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    Help with router config. settings

    I am confused. Config settings are not controlling my router. Output settings: the router relay runs off pin 17. First, I don't know if should be wired "normally open" or "normally closed". The...
  2. Track lines between letters letters when laser engraving

    I bought a little chinese laser engraver. I am using Grbl software and it seems to work OK, except it leaves path lines between letters. I am using aspire to create the toolpath but I am not...
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    Convert Dfx to .Stl

    Need some help....I have a 2D autocad dfx file that allegedly can be exported as a .stl but I get to the extrude step I get no further. I get errors I don't understand and I need to get this done...
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    Help Needed In Bellingham, WA area

    I would like to turn an ukulele neck on my cnc router. I have a autocad dfx 2d drawing of one. I would like to have that converted to an 3d .stl file so I can create gcode. I can also use some...
  5. Thread: No Go!

    by notselrach
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    No Go!

    Mach3 runs the program and DRO's show changes. Stepper motors are energized and I can hear the port driver boot. Mach3 toggle switch starts and stops router, but no axis movement. I can find no...
  6. No FollowThrough From CNC Machine Builder

    :mad: Two-plus years ago I purchased an Art-Router from the Thom Carr Co. It's been plagued with problems to the point which Mr. Carr promised me a new gantry set-up to replace the one that...
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    CNC Ukulele Parts

    :) I'd like to use my 4 axis router to create a top, back, neck and sides for a tenor uke. Does anyone out there have any gcodes, dfx, patterns for such a project?
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    Control Problems?

    :(I need some advice regarding how to change settings, if possible that control the speed of my cutting head and gantry when changing direction between cuts (is that backlash?). I use mach 3 and...
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    Your experience may have been fine but mine has...

    Your experience may have been fine but mine has been miserable.
    The machine I received took nearly 3 months to arrive and when it did it could not even cut a circle. And yes I spend quite a bit...
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    G Code Question

    Is there a Gcode command/s that will allow me to switch the X with the Y Axis? I am using Mach3 and can do it in "configurations". "Ports and Pins", but I'd like to leave that alone and change it at...
  11. I used the calibration program to compare the X...

    I used the calibration program to compare the X and y axes. I don't have a test block so I made two cuts in a piece of wood and measured them with a dial caliper - mach3 three compares the two and...
  12. I am using a .25 endmill and that's what the...

    I am using a .25 endmill and that's what the cutter diagram is.
  13. What's Causing Inaccurate Circle Diameter?

    I am using Rhino4 to create drawing, Cut2D to create gcode, and Mach3 to cut the pattern. It is consistently coming up short - for instance a circle which is supposed to be 11 5/16 ends up 10 7/8. ...
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    Frustrated!

    I am building a jig for bending the sides of a ukulele. I traced the uke on a piece of white paper, took it to fedex and had it reduced by 50% so I could work with on my scanner at home. Once...
  15. Thread: Help!

    by notselrach
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    Help!

    I have an artsoft router utilizing mach3 software. Is there anyone out there who has a set up machine like this who can help me set up the limits. It was supposed to have been setup when it was...
  16. Router Won't Turn On At Beginning of Program

    Help!

    I just bought an art router and am trying to get to go - X,Y,Z axes position correctly and program will run...No router! Tried manual switch in both positions, checked program and the...
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