Hi all,

I'm running a Vortech Router with mach3 software. After using the support videos, I was able to solve most of my problems. I still have two left at this point in time:


The spindle won't start. I have tried to start it manually and with the S---- M03 code, and neither will fire it up. Otherwise, the machine works so far.

I cannot get the keyboard jog feature to work. This is more of a superficial issue, but I'd like to be able to jog the cutter with the keyboard as opposed to using the TAB-mouseclick-on-arrows method.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Did you try pushing F5 to start the spindle? 

For the jogging make sure the  correct keys are assigned in System Hotkeys.

For the spindle make sure you have the correct outputs  set up and that you have the box for disable spindle relays unchecked.


Hood

I have found that I can only jog with keyboard when there is NO G CODE LOADED Must use the tab  out function if G code is loaded. Is this correct

Can you attach your xml please, also if this is with a specic G-Code file then please attach that as well.
Hood

I figured everything out.

It turns out, when you aren't provided with all of the machine's setup documentation, you have problems setting up the machine(!).

Thanks anyway.