Newbie Need tool and start advise.
I have my CNC MOGUL ROUTER coming in Monday, JULY 29TH and I would like to know the basic bits needed for 3D routing and what software to use as a starter. My machine is coming with Mach3 stuff and I...
View ArticleG540 / Mach issue (PWM weirdness for spindle control)
Hi, Folks. I'm setting up my machine and I've run into a really weird problem. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I'll try to keep this as short as I can, but it's a complex issue:...
View ArticleJob Opening Machinist,Martinsville Va.
Look up WWW.invista.com Martinsville Va. 3 openings.. good pay, very clean,
View ArticleConvert a PlasmaCAM 98-Z to Mach3?
Has anyone seen a PlasmaCAM converted to run on Mach3 or anything other than their stock software? I am trying to rebuild a 12 year old machine for the local high school. I've got the mechanics all...
View Article840D Backing up data, and other questions
Hello again! For anyone intimately familiar with these controllers, I have many questions, but I'll try to ask only the most critical for right now. 1. Is there a way to backup the system settings,...
View ArticleEl eje z me hace gradas
Hola como estan tengo un ruter cnc de cama plana de 4x8 pies desde hace un par de años me hice de el por que trabajo en 3d y querÃa poder sacar mi trabajo de la computadora al mundo real e estado...
View Article840D programming questions (loops, variables, etc)
Hello again, I'm looking to create some generic parametric programs for various tasks, which I've never really done in NC code before, though I know many programming languages (LISP, c, c++, Java, c#,...
View ArticleWork offsets
Ok this might be too vague and hard to explain without having the part to see, but I have a question about offsets. We are machining spindles for a truck lift kit. One side first, then everything on...
View ArticleNeed Help! tb 6560 my y axis wont move please help
I have built a 4x8 ft cnc router with 4 nema 23 stepper motors, im going to slave two of the motors together for the x axis. the board is a tb6560, with a 15 amp 24 volt power supply. the router is...
View Articlehelp! CNC horizontal Y axis
My boss and I just upgraded our Num 1020 controller to us Ethernet to stop our data starvation on the drives and now we can move as fast as we want, but now we find the Y axis chater/stick around the...
View ArticleNeed Help! need a dxf of throwing horns hand gesture.
need a dxf of throwing horns hand gesture.
View ArticleNeed Help! Version 23 probs, Should I upgrade to 25?
Hey there, As of late, I have really been doing more and more 3d work My question is, Im currently running 23, Zlevel rough, Im having probs with the cutter running though the shapes and gouging them...
View ArticleMarlin users tell us
Marlin users, tell us what you think about this firmware verses others. :)
View ArticleSpecification on Tormach Hi-flow coolant pump?
Does anyone have the details on the new Tormach Hi-flow coolant pump? How does it compare to the original pump? Like gallons per minute flow? Just hoping someone may have purchased the Hi-flow version...
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Need Help! Bisect Inside Corner problem
Hi all - Scratching my head on this one for a while now.... not really a showstopper, I just don't understand it. I'm trying to cut these out of plywood, and I typically bisect the inside corners of...
View ArticleVac System
For my next CNC I was thinking to incorporate a vacuum table. It will be a small table, approx. 36"x50" and perhaps a vacuum table its overkill but I would like to try it out for the experience Do...
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Circles off
I was cutting a VW logo as practice and it was not bad but on the final pass around the outside it cut it way off. SO I cut it again and same thing even worse. So I figured I'd cut some circles to see,...
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Need Help! converting to dxf
I would like to convert this pdf to a dxf. any help would be greatly appreciated. This is a friends business logo and I want to cut him a sign out of stainless on the laser.Great Sky Disc Golf3 (2).jpg...
View ArticleNeed Help! FeatureCAM Fanuc 18i Turn mill post
Hey guys i have a nakamura supermill lathe and i have so far managed to get myself milling with C axis axial Z rotary i believe this is called in FeatureCAM But i cant seem to correct my post to...
View ArticleNeed info on reading led's
Hello again, I'm still struggling and bugging anybody I can think of. I now am trying to find out info on reading the led's on the ACI and DCO boards inside an Accramatic 850MC control. I didnt receive...
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