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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing Spindle Speed

« on: September 08, 2018, 04:47:48 AM »

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I used one of Mach's 6 axis which I previously didn't use to sent pulses to an Arduino board.
The Arduino board then counts the pulses and outputs the right pwm signal which in turn goes to the inputs of my motor's inverter.

An excellent solution. Thank you for sharing the information.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Windows 10 update -- don't do it

« on: September 08, 2018, 01:40:26 AM »

Hi Chuck,

Sounds like you are on your way now.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with jerky motion - again!

« on: September 07, 2018, 10:43:16 AM »

Hi Craig,

While you are checking the sleep thing it may be worth checking your USB hubs to make sure the power management does not allow sleep.

Do you have a USB memory stick connected when you are running Mach3 ?
Are you running your Gcode file direct from the C drive ?

Tweakie.

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HiCON Motion Controller / Re: Rigid Tapping

« on: September 06, 2018, 04:25:47 AM »

Quote from: harshal on September 06, 2018, 04:11:51 AM

HARSH.MPF
N10 G90 G71 G94 F200 ;
N20 T03 D01 M06 ;
N30 S1000 M03 ;
N40 M08 ;
N50 G00 X25 Y10 Z10 ;
N60 CYCLE84 ( 10 , 0 , 2 , -25 , _ ,_ , 3 , 5 , _ , 90 , 200 , 500 , 3 , _ ,_ ,_ ,_ ,_ )
N70 G00 X25 Y35 ;
N80 CYCLE84 ( 10 , 0 , 2 , -25 , _ ,_ , 3 , 5 , _ , 90 , 200 , 500 , 3 , _ ,_ ,_ ,_ ,_ )
N90 M05 M09 M30 ;

more info - http://www.hdknowledge.com/2018/09/how-i-learn-program-with-sinumerik-cycle-84-rigid-tapping-cycle.html

I don't think the command CYCLE84... would be recognized by Mach3

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: Mach4 and Constant velocity...

« on: September 06, 2018, 02:26:51 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=38272.0

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Windows 10 update -- don't do it

« on: September 06, 2018, 02:09:22 AM »

Hi Chuck,

Don't forget that the M10Px/M11Px commands only take effect at the instant of axis (any axis) movement so you would need a two line MDI to test it that way and I don't think that can be done in Mach3.
It may be better to just create a simple Gcode program for the testing.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 on a laser cutter...

« on: September 06, 2018, 01:59:47 AM »

Hi Marting,

130 Watt sounds good, excellent in fact.

15mm wood would cut OK but bear in mind the effective focal distance of the beam and associated kerf width. You would also need a lot of air assist.
As for polycarbonate, well you would just have to try it and see – it is terrible stuff and can often end up as a sticky lump. Acrylic would be best.
I doubt you would have enough power to cut into aluminium at the CO2 wavelength but you can certainly ablate the anodizing dye layer.

Sound like you are in for a lot of fun. Please keep us informed and post some pictures of your progress.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Windows 10 update -- don't do it

« on: September 05, 2018, 10:58:59 AM »

Quote from: chuck767 on September 05, 2018, 09:34:53 AM

With this new Mach3 patch, R3.043, does anyone know if M10 and M11 still work ?

I’m trying to use M10 and M11 To control my laser power and it does not seem to be working.

I am using a CNC4PC 62 BOB board and cannot get a output Signal from Port 1 pin 15 or Port 2 pin 11 on the Rj45-8 output.

Chuck

Hi Chuck,

M10Px/M11Px still work OK with the R3.043.062 version.

Tweakie.

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