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General Mach Discussion / Re: download and install MACH 3

« on: March 28, 2011, 11:36:11 AM »

Also the onboard graphics can be a problem unless you have a seperate PCI graphics card fitted and selected in BIOS.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Y-Axis Sticking

« on: March 28, 2011, 11:21:03 AM »

Just a thought.

Go to config, ports and pins and put a check in the sherline 1/2 pulse mode box. Then try.

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Interesting ?

« on: March 28, 2011, 11:10:21 AM »

This is an interesting eBay item perhaps.
Says it need no driver to operate from the USB with Mach3 - Is this a load of old **** or what ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-axis-CNC-USB-Card-Mach3-200KHz-windows2000-xp-vista-/260759887366?pt=UK_BOI_Industrial_Automation_Control_ET&hash=item3cb6801e06#ht_8263wt_1139

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Y-Axis Sticking

« on: March 28, 2011, 11:03:18 AM »

Is the stepper making a screeching sound when it is not working ?

Tweakie.

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FAQs / Re: Jog ok, g code steppers just screech

« on: March 28, 2011, 09:55:59 AM »

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Go back to motor tuning and reduce you velocity settings by about 20% to 30% below the point at which they stall and screech then save the setting before proceeding to the next axis etc.

Tweakie.

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

« on: March 28, 2011, 09:47:36 AM »

Thanks Jeff 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Offsets and saving.

« on: March 28, 2011, 09:46:25 AM »

I think Hood is right and I am on the wrong track here but one thing I forgot to mention in my earlier post is that after zeroing the offsets (on the offsets page) you have to save them.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie

« on: March 28, 2011, 09:39:23 AM »

Same page John. 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: testing mach3, cannot run two axis at the same time

« on: March 28, 2011, 08:21:16 AM »

Then I think it as Hood said you need to lower your velocity settings for each axis in the motor tuning section (don't forget to save axis settings after each axis alteration).

tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Z limit Switch with a touch pad

« on: March 28, 2011, 08:16:20 AM »

Some Macro's do a second touch, at a much lower speed to correct for the motor overrun of the first touch - perhaps this is what you are observing.

Tweakie.