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I am in north atlanta [buckhead] .my machine in Joe"s 2006 model built last year together with the hobbycnc 4axis kit. software is mach3 and sheetcam . Am new to this field and could use some help...

Thank you for your help ,followed the instructions and found the direction in the Y axis was incorrect .In addition, I ramped up the revs /unit movement by one third and the machine is now making...

Should have included this in my last post .The steps per inch figure had reverted to the previous setting 2000 ihd forgotten to do all axes and had not aplied the changes and the ok button.

I will...

Well I had not thought about that .I have been wondering why the machine was not starting from the lower left corner.I like to stand with the X axis infront of me and moving to my right and the text...

Well partial success. I went back and checked the motor settings ,they had dropped back to 2000,they should have been at 4000 .Further more I had not set the X,Y and Z axis individually and pressed...

This thing is about to drive me crazy. I did a drawing in turbocad basically a name plate in some relatively fancy script. Turbocad accepts this script, and I exported the dxf drawing to sheetcam.
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Thanks for the info ,I had no idea theree wer different versions of Mach that could be selected. I suppose this info must be written down somewhere.

It was some what obvious but when one does...

You might try Hobbycnc.com

I am trying to get some text organized.The text is old english which is in DXF form allowing me to get it into sheetcam.I does not come out correctly until exploded in the cad program.

So then I...

[QUOTE=ZigMan;498268]I got mine at Fry's and the price was great. Just make sure you get the shielded cable and ground the shield to the common wire.[/QUOT

awill trey them tomorrow ..thanks .mike...

I tried the local Grainger but they will only sell it by the spool,$360 .thanks for the help .I did get a local Quote from Greybar electric 50' for $75..if allelse fails I will buy from them .

I see pictures pike this all the rows and rows of windmills. Seems to me every suceeding row has less energy to work with and straight line wind,why don't they do different heights so that they take...

Ger.I am still in a quandry.Sheetcam requires one to declare the toolpath, inside the line ,outside or on the line . and also define the layer .

The scroll 2 and scrollface layers ,as I see it...

I need to rewire my machine .Initially I was considering a mobile workstation but realized all I needed in the proximity or the work was the monitor and a mouse.

So I am going to make an enclosure...

I use laquer frequently, in particular final coats I use gloss as it has no addatives and consequently gives a harder finish. To bring the high sheen down I use a product called "wool wax" it is...

Line 4 should that be SHANK or was your mind elswhere ?

I HAVE "TURBOCAD 6.5" which seems to work fine .I don't know but any DXF drawings I have on my computer seem to suffer the same fate .I try and open them and the window with M3 plugin installed...

First of all thank you for your timely response . I do not have "v carve", not affordable in my case. But I will try and work through your procedure and insight with the software I have .

When I...

this is a bit longwinded, I have built Joes 2006 machine with minor mods ,built the hobbycnc 4 axis system and subscribed to Mach3 and Sheetcam.Everything seems to be working.

Now I am desperately...

If you a drawing with several layers do you machine the deepest first or last ?

Probably not but it should effect acceleration.....mjh

what exactly is a compression bit. I am assuming a upcut bit gives a clean top cut and a downcut bit a clean bottom cut. mjh

every time I download a drawing instead of getting a drawingI get the m3 plugin control . How do I get rid of it.....mjh

First of all lets open up drilling in the US particularly to areas that are going to be the most productive.Seems to me a simple and effective way of sorting out the oil problem is a national oil...

What is acceptable in terms of slop in the system in my mind depends on two things cost and intended function.

My thoughts on the subject are the general required accuracy on milling machines...

I do not see anyway to initiate a new post on these forums, please show me the majic procedure .

I was thinking about a forth axis for my system ,the electronics is in place ,it just amouts to...

Trying to get a handle on this CAD stuff, I would like to produce a DXF cad drawing and using sheetcam get the G code for my machine .

I am attempting to copy a relatively complicated antique...

I have been on the board and designed several of the main parts .The arms have to be halved a 1/4" maleable copper pipe inserted and then reglued [to facilitate rewiring in the future]. The main...

Why do they refer to it as the "moving knot" system ?? mjh

as requested here is a jpeg copy of the candelabra .sorry about the quality my scanner insists on the bars....mjh