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FAQs / Re: mach stops after a while

« on: February 15, 2009, 05:01:40 PM »

The demo is limited to 500 lines of code I believe. Most likely, that is indeed why it stopped.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Started my Taig enclosure......

« on: February 14, 2009, 11:57:58 PM »

looks nice Dave.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 on iPhone

« on: February 06, 2009, 08:59:13 PM »

That's pretty slick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Longevity of Electronics

« on: February 06, 2009, 08:58:19 PM »

Under normal conditions, I would think that those components would last many many years. There is/was a concern about the lead free solder in components growing whiskers and shorting stuff out after a period of time, but other than that I can't see electrical stuff wearing out.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Stepper Motor Problem/Issue

« on: February 05, 2009, 09:31:39 PM »

I'm not familiar with Xylotex drivers. A stalled motor can introduce back emf into the drives, which could potentially blow circuitry. Especially if you were moving at a fast speed.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Z Axis Not Holding

« on: February 05, 2009, 09:17:43 PM »

What type of tooling are you trying to drive into what type metal at what feedrate?

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Mach Screens / Re: i am working on my first screen set and i...

« on: February 02, 2009, 05:24:01 PM »

  Scream4  That sums it up nicely. It sure is better than nothing, though!

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FAQs / Re: M98

« on: January 31, 2009, 10:37:47 PM »

Also, if your not wanting to drill each hole twice, you need to put the "G80" in the line after the "G81"
The max number of repeats is 998 I think.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Smithy 1240 CNC and enclosure

« on: January 25, 2009, 10:30:25 PM »

Na, ain't nobody cutting anything down. I use both R-8 and 30 taper on my 9-5 job. I would rather have the 30 if given the option, but then again, I would rather have 1 of Dave's R-8 machines than 5 of my machines if given the option. Now that you've shown us the machine, your obligated to show us the products you've made with it. You do know that, right? It's in the fine print of the registration form.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Smithy 1240 CNC and enclosure

« on: January 25, 2009, 06:34:05 PM »

Yeah I briefly looked at the system at tormach. To my understanding, the holders rely on fitting into a R-8 collet. You do get the "quick change" ability, but the collet clamping force is just not there. It's not hard at all for tools to climb out of them, especially when they get dull.