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General Mach Discussion / Re: G31 Bug?

« on: February 19, 2009, 06:04:25 AM »

Ray

Is this with the SmoothStepper or LPT ?


Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with Homing/Limits

« on: February 18, 2009, 03:50:39 PM »

Greg

On the general config page set "Home Slave with Master Axis"

Another Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for an alternate (small) video window

« on: February 18, 2009, 06:41:21 AM »

The current video window being larger is a nuisance and I would like a smaller one,

however the nuisance value does not warrant setting up dual monitors on my machine.

Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for an alternate (small) video window

« on: February 18, 2009, 01:17:35 AM »

This is what I use.  Looks a bit agricultural, but in use it is really pretty good.

Diecast body,  centrally mounted with grub screws to do the fine alignment.

In practice I have found that once adjusted it holds calibration well.  I don't drop it on the floor.   

It's focus is set with the lens 4mm from the work piece.

I use this practically every time I fire up the X3.  Best accessory I have made for it. Simple, quick and surprisingly accurate.

Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for an alternate (small) video window

« on: February 17, 2009, 12:12:54 AM »

Some where somebody was provideing software which had the cross hairs  but it was
no smaller if memory serves me and you had to pay for it.

It is called CentreCam if we are on the same page,

http://www.miketreth.mistral.co.uk/centrecam.htm

And there are others, but they are all more feature rich and large window.

Less rather than more is my aim. 

Thanks,  Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Looking for an alternate (small) video window

« on: February 16, 2009, 04:39:05 PM »

Going back a year or more Mach had a smaller simpler video window.

I have asked if this was still available but sadly it is not.

I find the newer video window takes up more screen space and has lots of features which I do not need.

On a small screen, when using wizards etc with the video, smaller would be much easier.

There are third party video windows with more features but I am after one with less.  Or at least can be resized.

All I really want is a small video window with cross hairs.  Nothing more.

Anybody know of one or have any bright ideas of what I could adapt ?

Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Does any one know/remember the new FRO range...........

« on: February 12, 2009, 10:19:32 PM »

1 - 250

Greg

Correction:  It appears to be 1 - 299  Version R3.042.021

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: New version of CopyCat, V1.1

« on: February 10, 2009, 11:11:04 PM »

How's that for listening to the feedback!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it.  Ask if a centre finding wizard can be incorporated and three days later there it is.

I just had to tweek the screen set a bit.

Need to keep things off the bottom of a 1024 x 768 layout to leave room for those who maintain the windows task bar.

Great stuff Ron.  I can see me getting some use out of this one.

Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle Control HowTo Help

« on: February 10, 2009, 07:18:52 PM »

Those relays are only rated to 500w

Patrick's router is 1265w.

Greg

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: COPYCAT - "KOOL"

« on: February 07, 2009, 11:12:40 PM »

Ron

Thanks for the response.

I presume a probe function would not allow for the centre finding of a hole using a camera like the Bravo wizard does.

Greg