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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Y axis moving in the wrong direction

« on: October 02, 2019, 01:18:40 AM »

As mentioned in your attached .pdf file - changing the Direction Low Active state of an axis (and saving the changes) will cause that axis to move in the opposite direction.

It is a bit confusing because the correct direction is really the direction the TOOL moves in relation to the work and if you have a moving table then the table has to move in the opposite direction to achieve this.

Hope this helps.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Windows 10 update -- don't do it

« on: September 28, 2019, 01:30:27 AM »

Pleased you got it sorted 

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: My Custom 5 axis Machine using (only possible with mach4 industrial)

« on: September 27, 2019, 01:15:30 AM »

Excellent.

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Mach 111 stops while cnc router is cutting.

« on: September 26, 2019, 09:53:37 AM »

When Mach3 stops, what message do you get in the status box at the bottom of the screen ?

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Mach 111 stops while cnc router is cutting.

« on: September 26, 2019, 01:15:38 AM »

Do you have a valid Mach3 license ?  -  if not then Mach3 will only run ~500 lines of Gcode before stopping.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 and the Surface tablet

« on: September 25, 2019, 10:03:26 AM »

Mach3 Minimum Recommended Requirements

Requirements if using the parallel port for machine control:
Desktop PC with at least one parallel port
(Laptops are not supported)
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, and 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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General Mach Discussion / Re: When is the Windows 10 Mach3 parallel port driver?

« on: September 25, 2019, 07:43:14 AM »

There is differing opinion on this…

I have been unable to successfully run Mach3 using the Parallel Port on a Win10, 64 bit PC (irrespective of any Win7, 32 bit emulation) so my conclusion was that it cannot be done.

Others disagree.

I stand to be corrected but to my knowledge no one has even proved that Mach3 can be used with the Parallel Port on a true 64 bit PC even if a 32 bit Win7 (or earlier) OS has been installed, so you may be the trail blazer.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: September 25, 2019, 01:48:42 AM »

Here is some really useless information which may possibly be of curiosity…

I have in the past noticed that with laser engraved 8 bit images on wood that some white areas of the image can appear to be whiter than the natural colour of the background material and I have always put this down to being an optical illusion.
Recent tests have shown that at very low output levels a CO2 laser will (for want of a better word) bleach the natural colour of the wood being engraved and actually whiten the background. Although this effect can easily be reproduced during PWM output power controlled engraving when increasing the white level threshold above 0% I have not yet discovered any practical application.

This laser engraved image, I think, clearly shows the white areas to be whiter than the original background.

I would appreciate others comments on this phenomenon.

Tweakie.

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PoKeys / Re: Pokeys57CNC with AMB 1050 FME-1 DI

« on: September 24, 2019, 06:24:54 AM »

Solution  was, to add a dedicated power supply for the AMB with no connection to the machine electric. Then it works with the isolated 0-10V output.

I am pleased you have it sorted and thanks for posting the solution.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cut quality problem

« on: September 22, 2019, 09:51:00 AM »

Did you check your Gcode ?