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Hi I have just bolted together an NC Rail plasma cutter and Mach 3.
It works ok and it will run the cut arc wizard g code file ok.

What do you recommend as an inexpensive cad program for simple ...

The nice people from nc pod actually rewrote the mach3 driver to get it to work with the shark.
I have two different ncpod firmware drivers, one for mach3 one for basic control panel.

Jog and...

The code you sent runs from begining to end in 1:48.
It doesnt drive the steppers nor the toolpath window update.
Mach 3 seems to be running in virtual mode.
Tab jog still works fine.
I have...

Thanks for the code.
Will try it out on monday.

How many people are running Mach3 on a shark?
A number bigger than one would be encouraging.
Thanks.

So I think your telling me to give up on mach 3 with shark?

If so then what do I use instead.
Mach3 works ok with hobby cnc mill.

What is four axis and will work with both?

Yes its an nc pod.
I have the latest firmware upgrade
2304m60

IM getting jog interaction in the x y z planes, so basic pc/ncpod/machine interaction is happening.

Have I missed something in...

Sorry not back to machine till monday
This is a copy of circular hole pattern tap
One of the many files that doesnt run on the shark
Thanks Peter

G0 G49 G40 G17 G80 G50 G90
M6 T15
G21 (mm)...

There are no error messages.
The emergency stop is not tripped

The program is less than 200 lines long

Can you recommend a simple wizard
to generate foolproof code?
I usually use drill...

The counter runs
and the program steps two or three lines
If I stop and tab the jog/shuttle, that still works so the program isnt locking up.

Gooday
I have a shark cnc with mach3 software.
I can jog/shuttle the 3 axis machine ok. This means
Mach 3 communicates ok with the shark steppers.
I cant get programs to run, ie drill 6 bolt...

Havent started the extruder yet.

My work North Sydney TAFE bought a shark cnc machine,
and I have been spending time getting it to work with its own software and mach 3.

May have time soon for...

Gooday.

I am trying to get mach3 to talk to a shark cnc with an ncpod usb interface.

I have the nc pod installed and i have motors spinning.

X is y
Y is x
Z is upside down. That is page...

Thanks, that would work if I only needed to see four axises.
I plan to use five or six axises, and would like to toggle the fourth axis dro to check important movement as required.

Gooday
Im trying to run reprap gcode to extrude parts.
The two steps in this are using E for extrude and F which is a temperature setting.

I have been able to assign the E for extrude axis in...

Gooday from Sydney.

I have recently built a four axis gantry robot running Mach3 software.
It uses a four motor parallel port hobby cnc controller, and runs on windows 2000.

I am building an...