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Hey all,

I'm designing in TurboCAD, then setting up my cuts in CamBam, and then machining via Mach3. I'm typically working with plastic (abs) or wood. My cuts have always seemed to be a little off...

Can someone PLEASE explain why Mach3 (licensed) suddenly stops cutting and offers precisely no error or reason? It stopped on line 376 of 381 of my gcode (attached). After it stopped I tried numerous...

Thanks again for the replies! As far as I know I'm not using cutter diameter compensation, but I'll do some digging. I'm basically using the default G540 config downloaded from gheckodrive. I did do...

Thanks for the response! I am having the same issue with both conventional and climb milling. I have moved to climb milling though as I found it produces a nicer edge when milling ABS plastic.

I...

Hi all,

I have somewhat of a strange problem. If I run an outside profile operation my cut is dead on. If I run an inside profile (or pocket), the cut is consistently short by 0.013" on both the x...

GG67, thank you for the feedback. This LMS mill seems to be what I'm looking for so I'm planning to go ahead with my purchase.

Do you know if there's a way to get a discounted price on these? I've...

Hello,

I am looking to purchase a mini mill. It will be my first. I've never run a mill or CNC before, so I'm looking for a modest setup to get started with. I do have a strong background in...