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General Mach Discussion / Re: jog lockup

« on: July 05, 2013, 01:40:09 AM »

This is a software issue with Mach3.  How does this bug get passed on the Artsoft?

Don't be too hasty, I have no doubt it relates to the JogOff(); command but it is yet to be proven if it is Mach3 that is not sending the command or the SS that is not recognising the command under these particular circumstances.

One day it will be resolved but in the meantime at least we know not to release the keys in that particular order.  

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: DB25 to DB25.

« on: July 04, 2013, 04:20:24 AM »

Thanks Dave.

I have seen pic’s of your soldering and there is nothing wrong there. 

All joking aside - the UK’s COSHH regulations, banning the use of the 60/40 (tin/lead), have made the job of ‘hand soldering’ a whole lot harder nowadays. It is no surprise, to me, that 60/40 is still allowed for military applications. 

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Squares Are Not Square

« on: July 03, 2013, 01:27:39 AM »

Hi David,

Try increasing your Acceleration settings in motor tuning - this should do the trick. 

As an alternative you could always select the 'Exact Stop' Motion Mode (Config/ General Config).

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: DB25 to DB25.

« on: July 02, 2013, 11:23:47 AM »

 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / DB25 to DB25.

« on: July 02, 2013, 10:41:17 AM »

Sometimes I find it necessary to intercept signals on my Parallel Port cable in order carry out some external processing, such as delaying a signal or extending a pulse width etc.
In the past it has been convenient to use one of the ready made, inline RS232 testers (removing the internal resistors and LED’s) then making breaks in the appropriate tracks and connecting my external circuit to the appropriate pins. Constantly changing technology has now made these RS232 testers harder to obtain so I needed to create an alternative.

Routing a strip of double sided PCB with the required pin spacing (ready made strip board is of little use here as the DB25 pin spacing is rather odd and they are staggered between the rows) then cutting off the required length and soldering on a DB25 plug and a DB25 socket produced exactly what was required.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Home problems

« on: July 01, 2013, 08:36:14 AM »

Strange it should just start to happen.

Have you added any new hardware / software relating to the machine ?
Have you made any changes to the wiring (route etc.) ?
Have you made any other changes to the machine ?

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: July 01, 2013, 07:50:10 AM »

As more people are trying this CNC pyro-engraving and experimenting with different heated wire designs, the results are continually improving.

This is one of the latest images to be posted.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Grill Temp Gauge Chart

« on: June 28, 2013, 11:25:35 AM »

Yep, we've actually been trying to come up with something "witty" to do on the opposite side as it looks unbalanced now

How about cooking time versus beer consumed ?

Tweakie.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: postprocessor w/o arcs

« on: June 28, 2013, 04:20:55 AM »

There is a little bit of confusion with terms (as we think of ATC as being Auto Tool Changer) but the Vectric ATC (Arc Tangent Curves) post processor is what you need to select when generating the GCode within VCarvePro if you don't want arcs.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: jog lockup

« on: June 28, 2013, 04:02:37 AM »

Hi Guys,

This thread also relates to the same problem http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,24665.0.htm
To my knowledge, the cause has not yet been proven as to being an SS or Mach3 issue. 

Tweakie.