Hello Guest it is March 29, 2024, 10:22:37 AM

Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - truckeic

Pages: « 1 2 3 4 »
21
General Mach Discussion / Create a Button in MACH3 to turn on output
« on: December 19, 2018, 06:04:13 PM »
Trying to figure a way use or create a Button to turn  on an output. I have a spindle light that would be nice to control output to fire a relay.

Thanks

22
Ok new with MACH 3 and trying to connect a cnc4pc C11G Bob to my X2 mill. So I am going to setup pin 14 as the step pin per G11G manual. So I would like use the dir pin to control a relay to change direction of the motor .
My question is if I issue M3 or M4 command will one command make for pin high and one low?


23
General Mach Discussion / Re: Hall of shame
« on: December 17, 2018, 01:25:22 PM »
Thanks!!

24
General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 settings for C11G breakout board
« on: October 14, 2018, 09:10:06 AM »
Hi Guys
I have a G0704 mill controlled by 5056 drivers with stepper motors Breakout board was C10 but it failed and i replaced with the C11G
My problem is when i move any of the axis, the motors dont move but the mach 3 screen shows movement in the machine position .
Does anybody know where i can find the mach 3 settings for the C11G breakout board?
Did you ever resolve your problem. Are you doing spindle control as Ivan getting ready to buy a C11 myself


Sent from my XT1635-01 using Tapatalk

25
General Mach Discussion / Hall of shame
« on: October 11, 2018, 09:36:20 PM »
Can someone shed light on the eBay Sellar. I was looking cat buying and don't want to get scammed.

Sent from my XT1635-01 using Tapatalk

26
General Mach Discussion / Newbie... How to set softlimits
« on: May 28, 2017, 10:18:28 PM »
I am very new to all of this and I am converting harbour freight mill to CNC.
Using Mach 3.
I am trying to set my soft limits.. not having any luck...
Is there a step by step procedure..



Sent from my XT1635-01 using Tapatalk

27
General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning question..
« on: March 28, 2017, 09:21:41 PM »
Well I fixed my problem...
Guy on a forum posted the dip switch settings are backwards.

I am truly disappointed in Automation Technologies. . Called to ask a simple question  and was told the need to remote into the machine.. charge me 100 bucks.. I am sure I am not the only had this issue....I bet they know too..

Shop elsewhere. .

28
General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning question..
« on: March 28, 2017, 02:42:41 PM »
Hi,
by all means try reducing the microstepping. If you do so just do it alone, ie don't change anything else. Try repeated
microstep changes until such time as you have a positive understanding of how it works.

I started CNCing to make circuit boards for which I use EAGLE, PCB-to-Gcode and Autoleveller software and utilites.
For simple machining tasks like facing and pocketing I use Wizards and/or hand coded Gcode.

For more complex shapes I use Mastercam. It includes quite a useful drawing suite and is a VERY capable CAM package.

Craig

OK so here is what I found out.
My drivers do not do no microstepping.. do I put one if them on 2 MS.

I was able to get accuracy some we here .002
But my steps per were like 20k

So then I went to 4 x MS
 I got .005 accuracy. . But my steps per were 50k +

I don't kn I will if iyou matters if these numbers are that high..
But they feel very wrong..
I have checked my motors a 1.8 degree
5mm pitch..
I am wired big polar parellel

The motors don't scream they sound good.. but then not sure how they are supposed to sound..

So what do you think?

29
General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning question..
« on: March 25, 2017, 09:13:12 AM »
I have a copy of that but it's way over my head...

30
General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning question..
« on: March 25, 2017, 12:46:54 AM »
I am mainly wanting to machine guns aND gun parts.. I was looking at Cambam something cheap.. but I am going to have to teach myself cad as well.. you know of any good vids on starting cad drawing..

Pages: « 1 2 3 4 »