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Don’t think I can help. Mine is leaning up in a corner of my shop occupying space, and the pc it was connected to is long gone, so like you, I don’t know where the config file goes. I do have some...

If anyone's interested in a LARGE paper weight, I still have one of his machines sitting in a corner. It was purely a beginners level machine (which I was, when I bought it) - good for learning, but...

Not that anyone cares, but I went with a ShopBot Buddy, with a rotary indexer. It's small but can cut large material and would be easier to get in my basement shop.

I'd be interested to hear if anyone has had dealings with them lately.

I've had a garage built 3-axis machine for years now. Looking to buy a commercial grade machine with an 4th axis.

It's currently between a Camaster Stinger model with indexer or an Shopbot with a...

So, is Legacy still having problems with their machines? or have they improved to the point that no one feels the need to write an complaint on here anymore? I ask because I'm looking to buy.

Any new news about Bill Johnson? Did he ever sneak back to Vevay?

I know this is a dead product, but I'm still using my machine and making upgrades when I can afford them.

I recently replaced the little DeWalt trim router with the next bigger model. Installed a...

dobrientruckers -
A while back, like before Bill vaporized and it looked like we may be able to get some retribution, I started collecting information as it crossed my path. One of those items was...

William,
I can understand your frustration, everyone on this forum can relate. Let me see if I can help any. I have #R-1010; I always wondered about the group that were between 1001 and 1010, we...

Two places I've noticed flex was the thin sheet-metal brackets joining the over-head gantrey to the side-cars. I'm planning to replace them with 1/4" thick angle brackets from 8020.

Another place...

Perfect! That's what I needed, Thanks bdsorcic!

Well, I've discovered something that might be obvious to others but took me a while to work around.

I tried to blame Bill for the sloppy output of the PCnC machine, (and Lord knows there are all...

Luthier, if you do retrofit the parts, please post some pictures on here. I, for one, would be very interested in seeing what improvements are possible on the PCNC.

My current project involves...

Making mods to my machine. Nothing new in design work, I've simply purchased the headstock that protrackcorp modified and documented earlier in this thread and installed it on my router.

Had to...

Welcome Paul, to our little group! I notice your machine # is R1008. I sometimes wonder just how many machines Bill actually produced.

Anyone have a number above R-1020?

I get the feeling he...

I totally agree, he did these by eye! That's what I wanted to point out about the tabletop. One of the cross-pieces was not welded to the same height as the others. So when Bill screwed down the...

So, anyone else notice if their PCnC tabletops are less then perfectly flat? Mine seems to take a decidedly deep dip (0.02") over the second cross brace from the end. The spoil boards bridge the...

Just noticed that the pcncautomation.net link no longer goes to Bill's website. A WHOIS search shows the domain registration expiring today. Guess there's not going to be a PCnC Automation 2.0! ...

Wow! That new aluminum head looks Fantastic! I hope you're going to have more then 1 made. I'd be real interested in what kind of price point you come up with if you decide to sell them as...

Thanks Devin, I'd be very interested in seeing what improvements you come up with!

Taylor

Peter,
As you might suspect by now, those were the Zero Reference switches for Y and Z axis. Not sure exactly what happens by transposing them, but I'm sure it's not pretty.

Welcome to the club, Peter, I have R-1010. As bdsorcic mentioned, there are countless issues with the PCnC's, especially if they were assembled at the Vevay site.

As you have seen earlier in the...

I think mine was the last one built in Texas, Bill carried it up to Vevay when he moved. I havn't seen near the number of issues you have, (but I'm afraid to look too close!), so depending on how he...

bdsorcic,
With that new rail in place, what did you do with the zero reference switch that would have been in the way?

Fixed the stutter and stall I was getting on one of the X-axis motors during rapid rate travel. The problem cleared up when I tuned the pots down to 3V reference on the board, which give me 1.87A to...

gjp,
Wow, those numbers seem pretty low to me. I set all my trim pots to 3.4V at the designated check points, to get the 2.1A rating for the motors in bipolar series mode.

Everything seems to...

Thanks Brian,
I emailed Scott and he fixed me up with a new license file right away. No problem at all.

gjp,
After reading your adventures on here, I went and pulled the covers off my machine and wouldn't you know; I have 8-wire Keling motors like yours, wired as bipolar parallel. :eek:

I can see...

Here's another item that I wonder if people have noticed. Has anyone looked at their "about Mach3control" and looked at who their copy is licensed to?

The machine serial number in the license...