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General Mach Discussion / Re: Time In and machine will not move.
« on: February 23, 2008, 10:03:22 PM »
I have no break out board as this is an old Techno stepper controller I converted to run on mach.  Regardless I will check between the drives and the port tomorrow when I go to the guys shop.  What will this tell me if I see other? I really appreciate your assistance in this matter.  Are there any other things we can check?


Thank you for your help,
Alex

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Time In and machine will not move.
« on: February 23, 2008, 09:26:42 PM »
Also the limit and home switches work fine on all computers so the port address must be correct.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Time In and machine will not move.
« on: February 23, 2008, 09:23:06 PM »
Both computers are 0x378.  We have tried 4 different computers and still nothing moves.  We went through the entire process of installing the software and rebooting and still no movement.  The computer I use for my servo controller and the stepper controller moves all axis and works fine.  Unfortunately the computers that they have tried do not move the axis.  We went through the checklist for windows setup and still no movement.  They are using the same XML file that I used on my computer.

 

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General Mach Discussion / Time In and machine will not move.
« on: February 23, 2008, 08:36:22 PM »
Please explain the "Time In int" function?  What does it mean?  My machine will not move but dro's are showing values changing.  My Time in Int reads 20-24.
On another computer it is between 9-10 and axis move and everything is working.  The computer that it works on is owned by the person that sold us the controller.  Checked all computer settings and between the two computers and everything is the same.
Voltage reading is twice as high on the step pin as on the computer that works.

Please help, as we have been trying for a week with no success.

Thank you,
Alex

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General Mach Discussion / Re: MaxNC15 CL2 Mach3 working xml file
« on: December 29, 2007, 02:21:09 AM »
I have a 2004-2005 Maxnc 15cl.  Could you please send me the XML file you have for this type of machine?

Thank you,
Alex

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Hello everyone,
I have worked in the furniture and wood machining industry in Ontario, Canada since I was legally allowed to work.  I'm originally from Poland and came to Canada when I was 9 years old.  Started from the bottom and worked my way up to operating and in the last 8 years programming CNC routers.  My education is in the CAD/CAM field in both metal machining and woodworking. 

A few years ago I started to become interested in purchasing a machine to work from home.  My first hobby machine was a Maxnc mill which I quickly realized was not made to take the punishment I imposed upon it.  This lead me to look for a more robust machine I could buy and rebuild.  My second machine was an old Technoisel full step stepper controlled machine that was missing the control software and cards necessary to run it.  I was already familiar with Mach2 from spending time reading many CNC hobby forums.  I converted the Techno machine to run on Mach,  but eventually I realized that a full step prehistoric control was not going to work.  I then purchased Servo motors and 4-axis control from Camtronics and have been very happy with my setup since. 

My only contribution to the Mach community has been the ellipse macro I posted for Mach users.  You can view videos of my converted Techno machine and some videos of the machines I program in my day jobs below.  Yes, fortunately i have more than one job, but I actually really enjoy what I do so the more the better.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=enytned1

Incredible software and support, certainly gives us peasants a chance in these turbulent manufacturing times.

Thanks,
Alek





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Not to my knowledge.  I use a small conversion program from the MaxNC software I have from my old Maxnc mill. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Long Cutting Times
« on: October 02, 2007, 04:01:15 PM »
What I would do is first in PhotoVcarve it shows you the cut time based on the feed rate you set for the tool.  This will allow you to schedule your jobs differently. 

But realistically why do you feel you have to stop the machine?  Unless the machine is in your bedroom why would you want to stop it. 

You could also machine half or part of the picture if you don't want to run it over knight.  I'm sure Vcarve has the ability to select a portion of the geometry or picture. 

You can also feed hold the machine, then record the line number or contents and the next day insert the safety lines into a short program, then continue cutting from the point you stopped at the day before. You can use a GOTO command to tell the machine which line to start with right after the safety line. If you don't have N line numbers, you can place an N1 before the line you stopped at the day before and use GOTO 1.


It is a very common thing for machine shops to run machines unattended, even for days at a time like over a weekend. 

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I managed to find my old Maxnc disk with an exe application for converting Y movements to A angular moves.  Converted my linear code in a split second.  It would be nice to have a similar application in mach3.   If anyone is interested it's called Ncto4ax.exe.  It first asks for file name, then diameter and it's done.

Thank you for all your inputs and amazing support,
Alex

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vmax549,
Please describe where to find this "swapaxis" software function.  Step by step please.

Thank you,
Alex

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