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General Mach Discussion / SAVING WORK LOCATION

« on: February 20, 2014, 12:32:05 PM »

once i set my work in the middle of my vice or chuck, can i save that location
because the last time i used it i had to find the x and y each time i turned on mach, is there a way other than just once i find it move away say in x4. and y4. and just remeber and move that much once i turn it back on
same for tool zs

is there a way or must i find my work and tool zero each time i boot up mach

thanks in advance

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General Mach Discussion / 5AXIS

« on: January 22, 2014, 07:32:37 AM »

Hello back again i emailed and asked if the license i previously paid for would be good for 5 axis, they said it would
sooooo
back when i set up my first 3 axis machine there was a specific version, not much older, but not the newest version of mach3 that would run without bug issues

does anyone know of a specific mach i should download for the chinese 5 axis engraver im buying

also can anyone give me advice on how you would go about tuning the 4th and 5th axis motors, cause ive got no clue

thanks in advance for any and all advice

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General Mach Discussion / WORK/ TOOL OFFSETS

« on: September 24, 2012, 06:40:11 PM »

HOW DO I SAVE THEM?

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General Mach Discussion / Houston tx DIY`ERS/HOBBYISTS

« on: July 29, 2012, 07:36:38 PM »

hi my name is richard im looking for diyers/ hobby machinists to hang and go over software, and machining
help each with troubleshooting and learn what ever i can from you and vice versa
ive got the 3020 cnc
type that in on ebay
and a harbor freight lathe i plan on converting to cnc in the near future

ive got vectirc aspire,autocad,mastercam,and mach3
reply or message if your in my area and interested

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General Mach Discussion / offsets

« on: July 29, 2012, 02:42:21 PM »

can i offset my z
say if its not deep enough and want to got -.01 deeper how can i do that
also where is the dia/cuttr comp

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General Mach Discussion / NEW WITH MACH, HAVING ISSUES

« on: July 28, 2012, 01:12:18 PM »

have a new 3020 cnc
small cheap chinese machine
and running into an issue with my x axis will shift on the second pass of a contour
does anyone know where im going wrong or something i should try
im very good with mastercam witch is what im programming with, same programs ran on other machines never failed
im just new with this diy hobby stuff and im certain theres somthing im doing wrong with mach, seing how ive only been using it a week
got the motors tuned
the image is of a contour cut, no roughing then finishing and that shot is of the second pass, ive tried cutting acceleration of motors in half
ive done .1 depths of cut to .025 per pass

any and all help is greatly apprecitated