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General Mach Discussion / Re: ref all home does not see home switches

« on: May 09, 2017, 09:45:23 AM »

Have you reloaded Mach3?  I had the same problem on my machine a couple of years ago.  No matter what changes I made it would run past the limit switches and crash when homing.  Reloaded Mach3 and the problem went away.

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Polls / Re: CAD /CAM Software at a student price

« on: March 29, 2017, 06:13:36 PM »

Fusion 360 CAD/CAM is free for hobbyists.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wrong toolpaths appear in Mach3 during running ESS with plugin installed

« on: February 24, 2017, 07:05:14 PM »

It's in the second column to the right of Distance Mode.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Home switch question

« on: June 08, 2016, 10:51:07 AM »

I'm only suggesting that reloading Mach may cure your problem.  It did for me.  Version .066 has some issues and many others have suggested V.062 is a better option.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 Home switch question

« on: June 08, 2016, 10:31:12 AM »

What version of Mach are you using?  When I initially set up my machine I used .066.  Every time I attempted to home the axis would blow through the limits and crash the machine.  Finally reloaded Mach and everything worked as it should. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Please Help... Homing Switch Problem...

« on: April 25, 2016, 01:10:07 AM »

Had the same problem where when I selected Ref All the each axis would blast through the home switch and kept on going.  Had to hit the e-stop to keep the machine from destroying itself.  After spending literally days trying to sort this out I reloaded Mach and the problem went away.  Hopefully this will work for you.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Superpid and PC 7518

« on: April 19, 2016, 09:10:41 AM »

I'm using a Porter Cable 691 (1-3/4 HP) and SuperPID with no problems.  Could be your RPM sensor/pick up needs to be adjusted.  I found that if not adjusted properly RPM will jump around or not run at all.

Hope this helps.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Limit switches ignored after re-install

« on: October 30, 2015, 10:50:03 AM »

I had the same problem with the initial loading of Mach 3.  Tried for weeks trying to get the home switches to work.  Without having anything to lose I uninstalled Mach and reloaded it.  The home switches now work as they should.

Tom     

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jog Functions Stops Working

« on: June 22, 2015, 10:26:57 AM »

I'm on the Program Run screen when jogging stops working. 

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General Mach Discussion / Jog Functions Stops Working

« on: June 22, 2015, 12:33:39 AM »

Hi!  I'm new to CNC and this forum.  Been involved with manual machining my entire career (40+ years) but CNC has proven to be a new, and exciting, challenge.  Now to my question.  Why does the jog function randomly stop working?  Pressing the Regen Toolpath, Rewind, Reset, and the Jog On/Off buttons sometimes gets jogging to work.  There doesn't appear to be a particular button that gets the jog function back.  Sometimes I have to restart Mach, or the computer.  Could this be a noise issue or a configuration/setup problem.

Thanks