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General Mach Discussion / Errors on CNC

« on: February 13, 2013, 12:39:39 PM »

Hi i have some problems on CNC:

1: when i cut something the mashine make like i plugged out form LPT??? and then cut it wrong.
2: somethimes it cut very strange (like on picture) on picture:

BLACK OK cut
BLUE how cut machine ??

can you help me ??

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General Mach Discussion / Foam Hotwire cutter

« on: March 12, 2012, 01:34:43 PM »

Hi of all!!

i bought a Mach3 about 1 year ago. and i m very happy about it. now i make second CNC cutter.. to cut foam:

i will controle 4 axis and i want to know if i can control wire cutter with mach3:

so i will have

X as X1
Y as Y1
Z as X2
A as Y2

so if i want cut some think witch have some difrent profilles as:

circle1.dxf
sqare1.dxf

how can i cut this with mach3. is some screen sets (what is)


i need a help

p.s.: soory about my poor language

greetings from slovenia!!

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Witch Postprocesor

« on: September 26, 2011, 10:23:26 AM »

Hello i m very new at CNC maching and i have one "problem" with generate G-code

i gave a normal 3 axis CNC machine and i work with some Cad programs and ArtCAM program to generat G-cod for my machine:

so i wint to Z rough with 20mm  tool an then i want to finish wit 3mm tool... and when i want to generate G-code (G-code (mm) (*.tap)) i got warning that i dont have postprocessor that alow me to change tool... what can i do ??


p.s. sorry about my language.. it's not my mother language


tnx

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General Mach Discussion / problems with spindle run on my CNC

« on: June 11, 2011, 12:51:05 PM »

Greetings !!

I have poblems with Connections/Setup on mach 3 with spindle:

i have 4 ports on LPT conroler that i can on/off my electric things.

RELAY1= P1
RELAY2= P16
Pump= P17

Spindle =P14
Spindle speed =P14* i thing i need to regulte extra electronics...

so i need help to setup my MACH3 to on/off my spindle and where to connect

THANKS!!


p.s. : sorry about my english

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General Mach Discussion / stepper motors rotates only in one ways

« on: January 09, 2010, 10:19:30 AM »

Hello!!

I'm new in this thing..

i bought some 3 axis controler..but i have some problems:

when i test to rotate wint Keys on screen works only on one way :

X works only in -x way
Y works only in -y way
Z works only in -z way

in + ways dont work... why

thanks (& sorry about my language)

greetings from slovenia!!