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General Mach Discussion / Re: UC100 - Problems getting Mach 3 to talk to the mill

« on: September 28, 2013, 11:26:21 PM »

Did you download and install the driver for the UC-100?  It will configure the ports.  After the driver is installed, you should get a message when you start M3 to allow you to select the PPort or the UC-100. 

I'm typing this from memory as my UC-100 is 120 miles form my present location.  The driver can be downloaded here: http://cncdrive.com/UC100.html

John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: "No driver seemed installed. Run driver test."

« on: September 27, 2013, 09:26:56 PM »

Sorry, but you can't install the parallel port  driver on a 64 bit machine.  To use the computer, you will have to use an external driver, like a SmoothStepper.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 stops responding while running programs

« on: September 24, 2013, 07:11:17 PM »

Sounds like your USB ports may be set to save power.  Read here how to set to always on: http://www.ehow.com/how_6791680_disable-power-management-windows-xp.html

John Champlain

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: KNIFE SHARPENER

« on: September 10, 2013, 03:56:47 PM »

Rich,
It's plain to see that Grandpop's craftsmanship skills passed down nicely.  That knife will become a treasured family heirloom I hope.

Thanks for sharing.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: simplicity screen

« on: September 02, 2013, 07:22:30 PM »

Try under menu View > Load Screens, and select 1024.set.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning

« on: August 31, 2013, 02:48:15 PM »

Hood,
Will setting axes differently have a negative effect on CV mode and/or feed rate?
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: PhotoVCarve and Mach 3 ....will only carve 1/2" by 1/2".....help

« on: August 20, 2013, 02:34:55 PM »

In the menu - Config > Motor Tuning.  The formula to use to calculate the Steps Per is:

Steps per motor revolution X turns per inch of lead screw X microstep setting of the stepper motor drivers.
EX: 200 x 10 x 8 = 16,000 Steps Per.

John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Move specified distance?

« on: August 20, 2013, 02:09:33 PM »

Frequently I will just enter the distance I want to move in the axis DRO as a negative (if moving positive), and then send the axis to zero.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: PhotoVCarve and Mach 3 ....will only carve 1/2" by 1/2".....help

« on: August 20, 2013, 02:04:59 PM »

Are you sure that your Steps Per in Mach3 are set correctly?   Sounds like they may not be.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CNC DEAD connected but doesn't communicate

« on: August 16, 2013, 09:24:43 AM »

John,
Did you try rerunning Driver Test?
Regards,
John Champlain
www.picengrave.com