are you using a motion controler?
if yes, witch one? and a link to the documentation of controler would be helpfull.

I have not started using a motion controller yet. The Mach3 is installed and I have just started in my quest to get the machine up and running using it to start making moves on the machine.

so if you have no motion controler machine is running via parallel port?

if you swap pin number like shown in attached pic. it must change x and a axis.

!!! you have to use your actual pin numbers, mine are only a example. !!!

Correct, it is using the serial port from the Mach3 on Windows XP to the Sieg 3501. I have tried changing the pin associations as you described and per the manual I have. Nothing working there yet.  I have tried every combination possible for the Z axis - yes, that was time consuming!  :-)

I also tried shutting down and restarting Mach3 after assignment changes, no luck there as well.

I am having a friend stop by tomorrow (Electrical Controls engineer here at work) and he will is going to confirm physical wiring is correct. I will let you know how that portion of work goes.

Good News!

I have the jog buttons associated to the correct axis now!

My guy ended up swapping the wires on the board to match up with the physical movement of the axis. Not sure why this needed to have to happen but now at least when I command the x axis to move it won't ram the Z into the vice!

Still have not figured out the limit switches and getting those to control, that will be next after getting the spindle to stop blowing the 15A fuse!

Making progress!

I generated some code and ran the mill dry today for the first time! Very cool!

Thanks TPS for your suggestions.