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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Combined CNC Engraving Technologies. Spindle + Laser

« on: February 27, 2014, 10:35:57 AM »

Brilliant work Jeff - we always knew it was possible but you are the first to have done it - my congratulations.

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: GCODE causes problem.

« on: February 26, 2014, 07:33:31 AM »

 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Starting and stopping

« on: February 26, 2014, 07:21:19 AM »

I have never had anything like this happen but just as a guess I would suspect that Windows has an agenda and is performing another task and pausing Mach3 execution whilst it's task is completed.

Do you have any other software (other than Mach3) on your computer which may perhaps be running in the background ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: in accurate x/y axes

« on: February 25, 2014, 12:12:59 PM »

Hi Ozzey,

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps if you give a few more details about your controller, setup, etc. it may help in identifying the problem ?

If your step and direction was incorrect it would always be wrong by the same amount each time the GCode was run.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: spindle control help needed

« on: February 24, 2014, 03:28:32 AM »

Hi Jim,

It is possible that you have a bad installation of Mach3 or a bad .xml file.
Try re-installing Mach3 (perhaps the same version you have been using previously) and see if that cures the problem.

Tweakie.

(n.b. I deleted your other post to keep any other suggestions etc. within the one thread).

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Machining bolt heads

« on: February 21, 2014, 12:21:27 PM »

once I smash a few end mills against the stock......

 

Tweakie.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Machining bolt heads

« on: February 21, 2014, 02:50:19 AM »

The Mach3 Shapes wizard will do the bolt head but setting up that wizard will take a little practice.  

Tweakie.

(Steve beat me to it  )

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gun Patterns

« on: February 20, 2014, 04:42:48 AM »

My sincere condolences on your loss.

There's a few here Ron http://freedxf.com/shop/cnc-artwork/guns/

Tweakie.

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

« on: February 19, 2014, 09:32:19 AM »

Loose lens or mounting perhaps ?

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My CNC Router

« on: February 19, 2014, 07:52:27 AM »

Excellent looking machine John, we definitely need to see more pictures of the details and also the things you make with it. 

Tweakie.