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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Archie's first cnc machine Bridgeport R2E4 Boss 9 to Mach 3

« on: March 20, 2018, 10:42:59 PM »

bump
getting back on this project
archie

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 4th A axis irradical behaviour

« on: January 17, 2018, 12:12:36 PM »

Boy am I glad my licence file is genuine
archie

I got it before it became popular enough to pirate

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 4th A axis irradical behaviour

« on: January 17, 2018, 07:24:02 AM »

Tweaki    I am getting ready to load a new laptop is .062 the solid locked down version...
thank you
archie

P.S. not meaning to hijack the thread

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 for Large CNC Router Table - or Not?

« on: January 11, 2018, 08:22:25 AM »

        This is a muddy water issue for me. There are many issues related to implementation of the hardware side of things. I have been recently been party to a brand new 30,000 dollar cammaster router which runs WINCNC which comes Turn Key,  drop it on floor level it  hook it up (i did the hooking up)  and it runs. it seems that all the bugs have been worked out of the machine. I think that most of problems with mach3/4 at this point are actually implementation (hardware)  issues.  I Feel these new  hardware and software systems are standing on the shoulders of The Mach product.  At first glance WinCnc looks like a re-skinned version of mach. I am pretty sure it is not but on the surface they do. I have a friend who is ditching his mach3 setup for this http://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy/acorn_cnc_controller.html  He Is using this on his mechmate 4X8 router I am very curious to see how this turns out  This will give a side by side comparison.   His brother is running a bladreunner (linux) system on his plasma machine.

I am currently dong the groundwork for Mach installation on 3 machines so this is a hot topic for me    I am  Looking very hard at the CNC-TEKNIC servo motors for all 3 (the CAMMASTER router uses these with belt drives)

Happy Hunting
archie

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Promote and discuss your product / Ether-Mach Motion

« on: January 30, 2017, 06:22:37 PM »

Ether-Mach Motion Is listed on CNC4pc web site  it is listed as a Mach4 controller I am looking for some third party verification on this item and what the hell is it and how does it compare to the Ethernet Smooth stepper..

Thank You
Happy huntiong 

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General Mach Discussion / Diy torch height control circuitry is it still available somewhere

« on: January 17, 2017, 07:57:03 AM »

I stumbled across where someone built a torch height control and there were links back here but the links were dead. does anyone have any ideas where to find the details of this circuit.

Happy Hunting
archie

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC mill has mind of it's own

« on: February 01, 2016, 06:56:39 AM »

I'm with hood

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Upgrading Mach

« on: January 27, 2016, 07:13:16 PM »

viper 200 or swap out your bob (maybe c62 cnc4pc)  if your amps are good

archie

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Multiply passes

« on: January 09, 2016, 05:13:56 PM »

Don,t know how to tell you to do it but what you are asking is peck drilling cycle (I know just about enough to get me into trouble)

archie 

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Success! Mini Machining Center under Mach3 control - Video link

« on: December 08, 2014, 08:22:59 AM »

Simpson,
   Thank You for your time and energy wisdom you have shared with us. all of this info is special. and much appreciated by myself for one and I am sure many others.

Happy Hunting
archie

P.S. I have a pile of parts including a D-4 camlock spindle waiting in the wings.