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SmoothStepper USB / ethernet smooth stepper

« on: August 07, 2013, 06:23:27 PM »

will a ethernet smooth stepper controler, make mach3 run better.
i ask this becouse the machine i run runs ok but the computer has a brain fart every now and then, that ever wreaks the what ever is being cut or breaks a cutter.
the machine has g213v and a mb-02v6 break out board running on win xp 32 bit.
im thinking of getting the smooth stepper just need some input allso can a smooth stepper run on win xp 32 bit, when that computer gives up can i just go out an get a win7 pc 64 or 32 bit and just conect it up.
 

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General Mach Discussion / XML, Z axis

« on: March 18, 2013, 05:55:24 PM »

could someone look over my XML see if they can find anything wrong in my config.
solved my z axis problem change all velocity's to be the same on x, y b and z it has made z go from being 2.5 mm out over 1500 z moves to 0.12 out.
also x, y-b are set at 25 steps per mm z is 75 steps per mm x and y-b are very accurate would change pulley size on z so its the same as x, y-b make it better???
any suggestion would be good

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General Mach Discussion / need help

« on: October 24, 2012, 04:58:50 PM »

need help getting home switches to work
the machine moves to the home switch in say z then move to y home but does not back of switches z and x are connected together. what it is doing is going to switch and stopping not backing of as it does with my other machine.
i have reinstalled mach3, reinstalled screen set, added diodes in to make sure i get clean signals
help please

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General Mach Discussion / touch probes

« on: May 22, 2012, 10:40:22 PM »

what is the best touch probe to get to run with Mach3. will be needing to get one as will be making pistol grips for .22 target rifles

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General Mach Discussion / z axis loosing steeps

« on: May 17, 2012, 11:53:45 PM »

question what do people think would course z axis to loss steeps, I can do about 500 z move and it will loss about .5mm up not down its a chines machine that has been a problem from the start

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General Mach Discussion / help

« on: May 12, 2012, 07:54:49 PM »

Mach3 going mad, when start up machine needs to change pin1 from active hi to active low then back to active hi for axis to move at set speed. other problem can get machine to jog move with commands in mdi screen but when file loaded only z axis moves x and y go now wear but DTI shows movement on x and y help me

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General Mach Discussion / Machine will not calibrate

« on: May 09, 2012, 08:17:48 PM »

trying to calibrate new machine i am getting no wear i keep going to far then not far enough then to far way to far then not far enough. i am only doing one mm at a time it could go .30mm, 1.9mm, 1.9mm, .09mm, 1.3mm then it will go mad then it will go 1.3 so i will put in it went 1.15 so it gets it close but it will end up at more than 1.15or a lot less.
i can tall the machine to move the same amount every time and it give a consent number of say .90 then .96 then .90.
can some one help please

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General Mach Discussion / need help

« on: April 24, 2012, 06:44:23 PM »

need to connect vfd to breakout board. do I connect wire from breakout board to relay to vfd forward run stop

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General Mach Discussion / home switch

« on: January 20, 2012, 06:04:30 PM »

can anyone tall me does mach3 home to one axis at a time when you click on home button as have a g540 that has 4 inputs and what to have home switch, softlimits and a probe

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Mach3 under Vista / win 7 32 bit

« on: January 16, 2012, 08:16:22 PM »

has anyone tride win7 32 bit and has it worked can you send files from lazey cam to mach3 and mach3 to laze cam or other cad programs to mach3