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FAQs / Re: Windows 10 issue

« on: August 19, 2015, 07:06:02 PM »

mine runs ok, 10 from 8.1

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Port 1 Pin Current State

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:27:57 AM »

try changing the printer port settings to epp in the bios

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutting Aluminium

« on: May 09, 2015, 06:19:07 AM »

12.5 inches ?, or 12.5mm thick.

Let's assume 12.5mm thick on possibly a 1.5hp triac, but then 2100rpm is a bit slow for a triac.

With a 10mm 3 flute slot drill you should be able to run around the plate with one cut at about 150 - 200mm/min. Slotting or pocketing will be slower at about a third of open face cutting. I would suggest a two flute slot drill to get the swarf out better, you'll sacrifice a bit of cutting feed speed but benefit with swarf removal.

6082 is your friend with this sort of job, machines well and is cheap to source.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Sudden stop mid program

« on: March 24, 2015, 07:47:19 PM »

have you managed to get the program past the point it stopped at, could be your license file is not being seen. If it's interference you can raise the debounce interval to around 2000 - 3000 which should cure the interference. You'll find the setting in config/general config.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Boxford VMC 190 CNC Mill and TCL 160 CNC Lathes

« on: March 14, 2015, 03:30:56 PM »

here's a link to it's bigger brother

http://www.boxford-software.com/spares/250240menu.html

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Boxford VMC 190 CNC Mill and TCL 160 CNC Lathes

« on: March 14, 2015, 03:28:35 PM »

stepper through a worm with a ratchet mechanism for location.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Fresh install of XP, stick with pre service pack or update to SP3 & latest?

« on: March 07, 2015, 08:17:32 AM »

i've seen problems with service pack 3, so i would leave alone

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing Switches (2 of 4) won't back off once touching

« on: February 05, 2015, 08:24:59 PM »

you can lower it but i find lower than 2000 and you get false triggers, cnc machines are noisy things.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing Switches (2 of 4) won't back off once touching

« on: February 04, 2015, 01:50:00 PM »

in general config raise the debounce interval to 3000, see if that cures it. if you're already at that value go up a bit more.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: recommend a good bench top or knee mill cnc retrofit

« on: January 19, 2015, 02:26:16 PM »

I would look out for a used benchtop denford cnc mill, a novamill or triac would be ideal. You won't get a mill and conversion for the cost of these mills, and not get the quality either.