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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Can't get L cam to do what I want

« on: October 05, 2015, 02:15:11 AM »

Hi Vince,

What diameter cutter (or kerf width) are you planning on using when cutting these parts ??

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: PC thrown a wobbly?

« on: October 02, 2015, 11:50:41 AM »

Further clues ? ............... when I go into config I can access all the sub tabs except motor tuning.  Just nothing appears on the screen when i try to access it.

Sounds like you do not have the parallel port driver installed. This can be installed by running the DriverTest.exe (Mach folder).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: running mill and lathe?

« on: October 01, 2015, 01:19:43 PM »

Hi Skipper,

Setting a different Profile within Mach3 for each machine takes care of the various settings differences etc.  It is then just a matter of swapping the Parallel Port / USB or Ethernet cable from the PC depending on which machine is to be used.
There are those who use the same motor drive controller but, in my case, I prefer separate controllers for each machine (saves swapping too many cables).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Noob problem: zero not working

« on: September 25, 2015, 02:35:03 AM »

Hey sledder 23,
You may not know this..........
We continue to "practice" providing precise answers to any and all problems posted.
Is really fun,  it's sort of like the game show  "can you name that tune in one note".
So we on the side lines conspired, came up with a strategy to let Terry try, betting that you solve
it yourself. So he now owes all of us a cold beer.

Glad you solved the problem.

RICH

 

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: September 24, 2015, 11:56:13 AM »

Hi Patrick,

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps post your question as a New Topic in the general section where it will attract more readers and a better response for a speedy answer to your request.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Scrappy does his first cut!!!!!!!

« on: September 24, 2015, 11:50:04 AM »

10 out of 10 for Scrappy in action. 

Tweakie

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Scrappy does his first cut!!!!!!!

« on: September 24, 2015, 06:46:08 AM »

Excellent work Stew - I look forward to watching the video's.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help connecting this board to a controller

« on: September 24, 2015, 06:31:48 AM »

As the UC300 has 3 ports dedicated to inputs that should take care of all your limit switches I think 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: What all is needed to convert from emc2 to mach3?

« on: September 24, 2015, 02:53:21 AM »

You could start by reading the documentation and watching some of the video's   http://www.machsupport.com/help-learning/  then if you have any specific questions regarding the setting-up and operation of Mach3 we would be pleased to provide an answer.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help connecting this board to a controller

« on: September 24, 2015, 02:48:24 AM »

I have no idea what you are trying to achieve here.

Is it not best to...

Just connect the PC's USB to the UC300 then connect the UC300 LPT port / ports to the Gecko drives.

Why exactly do you need the BM01 or the KK01 ??

Tweakie.