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Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 09, 2014, 01:48:59 AM »

Sneew / Sneeuw - You have got me Ian because I am not quite sure and need to take expert advice on that one but the language certainly differs from the north to the south of the country. 

Tweakie.

4542

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 08, 2014, 11:55:59 AM »

I think it's right now Ian - but perhaps I should have had at least one beer. 

The mistakes were grammatical Sam I missed the spaces. 
ie. 'Open' should have been 'Op en' ('Up and' as opposed to Up'n).

OCD rules the day, perhaps I should see the Doc. 

Tweakie.

4543

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 08, 2014, 07:51:16 AM »

Y'all forced me into engraving it again. This time GEEN BIEREN !! 

Tweakie.

4544

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 08, 2014, 02:35:18 AM »

Thanks guys.  

Tweakie.

4545

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 07, 2014, 10:19:35 AM »

I make no excuses fellas - it was a holiday weekend, with friends around, and we all had a modicum of beers before we set about this project.

Yes Russ, out of plumb as well 

Tweakie.

4546

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 07, 2014, 09:13:22 AM »

Thanks Craig.  

(Perhaps I should have taken the full picture - it's the annotation for my 'Weather Stone' and the black line is the string suspending the actual stone).

Tweakie.


addendum:  It gets worse - only since looking at it again here, I have noticed there is more than one mistake 

4547

Tangent Corner / Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 07, 2014, 06:22:03 AM »

You check the CAD/CAM layout 100 times, you check the engraved part, you screw it up – stand back to admire and bang the mistake is obvious. 

Tweakie.

4548

General Mach Discussion / Re: Hall of shame

« on: May 04, 2014, 01:50:28 AM »

I have a store bought plasma table or should say eBay bought and it has a legal mach3 with it but I did buy a different machine with a bootleg of mach3, I am wondering if I could still use the good copy on my other machines, I am building a larger plasma and also in the process of building a 3d printer and setting my mill and lathe cnc...am I aloud to use the one copy on all or did I take a loss on the bad copy? I did pay extra for it not knowing it was a bad copy
Thanks
Ed

Hi Ed, the official line is...

Without a license, Mach3 will operate in Demo mode. While in Demo mode, the software has the following limitations:
Mill & Plasma: 500 line gcode limit (10,000,000 limit after licensing)
Turn: 50 line gcode limit (10,000,000 limit after licensing)
Kernel Frequency locked at 25kHz (only applicable if using the parallel port driver)
Set Next Line function disabled
Run From Here function disabled
Turn: Threading disabled
Plasma: THC functions disabled
Non-commercial users (aka hobbyists) are permitted to use one Mach license for as many machines as they require. For commercial users (anybody who uses the software to generate profit), we require a separate license purchase for each machine. Mach1, Mach2, and Mach3 may all be used on one computer, but only one version of each will co-exist on a single computer.

A license is only required on the computer actually running a machine. If a computer not connected to a machine is used to test code, please use Mach3 in Simulation mode – it will remove the 500 line limit. Simulation mode can be accessed by uninstalling (or not installing) the Parallel Port Driver. The Add-ons for Mill will only work with a licensed copy of Mach3 as this software is an Add-on, and not a stand-alone product.

Hard Copies (a disk) of the downloadable content are available directly from a 3rd party.

Tweakie.

4549

General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie

« on: May 03, 2014, 04:23:23 AM »

Just to clarify, when everything is powered down should the motors move freely??

When the controller is switched off then YES the motors can easily be rotated by hand.

Tweakie.

4550

General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie

« on: May 03, 2014, 03:39:24 AM »

A couple of suggestions…

Download and run Parmon to check the operation of your PC’s Parallel Port is OK. http://www.geekhideout.com/parmon.shtml

Check continuity of your supplied LPT parallel port cable and that Pin 1 connects to Pin 1, Pin 2 to Pin 2 and so on.

Check that the Emergency Stop button on your controller is not pressed in. (this may sound stupid but some have been there).

There are many problems associated with these Chinese imported machines mainly due to lack of quality control during manufacture. With the power disconnected take a look inside the control box for bad connections, burnt components, wires off, etc. – take your time and visually examine in detail.

Tweakie.