Need Help! duplomatic turret
Need help lining the c axis drive up in a duplomatic tool turret.It is on a Eurotech 420 sll .The sub turret was crashed , we lined the tool path back up .Now the c drive is out of alinement.Any help...
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This forum is for discussions about General CNC controller "Software", not the controllers themselves, or G-Code. Please limit your posting in this forum to general discussion on Control Software. Mark
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Need Help! new lathes in but what the heck is this
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View Articlelaptop for mastercam
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New Machine Build Step Response graph in Torque Mode
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View ArticleNewbie Random alarm... any Ideas?!?!
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View ArticleSeries 2 Stepper Drive Failure
Hi All, I've just experienced a drive failure on the X-axis of my Series 2 PCNC1100. I was running a longish program ( ~2 hours ), and on the second component when I returned to the machine it was...
View Articlehelp: synchronize a motor to a lathe spindle?
Hello I want to have a stepper/servo motor turning on the tailstock (TS) synchronized with rotation of the lathe headstock (HS). rpm - 50-100 accuracy - not precision, but shouldn't drift over time...
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View Articlesynchronize a stepper with lathe spindle?
Hello I'm double-dipping here. :) Here's my issue: I want to have a stepper/servo motor turning on the tailstock (TS) synchronized with rotation of the lathe headstock (HS). rpm - 50-100 accuracy - not...
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