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I picked up an older Amada press brake that had a non-functioning Hurco NC backgauge.

I removed the Hurco control panel and replaced the servos with some spare Nema23 steppers I had lying around....

I haven't had time to mess with it. I was hoping for a relatively turnkey system when I bought it.

I did receive the second update but I still need to load it.

It is concerning that there isn't...

Hind said they'll be releasing a new update this week which should expand the controllers capabilities.

I don't like to criticize but this is a little frustrating. This is a decent chunk of money and so far the problems are compounding. If you're thinking about getting a Masso, I advise to wait until...

I emailed Warp9 and this is their reply in a nutshell:

The USS cannot support Mach3's THC function. You have to buy the ESS.

I bought the USS almost 3.5 years ago and don't recall seeing the...

I purchased one to control my dual drive plasma table (needing a slave axis).

I've only been testing it on the bench just to get a feel for it before I swap it in.

It's a bit rough out of the...

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I decided to finally upgrade my homemade plasma CNC with a THC using the Proma controller.

I have it all connected and the diagnostics are displaying the ARC OK, UP, and DOWN signals but...

Thanks. I saw that link in the Google search results this past weekend but it wasn't working. Guess it's fine now.

Blew the onboard fuse in my G540. Anybody know the replacement? I looked up the PN from the Gecko website but that part is nonexistent on the Digikey website. Figure be safe and get a few.

I can...

Figure I try this here sine the Arduino section isn't getting much attention.

Trying to create a simple THC using an Arduino. I've seen the one program that's out there but it's definitely "out...

Good Gosh. I had one little hunch after I made my post.

When I was swapping between motors two days ago and couldn't explain why the new steppers suddenly worked...

Well, I swapped one of my...

I've been working on this plasma CNC for the better part of a year (off and on).

Recently I was having problems slaving my A axis to another axis. However, I could slave my Z axis to X or Y. I...

Sorry, should have posted all my attempts.

Yes, I swapped all the step/dir pins between X, Y, and A with no luck. I also did disable X and Y with only A (no slave config) and nothing moves.
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I've been lurking for a while as I attempt to build my first CNC plasma (well, my first CNC in general).

Current hardware/software:
G540
Smoothstepper
Mach3

Just the normal stuff most use....