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JetCam screen designer / Re: JetCam screen designer/editor.

« on: April 09, 2009, 08:34:12 AM »

Thanks Greg - I had not seen the other thread. What a brilliant webpage Klaus has.

Tweakie.

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JetCam screen designer / Re: JetCam screen designer/editor.

« on: April 09, 2009, 04:27:47 AM »

It appears that JetCam is like a top of the range CNC machine without a cutting tool - You can do all sorts of wonderful things with it except produce a finished part. 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: noob looking for guidance

« on: April 09, 2009, 03:20:29 AM »

I had a similar problem in the past which turned out to be noise spikes on the LPT parallel port. Not only was it causing random EStop's it was also causing false steps. I fitted a PCI parallel port card and this completely cured the problem.
Are you using screened cable (grounded at one end only) for your limit switches and EStop ?

Tweakie.

btw. You are not a noob you are on equal ground to the rest of us - we are all still learning.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: HD clock designed using Aspire

« on: April 09, 2009, 02:48:36 AM »

That is quite stunning Kent. Beautiful work.

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: 'BIG' CNC

« on: April 08, 2009, 02:06:45 AM »

 
 

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Build 6 axis CNC first timer

« on: April 08, 2009, 02:05:54 AM »

Hi Barry,

It is essential that you can reach the EStop at any moment. If the EStop is out of reach then by all means add another. Having one for each axis doesent really make sense as EStop is EStop no matter which one you press it will still stop the process.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Machine protection

« on: April 07, 2009, 06:34:45 AM »

Hi,

Two roller blinds, one mounted at each end of the axis with the ends attached to the table, sounds like an extremely good idea to me. Make sure you fit them the right way up so that stuff falls off the ends and does not get rolled up into the blind though. 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Amplifier Head plates

« on: April 06, 2009, 11:34:34 AM »

Brilliant work Dave.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to post code in Write wizard?

« on: April 05, 2009, 07:05:05 AM »

 

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Build 6 axis CNC first timer

« on: April 05, 2009, 07:02:51 AM »

Hi Barry,

My machine here is a 3 axis router. Each axis motor is current limited to 2 Amps and the PSU is rated at 24 Volts, 6 Amps. The driver board gets its 5 Volt from the 24 Volt  PSU. This setup wouldn't work for everybody but it is fine for my needs.

Tweakie.