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About 65 miles south of Branson MO and about 90 miles north of Little Rock AR on Hwy 65. If you ever get stopped for speeding through here, well we'll owe you a favor at least..

I'll try the new...

That's looks like it should work great but there's one small problem- Marshall has two L's.

I'll load the code and let my mill make a dry run and then try a piece of wood. I really appreciate...

The "9" looks good but when I convert it to a tap file it still only cuts the outline of the number but not the background. Should I be doing something different when I convert the dxf to a tap?
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My little town recently managed to get a grant for 3 new police cars and I have been working for the last week installing light bars, radar, cameras, consoles, gun locks, etc. The old cars had...

If you have room in your shop a forklift is the best answer (IMHO anyway). They are self-propelled and untethered so you could use it to unload your material from the delivery truck, place it on a...

I have been running my 203v's via the C11G breakout board for about 6 months now with no problems at all.

Both companies have been very helpful and quick to respond to any questions I had...

I played around a couple of weeks ago with an old industrial ceiling fan and an Ametek servo motor on top of a windsurfing mast. It actually worked well enough for me to order a larger set of...

Very interesting thread.

I have a Hardinge dovetail bed lathe (missing the crossfeed/ saddle) that might make a good base for a similar setup. I'll be following this thread closely.

Great work...

Interesting thread....

I'm new to cnc machines and most of the software involved, actually the only software I have purchased so far is the full version of Mach3 and LazyCam. I have downloaded...

What's the advantage of two motors vs one motor driving a full-width shaft with a pinion gear on each end? (if you're using a rack/ pinion design).

I don't see an advantage but several...

Here are a few if someone can convert them to DXF format for you.

No experience with your driver cards but from your motor specs they should work well with Gecko 203V's and a breakout board.

Chipwitch,

I'm not familiar with any South Florida foundries for cast iron or aluminum let alone steel forgings. It seems to be a dying art, at least here in the states. From the size you...

Your link is a big red X,

again, if it's a consistent amount in a consistent distance have you tried adjusting your counts per unit settings>

If it's consistently the same amount you might check your count per unit setup?

Have you calculated your backlash?

I use Mach3's backlash compensation and also have an independant dro and I am always withing .001 and often better using comensation. I actually used a dial...

Your motors might still be ok and quite possibly are, but you are more than likely better off with new ones anyway. But hey, you have a set of motors to start another project with now.. :)

That might be the problem.

The 203v maxes out at 7 amps IIRC.


The steppers on my machine are actually rated at 9 amps while paralleled and I was having similar problems with one axis when I...

What size were your resistors?

No specifics or links?

I have a C11G breakout board that I have been using a few months and have had no problems- zero. If there is a problem with any beyond the one mentioned in this thread I...

Glad to hear it's running and slinging chips..

Go to "Config" at the top right next to "File" select "Motor Tuning" at the very bottom left you'll see "Steps per" you can tinker with the number in the box until you get it as close as you want. ...

I'm glad you were there when it happened and averted any serious damage.

A couple of you have mentioned hearing of other problems with the products could you please be specific or give links?

Sounds like you need to adjust your step count in config-"motor tuning" (bottom left of the screen and you have to do it for each axis) or in screen alt6 "axis calibration" (just above the reset...

Are all of your motors the same brand and model? What are your motor specs?

Al,

You're correct regarding needing twice the space and that's a big drawback for me since in order to get about an 8' x 5' cutting capacity I'll need an area of about 20' x 20' by the time I...

It sounds like you are about to start having some fun.


What kind of machine will this setup be running?

Sorry I can't help with Vista. I have thought many times about buying a new PC in the last year or so but keep hearing of problems with Vista and I hate the thought of having to pay to "downgrade"...

Do you have limit switches connected? If not, place a jumper between #15 and the 5v next to it.

I'm using an rs232 cable (I thought I answered that in my previous post but noticed I didn't).

What type motors are you using? Specs?

Also on the C11G you'll notice the common for the X axis...