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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 error: No Shuttle of type selected

« on: July 11, 2009, 02:32:52 PM »

That did it, thank you! At least now my motors work and I can tweak the settings. The setup had all number 1's in for the Port # and Index wasn't enabled.

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 error: No Shuttle of type selected

« on: July 10, 2009, 07:30:46 PM »

I get this error from Mach3 after setting up a Taig mill, Gecko G540 and Mach3. The parallel port is recognized, I went through setup, the green light on the Gecko comes on and the motors were slightly warm but never moved. The red Reset button in Mach3 is blinking and I cannot shut it off.

Anyone ever hear of this error? The only question I have is on the G540 instructions which say in Step 6 to jumper positions 10 and 12. I didn't do this as Step 7 says to hook the E-Stop switch to the same positions.

A motor wiring problem? Any ideas?

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Won't do offsets

« on: June 11, 2009, 08:07:32 PM »

This discussion is exactly what I was looking for in the Yahoo Groups (and didn't find). I thought I would have to buy a separate Cam program to do offsets but apparently not. I'm putting together a Taig system to cut sections out of brass plate to create clock wheels. I need to cut inside the line for the spokes and outside the line for the perimeter of the wheel. Can I do both at the same time with the same drawing or do I need a drawing with two layers? Do I need the Pro version of LazyCam? The last thing I want to do is create drawings for the toolpaths.

I've been playing with the demo version of Mach3 for a few months as my steppers and other parts come in and apparently LazyCam is also a demo and won't show offsets with my drawing.

Another related question. I have to mill a spoon-shaped so-called click spring. The handle is 3/32 high but the spoon end is 1/16th. I could do two drawings but would rather do one. Does this call for two layers to the drawing and could LAzyCam help here too?