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    Help! Z axis not homing

    I have a combo table Router/Plasma I have had for 7 years now. I finally decided to upgrade it with Homing/Limit switches. It has a seperae profile for Router and Plasma, I started with the router...
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    Thanks Dan, I think I got it whipped now. I have...

    Thanks Dan, I think I got it whipped now. I have gotten really good at it to. I have had to diagnose, replace part, test, troubleshoot next problem, repeat. I think I have been through every pat of...
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    Well I just finished a fun little adventure....

    Well I just finished a fun little adventure. Guess what happens when your table get hit by lightning? Well if your cautious like me you unplug your system when not in use. But when you don't unplug...
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    Problem after update

    Anyone had problems with Tools after update. After the last update all of the Tools had the exact same numbers in it. The tool would cut with the original settings but you could not check them before...
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    when you make this tool what settings do you use...

    when you make this tool what settings do you use to make it activate the scriber?
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    My scriber is next to my plasma torch and I use...

    My scriber is next to my plasma torch and I use it to mark or label things I don't want cut into the metal. Right now for example, if I put a word on a piece with 2" tall letters, all that is will...
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    Filling in with a Scriber

    Has anyone ever or know how to fill in letters with a scriber? What I'm referring to is like a pocket cut or area clearance with a router but with the scriber so it has a raster type pattern that...
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    havn't had much time here and its stuffed in the...

    havn't had much time here and its stuffed in the garage since the move. been trying to get an area clear to build a shop so I can get back at it. I have cut a few pieces lately and the past 2 times I...
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    Way to Go Kat, Sounds like you found a cure, I...

    Way to Go Kat, Sounds like you found a cure, I had been thinking of trying that. After you change the tool, go to file and there is a save tools button in there that will save the changes you have...
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    Welcome to the club

    Welcome to the club
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    Welcome, Billy's right, we never have enough time...

    Welcome, Billy's right, we never have enough time to play with our machines. I bought mine to start my own business when I retired but I got to good an offer from a company I did contract work for...
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    Glad you got it back, seams like I've been seeing...

    Glad you got it back, seams like I've been seeing a couple of A series on the forums having problems like yours. Its a pain being without your machine, I still havent gotten mine back together since...
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    You can fit it in Billy, I'm in the middle of...

    You can fit it in Billy, I'm in the middle of moving and have slipped in a couple of "play times" in the middle of it all
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    I put my router on a few weeks ago and have been...

    I put my router on a few weeks ago and have been trying to set up a new set of bits I bought. Got those new amana In-Groove cnc bits, or so there suppose to be, I have been back and forth with the...
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    Hey Kat, must be nice, I'm about to move and have...

    Hey Kat, must be nice, I'm about to move and have to move my table. I have to move mine 100 miles, don't think I can do it with just a fork lift.
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    I'll have to watch that. I think there is a page...

    I'll have to watch that. I think there is a page on mach3 that will show that with a yellow light when its on or off. Have to figure out how to find that. Thanks BB
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    it must mess up something with the THC. I can...

    it must mess up something with the THC. I can backup and "run from here" with the THC off after a miss fire without changing any other parts or settings and it will cut. When it does it, a hole is...
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    let us know how that works billy. I hope thats...

    let us know how that works billy. I hope thats it. what puzzles me is when it happens, I can change the tip and it will finish the job perfect. If it was bad air shouldn't it do it again with a new...
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    I've run into a small problem a few times I...

    I've run into a small problem a few times I haven't figured out. I can be cutting something out, and the machine will setup for the next cut and the torch will fire but it will not move, it just sits...
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    used mine once in the last 2 months, cleaned it...

    used mine once in the last 2 months, cleaned it out, what a mess, that was like trying to stack mud
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    I've cut both, Aluminum is easy, just use the...

    I've cut both, Aluminum is easy, just use the settings from the TD book and a little tweak of speed(just like with steel) and it cuts great. SS on the other hand, the settings cut it out OK but...
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    Well Max, What your asking is a little confusing,...

    Well Max, What your asking is a little confusing, You have to have G code to run the machine but that is why you use the other programs. Artcam is what I'm using, is to draw the parts, easy to use...
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    It is high but it is way cool. You definitely...

    It is high but it is way cool. You definitely want Steve to set it up.
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    I've been using the 8215, didn't know there was...

    I've been using the 8215, didn't know there was another electrode.
    Welcome Max, I agree with the rest, plasmaroute is hard to beat. I have somehow messed up something were my scriber and torch...
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    I've been getting mine from weldingsupply,about...

    I've been getting mine from weldingsupply,about $4 apiece for tips and $7 each for electrodes. Seems like you can't have enough, they go quick when you start cutting allot.
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    Took like 40 minutes to cut it, didn't think it...

    Took like 40 minutes to cut it, didn't think it would ever get done with all those little holes
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    No, it didn't die, that ugly thing called work...

    No, it didn't die, that ugly thing called work just gets in the way sometimes. I did get to play a little last weekend between painting the house and working on the boat. 160944
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    Maybe thats it, I though they had a model with...

    Maybe thats it, I though they had a model with only a drive on one side of the gantry. Well something got beefed up.
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    Yeah, I've left the ground clamp off a few dozen...

    Yeah, I've left the ground clamp off a few dozen times, I've used the restart with THC off to get through it before. Most tiems I can change the tip and it will work fine. Thing is the tipp I take...
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    Well Billy, when it shut down it was about 10"...

    Well Billy, when it shut down it was about 10" into a long detailed cut. The thermal overload was blinking, so I had to shut down the machine to reset it. This blew my mind so I just left it. Came...
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