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I think Cambam is only CAD/CAM software. You can draw a part and create the gCode but you'll need controller software to actually run the code on your machine. Lost of people use Mach3 for controller.

As a teacher, I can also get (for free) any of the AutoDesk software. They give teachers and students a 3-year license to ANY of their software. I installed Inventor Pro 2015 and the HSM Pro CAM...

They did ask where I teach and what I teach. I guess they were satisfied with my response because the offer was sent.

So I should get it then.

As a teacher, I can get Mastercam with a substantial discount. But as a hobbyist, it's still a fairly large wad of cash to justify. A little more than CamBam would cost me. Is Mastercam worth the...

Which 8020 do I need to use to avoid flexing if my machine will be 6 feet long?

Not one suggestion from anyone?

I turned up the PFD on the x and y axes (just a little) today before trying to mill a little cross for my wife. The cross was 3.5"x5.5" and I made it all the way through with no lost steps. Well, I...

I've made 3 identical hold down clamps so far. And 2 more that lost steps near the end. Both times when it lost steps, I was running a Shop Vac to suck up chips and/or blow air on the driver board....

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I still don't have the motor tuning right. I seem to recall being able to get rapids at 80ipm with the Xylotex board, but I have it set to around 40ipm on this Mechatronics...

I was just coming to post what I found and you beat me to it. The set screw in my endmill holder had come loose and the endmill was getting pushed up.

I thought that it might be the driver...

I didn't get any biscuits milled but I tried some other stuff.

I had some leftover laminate flooring so I thought I'd turn the scraps into some hold down clamps. I drew the parts, sent it to...

I built a new machine a couple of months ago. I just listed my 9800 GT on eBay. NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 - eBay (item 320732259792 end time Jul-29-11 13:19:08 PDT) I...

Got it now. Thanks. Guess I forgot the eStop is "backwards".
Now I just need to hook up all the motors and make a mess on the kitchen table.
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The motors are all checked green. No go.

I do see this flashing all the time.
Press Reset... Emergency Mode Active

Does that have anything to do with it? If so, how do I get rid of it?

I finally (after at least 2 years) hooked up the Mechatronics driver board that I bought to replace the fried Xylotex driver on my Taig mill.

I've done everything that I know to do but can't get...

According to the Xylotex site...
The steppers are wired as follows:
RED-B# BLUE-B BLACK-A# GREEN-A
http://www.xylotex.com/StepperMotor.htm


From the Mechatronics pdf, the board has A -A -B B...

I have a Taig CNC mill. A couple of years ago, I let the magic smoke out of all 3 axes on my Xylotex driver so I bought a Mechatronics 3-axis driver on eBay.

I want to be sure I set up everything...

You can download plenty of free CAD programs. If you're a student, AutoCAD is free. You can download the student version (which is identical to the Pro version) for free and it has a 36 month...

I'm not sure what you're trying to do but it's easy to find the points in CAD with no calculating. Just add a line with an endpoint at one of the points you're trying to find and look at its...

Well, I bought these on a whim. I think I paid about $15 for the motors and shipping. Maybe less. No big loss, Right?

My local Lowe's has steel and aluminum flats, channels, angles, etc. I know the steel is cold rolled 1018 but I'm not sure what the aluminum is. It seems to soft to be 6061. Does anyone know for...

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What do you think of this for stepper motor connectors?

I've tried the 4-pin Molex kind and I think they're what led to my Xylotex...

Because they were so cheap on eBay a couple of years ago, I got 3 17H130H NEMA17 stepper motors. Looks like they're 4V .95A 4.2Ohm 2.5mH 22Oz-in Motors. Is there much use in these for me as far as...

I was looking through some old emails and found my order from 2 years ago for some ACME 1/2-10 threaded rods. I went online to see how much the price had changed in two years.

In my original order...

How do you turn on grips?

I'm going to see an AutoCAD guru (wife's uncle) today for a free lesson.

Missed the file somehow.

How would you machine this with a 1/8" endmill and no tool change?

Looks like the academic license is for 3 years. Guess I can get the newest version at that time.

It took me less than five minutes to create this in eMachineshop. I'm not even sure I could do it in AutoCAD.