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It might be worthwhile to check the coupler between the lead screw and the motor. I had something similar happen, and for me that's what the problem was.

Does it act any different climbing vs...

Thanks, I think at one time it was part of the plugins.

Just right click on the drawing, select Draw, then More. That should bring up several selections. Flat spiral is the one you want.

At least that's the way it works here.

You will also want to do everything you can to avoid a ground loop. Ground all your cables to just one spot, probably the chassis of your control box. Do not ground the wires to both your motors and...

CaptainVee - That's totally true, and that version is still available on the website too.

But, it's also 5 years old. There have been a number of added features and bug fixes since then. Most...

Hello Folks,

I have EMC and run CamBam as well. I'm hardly an expert on either, lets say I make a lot of "practice parts". The saying "To err is human" proves that I'm about as human as anyone and...

I'm not 100% certain what you mean when you unmount the file system.

Could you mean the USB Drive? If so, this may help. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB

Otherwise,

Which version...

I had some installation problems as well. It would boot to the desktop, but when installing, it would get partially thru and then stop and show a message about unexpected hardware problems, then...

Has anyone tried this stuff? They mention its like brazing for aluminum

http://durafix.com/

Hi, yes, there are a number of ways to monitor any Hal pin. Hal meter, Hal scope, and configuration all in the machine menu. Or the Status display should show that as well. I find Hal scope probably...

If the size of the drill bit is a significant portion of the pocket, it might be worthwhile, especially if there are a lot of pockets to mill. Otherwise it would seem that there would be a lot of...

Yes, the pitch = 1/Threads Per Iinch, but the pitch isn't the same as steps per inch.

You will need to know how many steps the motor needs to make one revolution. You've mentioned micro-stepping....

Congratulations, I have to agree with everyone and say that you are off to a good start.

When I started with mine, I was doing all hand coding. Before long I had dug out my college text books on...

My weekends never seem to go as planned. Sometimes for months at a time.

I was running into difficulties controlling the motor. I made an encoder with 5 slots and attached it to the spindle. When...

Understood. I just want better regulation of the speed so it doesn't bog down when I mill something that should be milled slower. If I take deep cuts now, all it does is plug up the end mill. I...

Juka, Thanks, interesting web site. I'm going to bookmark it. Fortunately I've been collecting odds and ends like encoders and such for parts of two centuries. Older printers especially are a good...

My mill spindle motor is a smaller one. What I want to do is add some feedback to it, so that it would stay at the speed I set, and not bog down the motor by slowing, or having to run it at too fast...

I can respect McCain. I think he would do an honorable job as President. Palin, however, is scary. She wasn't picked because she was the most qualified person. Raw politics at work there.

This...

Dave,

Ahh, no, not directly by itself. Do you have control over the pulse width? This is hooked up to a laser, right? If you can make the laser brighter when the width of this pulse decreases,...

Dave,

I hear what you are saying. Sometimes the trick is to know when to move on. I haven't learned that trick yet :) at least not in a timely manner. I don't know about the 5 kHz PWM. While that...

Hi,

I don't mean to confuse things here, but I've got a couple of questions. The 450 mV mentioned earlier, Where did you get that? From the manual or measured at the output? If it's measured, that...

I've only had 2.2.2 or newer and I've not run across a command like that.

It sure would be handy to have though.

Bill K.

LOL,

1 - I thought a two word title with the first sentence summarizing my problem would be enough.

2. - I had a problem. I thought that's what it's for. Too bad it bothers you.

3. - irc is...

I've got a problem with my fourth axis. I can jog it as fast as I want, to the point where it starts to chatter even, but I can't get the rotation when I'm either running a program, or even using MDI...

I will second that about Cambam. Works very good for me, either alone or with an imported DXF file.

Bill K.

I was wondering if some linear bearings and a couple of ground steel shafts would work. Cost could be an issue, but don't they way something like $300.00 for the EC15 Y axis?

Bill K.

Oops,...

I can help you there I think. You will have to modify the hal files a bit for your machine. I'm still in the process of "fine tuning", but it runs quite well.

I will say though that 32 megs of...

Al, by sealed enclosure, you mean boxes around various PCB's right? Many will have holes for ventilation, you would want to keep these away from any unwanted flying things. Putting them in the same...

Would a ground fault interrupter work to stop things like this or would that be opening up a new can of worms?

It will be interesting to see how this one turns out. I've seen switches that are underrated for the current they carry. They arc and spark and if the contacts get bad enough, don't open when you...