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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: Need Help

« on: November 07, 2007, 10:06:18 PM »

In config, toolpath, A-axis rotation enable and use diam. for feedrate should be checked. If they are allready, look at your steps per in motor tuning, divide it by 360.

Hope this helps,
Brett

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: TCL with Gecko's

« on: November 07, 2007, 06:43:49 PM »

Good job Ian

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Modbus / Re: MODIO

« on: November 07, 2007, 03:48:38 PM »

Great Carlo, I would love to see the example and a picture or two would help a lot for some users as well I think. I love pictures.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: units/min drop with backlash comp on

« on: November 07, 2007, 08:42:43 AM »

Thanks Jim, those numbers are just the ones I have seen good results with on my machine and others seem to agree, they work pretty good. All machines will be different though. My machine is slow and relatively heavy for the steppers that run it. This means that I have a slow accel. rate. It also means too that I have a much higher safety factor for backlash comp. than I would if it was really light. The reason being, backlash comp moves shouldn't be moving anything except the drive mechanism, not the table, Gantry, etc. This is the reason you shouldn't see skipped steps at 200%. The backlash is only taking the dead space moves, this generally will not take any where near the torque required to move the components of the machine plus tool load.

Brett

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NC Pod / Re: what version of Mach3 do I need

« on: November 06, 2007, 09:49:53 AM »

Hi Frank, I have contacted a member that has succesfully set up a pod. I hope he will chime in soon. I haven't messed with a pod myself.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 shutting down

« on: November 06, 2007, 09:44:45 AM »

I know you said it isn't hooked to the internet and never has been but, does it have a wireless network connection?

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: units/min drop with backlash comp on

« on: November 06, 2007, 09:40:41 AM »

Try setting your shuttle accel. to .05-.1 and your backlash speed to 200% and let me know if it helps.

Brett

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: CNC Cutoff saw using Mach

« on: November 06, 2007, 09:05:09 AM »

Please let us know how accurate it is when finished. Member poppabear has a stand alone mach app. for a cutoff saw posted somewhere here on the forum.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Time to have new members have restricted posting rights

« on: November 06, 2007, 08:57:57 AM »

I agree with Chip, seems much worse since the swap.

Graham is the spam slayer. 

Whacko, with your experience, maybe you could contact me in a private message if you have any ideas on how to help with this problem.

Brett

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Brains Development / Re: Brain Info

« on: November 05, 2007, 10:16:57 PM »

Thanks CJ,
     One note, there are a couple of tutorial videos in the that section on brains. I don't think the cover what you have in this post though. Thanks for shareing. 

Brett