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I believe that all Core 2 Duos are 64 bit. However isolinux appears to be loading a 32 bit kernel. But I presume that's just the installer.

I have a newer SFF running my laser cutter and one 3d...

Darn it the forum threw away my post.

Machine is actually an HP dc5700 SFF. Forgot the original Dell died.

Tormach support told me to turn off fast boot. As expected, this did nothing.

I'm...

Tried searching and didn't find anyone talking about this issue.

I have my own controller (a Dell PC) running the latest v1.9 software. Finally went and got the USB stick to upgrade to 2.0 ...

I banged on the laser out of frustration and it started working again. Then it stopped working. So I banged again and narrowed it down to the potentiometer. DMM shows its working, but once the...

I have a FSL laser (just a nicer k40) from 2011. Been working fine. However now the laser fires and burns for only about 5-10 seconds before the power drops off. Ammeter shows 20mA constant. ...

I actually picked one up this weekend but didn't have a chance to hang it. It sounded too ghetto to suggest, thanks for breaking the ice :)

My stand is plywood and 4x4 lumber, weighed down with left over metal stock and weights etc. Plans came from this forum IIRC. It has worked for me for 5 years, but I'm not machining anything with...

Well, I have an engineering degree vs this topic where nobody ever sat me down and explained how it works. The business just ramped up faster than I expected and I was spending too much money...

With the physical machine, if you are in the g54 offset and you zero the machine, g54 offsets are adjusted accordingly. I had to re-zero the z axis for a tool change, and would have to manually...

Well after all that prep work, I get majorly delayed by snow and then stuck outside the shop because the garage door is broken and I've forgotten the door key, I manage to pry the door open using a...

Ok, one Q. I duplicated my G-code 3 times and put g54, 55, 56 right before each block.

I then go into PathPilot work offset table. I had assumed g54 would be set to 0,0,0, and I could add 9...

I do have an older one but I upgraded to PathPilot when it came out. Mach3 drove me nuts.

I ended up search/replace " " with "," and loading the G-code into Excel as CSV (it's 2500 rows, so beyond manual editing). I then replaced X in the left hand column with Y- and so forth. I...

Thanks for the tips! The G-Code is quite long but I'll try to write a script to update the coordinates. I signed up for the Virtual PathPilot so that's a huge help. Camotics wasn't always 1:1 with...

I have some G-code written by hand that has evolved over a number of years... however it is not very efficient in it's current orientation. Ideally I would rotate by 90 degrees and then somehow...

I'm open to other suggestions.

As he1957 says... my last project was cutting 19"x16" parts. I just ended up using the machine like a manual mill. I also routinely cut a part where I can almost...

I'm planning to move 900 miles next summer. I have my own business where 90% I sell services, but 10% of the time I end up prototyping plastic parts in my garage. I have a Tormach PCNC 1100 which I...

I don't think so. It has several input boxes for various Z heights (ie final depth, rapid safety height), but they apply to the whole DXF.

I'm actually totally stuck trying to get cutter...

Well ain't it always like that. I tear my hair out, ask for help, and then an hour later figure it out. Dxf2gcode seems to be doing the trick, as long as I make my vector file "right". This post...

I've burned a day trying to find a working toolchain for converting vector shapes (Illustrator AI or Inkscape SVG) to CAM for engraving. My laser cutter that I use for engraving blew its tube and my...

I would certainly recommend swapping hard drives or have two machines entirely. This is where I've ended up. I had to go back to Mach3 briefly for a customer part when I couldn't figure out...

Turns out the x y and z axis buttons don't work so well. I knew that, but thought it was mach3. With mach3, the software started up in x axis jog, with PathPilot, it starts with no axis selected...

I have whatever Jog shuttle Tormach had listed in their store in November of last year.

I pulled the Mach3 machine back up from the basement to try it out and make sure its still working ~ will...

Yup, you are right. After I read the manual I figured this out.

I spent half of last Friday trying to machine my first part and was unsuccesful. I was hoping the conversational bit would help a lot, but I found in this case it didn't (front panel for a guitar...

Just wanted to let others know that I installed the PCI-e PathPilot upgrade in an old mid 2007 Inspiron 530s I had sitting around (Intel Core2duo, 512mb ram, 250g HD) and it worked just fine. I have...

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I haven't emailed FSE. I suppose it doesn't hurt.

The RetinaEngrave board uses an AT24C512 flash chip. The ATMLH018 means it was made in week 18 of 2010. If I'm reading the datasheet right,...

Thanks for those on this forum that have already helped me get my 3.52 era laser working. I'd like to upgrade to 4.01 but can't find the software. Seriously doubt FSE is going to provide it.
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Dennis, do you know how to push the new firmware to upgrade to 4.01? 3.52 doesn't seem to have anything in the menu to upload new firmware.

Looks like I need FSELaserFirmwareUpdate.exe and...