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General Mach Discussion / NFS License

« on: June 07, 2007, 10:57:47 PM »

i had to change computers, the new one does not seem to have my nfs license on it. i emailed the website that i got off of a search, but i hit a dead end. can someone tell me where to find it? should it be under the same name/location as my mach license?

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General Mach Discussion / homing switches

« on: May 23, 2007, 11:33:55 AM »

 i am building a new mill. the switches are combined home & limit 1 per axis. the problwm i am having is they do not back off home quite enough.  z axis is about 2 clicks short of not setting off the reset . x &y are a little more. is there some setting i can set for how much they move off home, or do i need to change the switch or ramp angles so i do  not have to move them manually? thanks greg

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General Mach Discussion / advanced motion controllers

« on: March 16, 2007, 09:31:22 PM »

i got some advanced motion controllers in a deal with something i wanted. i have [or believe i heard]that they will not work with mach3. can anyone shed any light on this subject? if they will work is there anything special i need to do to make them work? thanks greg

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General Mach Discussion / new machine

« on: February 15, 2007, 10:32:37 PM »

i am going to build a new mill  or router? i am waiting to see how the cnc bridges x2 conversion goes? if it will not work for me i will build a router. i have started collecting electronic parts, such as power supply, gecko 320s motors. i would like to control it with either nc pod or g rex. can someone explain the difference between them? there pros and cons thanks in advance greg

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General Mach Discussion / new controls

« on: January 28, 2007, 12:02:45 AM »

i have a taig mill with xylotex control and mach3. i am planing on getting a bigger mill or a router, when i do i want a closed loop system. i do not know if i want steppers or servos? if i stay with steppers and the lpt ports i know i can get a rogers machine second lpt and that will work? if i do not want to stay with the lpt can i is stall encoders and have it work the same useing either the nc pod or the grex? thanks in advance. greg

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General Mach Discussion / servo versus stepper drives

« on: January 04, 2007, 10:38:54 PM »

my first post. i was thinking of getting the new second lpt port setup from rogers machine. then i wondered if i could run steppers off of gecko servo drives and lower the volts and set up the encoders? would this be possible?   greg