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General Mach Discussion / Speed up my cnc machine

« on: September 10, 2017, 10:55:34 AM »

Hello,

I purchased the hardware to build my own cnc back in 2014 or 2015. I want my cnc to move quicker. I want to update my lead screws on all 3 axis (X,Y and Z). The lead screws that came with the hardware of my cnc move slow and to do any project is time consuming. I researched lead screws and I found one that is 1/2" 5 start and 10 TPI ACME precision lead screw, which translates to 2 turns per inch. Will this make my cnc move quicker.  Let me know.

Thx Vince

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General Mach Discussion / UC100 question

« on: September 10, 2017, 10:35:13 AM »

Hi Everyone, I want to purchase a UC100 so that I can use my cnc using the UC100 instead of a parallel port. I saw a few of them on ebay and amazon at a reasonable price. When I went to the CNCZone website they are saying that the UC100 on ebay, amazon and other websites are knockoffs and if you purchase them it will not work with the UC100 drivers on the CNCZone website. In fact the UC100 on the CNCZone is almost triple the price compared to other websites. It looks like they are pushing their product on their site. Has anyone in this forum purchased a UC100 lately. If so where can one find a reasonably priced UC100.

Thx
Vince

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 question

« on: September 09, 2017, 04:06:25 PM »

Thanks Craig. Greatly appreciate your help.

Vince

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 question

« on: September 09, 2017, 03:48:59 PM »

Hi Craig,

Thanks for your reply. Where would you go to download the .062 version of Mach3?

Vince

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 question

« on: September 09, 2017, 03:13:37 PM »

Hello

I purchased the Mach3 controller software about 5 years ago just before Windows 7 came out. At that time I installed the Mach3 software on my computer using Windows XP. At that time Mach3 did not work with Windows 7.  I want to install windows 7 on my computer. Can I reinstall my original Mach3 software on windows 7 or do I have to purchase a new up to date Mach3 for windows 7 ?

Thx
Vince