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Feature Requests / Re: 3X parallel ports

« on: November 30, 2011, 10:07:01 AM »

YEs but NONE are as dependable and easy to deal with  as PCI (;-)  Art had told us long ago that doing a 3rd lpt was not hard as long as you did NOT require step direction or limts or probing (just simple digital  I/O).

How about a simple PCI I/O card for about $1 per channel   72 channels for $72. There is a nice simple PCI I/O card that is available but needs the interface to MAch3.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lost step on large gcode program

« on: November 29, 2011, 11:04:22 PM »

Try changing the motor tuning to 1/2 the current values of vel and accel then retest to see IF the problem goes away.

(;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Hole drilling with tool compensation

« on: November 29, 2011, 07:28:38 PM »

You would NOT use G41/42 for drilling holes. THe only tool comp that comes into play with drilling holes would be tool length comp G43.

(;-) TP

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Feature Requests / Re: 3X parallel ports

« on: November 29, 2011, 07:25:22 PM »

SORRY  Guys BUT mach3 is NOT open source so we are dependant on the owners of Mach3 to create the options.  Extra LPTs probably could be used for simple I/O but not axis functions such as step direction.

Put in a request to Andrew and see what pops up.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Plasma G68 Fix the G28.1 ??

« on: November 28, 2011, 11:13:45 PM »

Hiya Andrew would it be possible to fix the G28.1 gcode so that it would work with a G68 in plasma work???  We use the G28.1 to home the Z axis to the top of materail BUT it will not run as long as the G68 is rotated.

I understand that you would not want to home while the X/Y were rotated but allowing Z to run should not effect that .

I would be a big help to the plasma world running Mach3.

Thanks (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: X AXIS NOT WORKING

« on: November 28, 2011, 04:31:34 PM »

MANY THousands have already proven it works just fine.

SeeYA, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: X AXIS NOT WORKING

« on: November 28, 2011, 03:07:37 PM »

HUM maybe we should use the same approach to helping you then WHen you buy THEN we will help you.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: More questions on calling sub-routines

« on: November 27, 2011, 09:52:27 PM »

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,20119.0.html



(;-) TP

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Feature Requests / Re: Profile exporting on loader

« on: November 27, 2011, 09:48:58 PM »

YEp copy the mach3 directory WITH all the sub directories over to a USB stick.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Call plasma mode with gcode?

« on: November 27, 2011, 06:15:09 PM »

I don't know of any way to turn on the CV plasma mode OTHER than the Genconfig window.

(;-) TP