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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help Please 4TH AXIS on Router

« on: June 07, 2012, 01:40:03 PM »

Thanx I found that and was hoping it would be the case..so will give it a go ..

Thanx!

Haydn

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General Mach Discussion / Help Please 4TH AXIS on Router

« on: June 07, 2012, 07:12:55 AM »

G-Day Folks!

I have a 4th axis and controller card...and would like to use it on my router....But My router uses a double motor and card plulling the gantry with the A slaved to the X

so how can it be done please?

Thanx

Haydn

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help Mach wont check config?

« on: March 20, 2012, 07:41:08 PM »

check config still not booting...but the wired axis is moving so time to connect all the other motors and make my helicopters!

Thanx again Hood....
i spent about 700 quid all up to try get this working and a 2 quid battery fixes it....how crap is that...
and the customs still have my ss after 8 days now.....oh well no rush so they can take a flying fwaaaak !!! was gonna save them the time to deliver it....

back to my shed ! rant over ...

thanx again!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help Mach wont check config?

« on: March 20, 2012, 06:03:07 PM »

%Thanx again Hood

the machine ran for 2 years without skiping a beat unplugged it moved to uk plugged it as it was and..... nothing...
my settings havent been touched or changed..
 now the button to check config in mach software does nothing...it used to work...
another fault ive found is the battery for the bios must have died as it wants a setup if i unplug from the mains voltage..so that may have kicked out the onboard parallel port  ...dont have an ide printer port fitted....

the driver setups and check works fine

 will post the xml but that hasent been touched so no good really ...................
update as i was writing this post......

went into shed changed bios battery...reset bios to see parrelle port....
20 BINGO IT ALL WORKS AGAIN!

thanx very much!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help Mach wont check config?

« on: March 20, 2012, 03:08:34 PM »

Thanx again...
time int is 2.8 or 3 flicks between the 2
freq is really close to what ive chosen

changed breakout boards and still no go...

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help Mach wont check config?

« on: March 20, 2012, 07:25:34 AM »

Are you using the paralle port or an external device such as the Smoothstepper?

If using the parallel port have a look on diagnostics page and see what Time in Int and Frequency are.
Hood

Thanx..
just the parellel port....
what should the Time in Int and freq be?
thanx
H

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General Mach Discussion / Help Mach wont check config?

« on: March 19, 2012, 05:36:50 PM »

G-day Folks

Since moving to the Uk my machine will not run at all...
the check config  wont do checks...ive unistalled and deleted the mach3 folder completely and reinstalled with latest version and still no movement ..check config still wont work
any advice greatly appreciated...
Thanx
definatly not the drive cards or steppers..got those working on a dodgy usb controller card...

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Tangent Corner / Re: MY NEW MAN CAVE!

« on: March 12, 2012, 09:13:13 AM »

Thanx gents

Looks like you need another helicopter to me.

OMG...I missed one!...better get building then....Oh I remeber now..Ive got another 3 to build...THANX FOR REMINDING ME! heheheheh
This shop is geared to making Rc flying craft and modding a few land based ones too...
Its all about Toys for me Im afraid!..now have to think like a 16 month old little girl so I can make those toys as well!..

Just had a kaflups! (thats fekup of all proportions) with my pc that controls Mach 3....so decided to go to the other side and get a usb controller..what a ballsup that turned out to be....so returned with my tail between my legs to mach 3 and upgraded the pc to a £400 with 64bit..hahahaha only to find out it will not work...what a plonker....so then ordred the smooth stepper and its nearly here...lets hope this works flawlessly .

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Tangent Corner / Re: MY NEW MAN CAVE!

« on: March 11, 2012, 05:26:03 PM »

WOW - very nice indeed - looks like a toy shop in there 

Tweakie.

Thanx!
Yes gents..its my toy making shop....someone said to me..."he with the most toys wins"......
should never have said that to me..coz now im in serious truble with the toy police!..
Just fitted a 40" led/lcd 3 D TV as my main screen today...all I can say is WOWEE!
Love it!

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Tangent Corner / Re: MY NEW MAN CAVE!

« on: March 10, 2012, 07:25:05 PM »

AND!!!!!

here is the proof that no movement is possible inside the cave....

Bladerunner now has some new blood in the veins...."BLUE BLOOD" hehehe its a royal machine now




and the centre island workbench still using the leftover wood to construct with ...yea baby love the recycle thing!

and finally a better shot of the MANCAVE