mpg mode the jog mode is stuck in cont. and step the step light will not go out so the machine can rapid. the machine will home out ok but after that it will only move in increments.i am running version r3.042.040 thanks for any and all help

Hi All:
My name is Jim Knee (yes Knee), from Newfoundland Canada.  I bought a mini lathe a few years ago to try my hand making a few parts for my RC hobbies.  Little did I realize at the time what a learning curve there would be to actually make good usable parts.  I gained a great admiration for machinists and got hooked on the whole metal machining scene.  I recently got myself a Grizzly 0704 clone and in the process of converting it to 3 axis CNC, using Mach3 of course.  Looking forward to expanding my hobby machining capabilities.

For the past 30 years I have been involved with Electrical / Instrumentation type work and have a fair bit a experience programming PLCs and other machine level gear.  The electronics and programming side of the CNC work reminds me of other things I've worked on in the past.  I also have a pretty good background in AutoCAD so that will certainly come in handy as well.

Nice to be part of such a diverse and knowledgeable group.

Hey everyone, I'm new here, just wanted to pop in and say hey.  I just got a 6040Z CNC and having issues, will check out the other threads for some help.  Thanks!

I've been doing a fair bit of lurking for the last month or so, just until I had my mill working properly and a vague grip on CAD/CAM basics - mainly from finding my way around various free and demo software packages.
I've taken the plunge and purchased Mach3 and BobCad/Cam and am now slogging slowly up that learning curve whilst trying to avoid getting too excited about what I might be able to do once basic competence is achieved ;-)
ATB,
Nick

Hi All,

My name is Ahmad Ayase from Jordan (middle east)
I am a new graduate, a Mechatronics engineer, started working  for a company interested in robotics

I am going to ask alOt of questions for my fellow professional engineers in here..

thank you

Hi Ahmad,

Welcome to the forum.

If you post your questions in the appropriate sections of the forum then, assuming we can, we would be pleased to provide the answers.

Tweakie.

ofcourse, everything in it's place.. thanks.

my name is leon. im new to maching and i bought a smithy 3 n 1. im going to try to convert it to cnc. so im here to see what i can learn.

Hello,
My name is Mike. I am a helicopter pilot by profession and have a home shop with a Smithy 3-in1, a 2400 degree foundry for casting aluminum, brass, etc and I have a 4x4 CNC Plasma table running Mach 3. I am still trying to get my plasma table dialed in and am glad I finally got around to joining this forum. I have some questions and will be looking for some information.
I would like to thank everyone in advance for sharing their knowledge and experience!

Thanks, Mike

Greetings Mike !
WOW .... a chopper pilot, Smithy, foundry, plasma + + + + who knows what ? ?
Looks like we are fortunate to have another T. Stark in our midst.
GLAD to have you on board !

WELCOME !
Enjoy your stay,
Russ