated driver).

Tweakie.

( You must have some stamina - the Zig-Zag got the better of me some years back and I don't consider myself old yet  )