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    Jerky movement with Mach3 and Mastercam

    Hello!

    I just finished my 4th axis build on a homemade CNC router. I did some positioning and wrapped toolpath in Fusion 360 and both worked fine. Then, I wanted to test some simultaneous milling...
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    Re: Not sure what motion controller to use

    Thought about using Mach3 because I already use it on my router. But i dont mind having to learn new software, as long as there is some support online.

    Will look more into Acorn, it has direct...
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    I will look more at Step/Dir on T4, thanks. ...

    I will look more at Step/Dir on T4, thanks.

    Analog 10V would work, but it doesnt give me precise enough rpm for rigid tapping right?
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    Re: Not sure what motion controller to use

    Would MODBUS work with RS485, ethernet smoothstepper and mach3 brain?
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    Not sure what motion controller to use

    Hello, I will be building an epoxy granite VMC, my plan is to use BT30 ATC spindle powered by 2.2kW CTB servo. In the future, I will also make umbrella style fully automatic tool change. I want to...
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    Re: Stepper motors not running well

    This fixed my problem. Thank you so much, you saved me a lot of time and nerves :) Now the motors are turning perfectly smooth like they should.
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    Re: Stepper motors not running well

    Thanks, I disabled SpeedStep in bios and set my PC as standard. The DriverTest behaves way better now, I'm going to test the motors now.

    awerby, I don't think that is the case because they weren't...
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    Stepper motors not running well

    Hello folks, I am building my first CNC router and i just ran into some problems so i need your help.

    PC: Quad Core Q8200 2.33GHz, 4GB ram, PCI parralel card(0x4008)

    I am running 4x Nema 24s...
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