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General Mach Discussion / Re: NEWBIE!! How to round an edge

« on: January 29, 2014, 06:21:26 AM »

snapajap,
You might be able to adapt the method in this video for outside edges.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFQ1A37kcGA

John Champlain

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Use of Embeeded Widows OS - Good, Bad, or Ugly?

« on: January 28, 2014, 07:41:42 AM »

Maybe this article/report only adds confusion to this discussion, but seemed appropriate.

http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsoft-pushes-windows-embedded-the-internet-of-things-235007

John Champlain

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: January 27, 2014, 10:01:22 PM »

Jay,
Very good for a beginning with an experimental controller.  Definitely shows promise.

Perhaps using a different wood would help some as well.

John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Steppermotors don't run smooth

« on: January 27, 2014, 12:15:15 PM »

Blaat,
Are you set for full step?  Sounds like it.  Set tuning for at least 1/4 microsteps and see how the motors sound.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: what parallel board works with win 7

« on: January 26, 2014, 02:45:25 PM »

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: what parallel board works with win 7

« on: January 25, 2014, 08:59:35 PM »

Hi Jay,
I'm running Win 7 64 bit with a UC100 USB controller on my laser machine.  Never any problems. 
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Yet again, UC100 issues

« on: January 23, 2014, 09:29:09 PM »

I had problems when I first setup my UC100, and I think it was because of a bad download file from the Mach3 web site.  If you haven't already, download the automatic installer file from the CNCdrive website ( http://cncdrive.com/downloads.html ).   I think that was what worked for me.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Airbrush attachment on Cnc Router

« on: January 23, 2014, 07:01:13 AM »

Dan,
An alternate way to control your airbrush could be similar to the way we do with lasers.  Connect a solid state relay of your choosing to the direction pin of an axis (such a Z).  Then when the gcode file is executed by Mach3, a Z-x.x command will turn the relay on, and a Z0.0 will turn it off.  No need with this method to modify or edit the VCarve gcode with special M codes.

There are other methods/commands that Mach3 can use to control an output pin for the airbrush relay, but these likely would involve modifying a post processor file for VCarve.

John Champlain   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: My X home switch is not backing off after homing this axis.

« on: January 21, 2014, 07:47:46 PM »

A bad switch (contact bounce)?  Try changing it.
John Champlain

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General Mach Discussion / Re: have Version R3.043.066 ... and am new . with questions

« on: January 21, 2014, 03:29:26 PM »

Under Config.
John Champlain