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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Project for the shop.

« on: August 22, 2011, 04:27:35 AM »

 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Project for the shop.

« on: August 21, 2011, 09:08:05 AM »

Yep, ya got me, I actually screwed up when setting up Mach 3 as I'm used to a mill and got my directions reversed. I suppose I should fix them soon so I don't get used to it being backwards.

  Suppose you could always turn the "X axis label" upside down and fit the "Y axis label" on the other side of the gantry 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Project for the shop.

« on: August 21, 2011, 08:30:32 AM »

I'm just confused with the X & Y axis labeling and directions, backwards in my world.

Mine too 

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Surprise !

« on: August 21, 2011, 06:47:51 AM »

Poor, poor little snakie   

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: converting DWF files to g-code in Mach3

« on: August 21, 2011, 06:36:07 AM »

Hi Henry,

Before I get in too deep here do you really mean DWF (which is essentially a compressed file format) or do you mean DXF ??

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Project for the shop.

« on: August 21, 2011, 02:01:56 AM »

That looks way too neat Dave - really nice job you have done.

I thought Sam would notice #8 

Tweakie.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Bobcad V21 and V23 post

« on: August 19, 2011, 11:17:35 AM »

It is available from BobCAD http://www.bobcad.com/support/posts

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: newby question

« on: August 19, 2011, 11:13:09 AM »

Hi Dannos,

Welcome to the forum.

Pins are the individual signal carriers and ports contain the group of individual pins.
For example, a computer with a parallel printer port may have one 25 way D type connector identified as an LPT port, this port in turn has 25 pins which can carry signals.

Hope this helps,

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Computer problem after running mach3

« on: August 19, 2011, 10:53:35 AM »

Hi Nigel,

I look forward to seeing some pictures of the things you make with your CNC - we all love to see pictures 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: testing outputs on breakout card

« on: August 19, 2011, 07:43:45 AM »

But shouldn't the step pins have changed even if randomly?

You will need much faster measuring equipment than you are currently using if you want to see much activity on the step pins (oscilloscope would be good).

Seems you are trying to find a fault where none exists 

Tweakie.