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General Mach Discussion / STILL NEED HELP GUYS AND GIRLS

« on: September 10, 2009, 05:21:57 PM »

 
  USING MACH3 TO RUN PLASMA TABLE I DID SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM
FIRST, NOT ABLE TO TURN RED LIGHTS OFF OR ZERO X,Y,Z,AND A THAT AFTER RESET IS GREEN
SECOND,AFTER LOADING G-CODE,PRESS START AND GCODE RUNS TO M3 AND STOPS AND THE DWELL LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTHING STOPS
VERY GREEN ON MACH3 AND ALL CNC
I HAVE SHEETCAM TRIING LEARN IT ALSO
 THANKS YOU IF YOU HELP
      55CHEVYGUY

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General Mach Discussion / Help for newbie

« on: August 31, 2009, 11:01:12 AM »

I'm very new to cnc. Have a plasma table I build from a camcutcnc kit with a Lincoln's 25 plasma cutter. At first I was able to cut several of the sample gcodes using mach3 that came with kit Then got sheetcam to try some dxf files that's when everything went to sh...... :somehow I've change configuration in mach3 first while loading gcode the screen went to a blank screen.when I finally got back to main screen the lights next to x,y,z,and a wouldn't turn green.Again I was able to get X,Y,Z to turn green but not A.Now when after loading gcode and starting cycle it stops at M3 if I hit start again the gcode resumes but not the plasma.
I think M3 must turn on or off plasma cutter.This is how new I am don't know g or m codes and other term of the industry (e i  DRO'S ,THC,AND WORK OFFSETS to say a few)
CAN ANYONE MAKE SENSE OF MY PROBLEM AND HELP
THANKS
Lannie