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General Mach Discussion / Re: One-way direction in Z

« on: January 29, 2011, 05:40:17 PM »

have you got either 6 or 7 duplicated on another axis

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Run from here... possible bug

« on: January 29, 2011, 05:24:19 PM »

doesn't the reset switch off the spindle when activated, so it must be restarted.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Run from here... possible bug

« on: January 29, 2011, 04:46:46 PM »

surely that is the function of the command "run from here". It will commence code from the command that you ask it to start from, and if there is no spindle command then it wont start it.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Softlimit settings

« on: January 25, 2011, 05:41:52 AM »

also your home speed is a bit high at 100%, i would normally not go above 30%

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Softlimit settings

« on: January 25, 2011, 05:40:17 AM »

don't worry about the "100" setting, that's just a default figure. Are you homing before you set the soft limits.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: cnc screwcutting???

« on: January 18, 2011, 12:40:39 PM »

i've used one of these before, and they work well.

http://cncdoctor.co.uk/index-pulse_62.html

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Taig Mill need help

« on: January 17, 2011, 06:26:39 AM »

Also, and this may be a dumb question but where should home be? Should it always be in the same spot for every project?

I set the home points to the rightmost point of x (table fully left), the outermost point of y (table fully out), and the uppermost point of z (head fully up). This gives you the table in it's most accessable position for setting the job up, but you could just as easily have the x axis home the other way round. Homing should be in the same place every time, to give the machine a reference point to start with. You would then setup your work offsets to a point where your work is.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 on disc?

« on: January 15, 2011, 06:24:03 AM »

go to an internet cafe with a usb memory stick and download it to it.

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Licensed or Not?

« on: January 11, 2011, 04:28:58 PM »

click "help" and then "about mach3 cnc controller" what does it say in "licensed to" box.

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Tangent Corner / Re: water saving device?

« on: December 31, 2010, 12:33:40 PM »

or two