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  1. Cant get X axis to zero out (manual position entry)

    I am setting up my lathe to run under Mach 4 Lathe and I am having problems entering the position into the X position readout box. I click on the Z value and it highlights and I can type in the...
  2. Hybrid Stepper motor for spindle motor - turning, indexing

    I am retrofitting a old manual lathe to CNC and looking to use Mach 3. I have a stepper on the cross slide screw and a hybrid stepper (stepper with encoder so no lost steps) on the carriage back and...
  3. Re: Visual mill -Keep material for work holding when 3D profiling

    I think I have it figured out. The simulation looks correct, just need to make some chips tonight to verify.
    What I had was a "horizontal finishing" cut operation first then a "parallel finishing"...
  4. Visual mill -Keep material for work holding when 3D profiling

    I have a solid model of a hammer handle that I am trying to machine out. I have it in Visual mill. I have extended each end of the handle out by 1" but of a smaller dia (ellipse shape). The handle is...
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    Tooling profile scanner

    I manage many sets of roll former roll tooling and I am looking for a machine to scan the profile of the rolls and give me a DXF line that I can use to overlay the original Cad models for the tooling...
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    Selecting patterns to cut within G-code

    This is kind of a odd question. I have a frined who programs in Xilog and he has a big program that can do 16 different features (a shape fully defined by code). The problem he is having is how to...
  7. I got the whittet higgins .586-32 ball screw nut...

    I got the whittet higgins .586-32 ball screw nut and it fit perfectly. With shipping I got it from a local distributer for $7.50. Life is good again.
    Scott
  8. Whittet-Higgins is a very interesting website. I...

    Whittet-Higgins is a very interesting website. I came across a .586-32 thread nut which looks like it would be the one to fit from my .581 OD measured dim and it fitting my 32 pitch thread gauge...
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    I did a quick search on EBay for Kress and came...

    I did a quick search on EBay for Kress and came across manycollet sizes. Here is a link for 1/8 and 1/4 ones.
    I hope this helps.
    Spring collet for Kress miling motors 1/8" - new | eBay

    Spring...
  10. Special threads- Determining what it is.

    I have a NSK ball screw I got off Ebay. It is great but I am trying to determine the thread of the lock nut on the end that tightens up on the thrust bearing. The bearing ID is 16mm. The lock nut...
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    That was kind of what I was thinking of doing. I...

    That was kind of what I was thinking of doing. I have a old Sony Hi8 camcorder that has a night vision mode that works off of infra red. I am not sure what wave length it will all see but I was...
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    With all of this scare over laser light and...

    With all of this scare over laser light and damage to your eyes what are other people doing to protect themselves when making and using similar homemade laser burning/etching tables?

    Does anyone...
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    Laser Safety glasses/goggles

    I am looking to put a 1w 808 nm laser diode on my cnc table to do some simple wood burning and possible light cutting of thin materials. I am looking to use a laser diode off of Ebay. I want to be as...
  14. Jalessi, I am not really sure. I am not that...

    Jalessi, I am not really sure. I am not that familiar with Mach 3 so that is why I put this post out. I have a friend that has a Plasma Cam machine and he can stop in the middle of a cut and rotate a...
  15. I was thinking if I put a encoder on 1 axis hand...

    I was thinking if I put a encoder on 1 axis hand crank it could use that to determine where it should have the other 2 axis relative to it. As I would turn the acme screw by hand the encoder would...
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    I went and remeasured the gear teeth with a...

    I went and remeasured the gear teeth with a caliper. It measured .348" at a minimum and .353" as I rolled the gear. The smaller dia was with 3 points of contact. 1 tooth on 1 side and 2 on the other....
  17. Can Mach 3 control a partialy manual machine?

    Can Mach 3 be setup to control the spindle height on a vertical mill (bridgeport style) with a rotary indexer on the table and under Mach 3 control but with the X or Y axis moved by hand but with a...
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    I did just use a caliper and I bet I did get...

    I did just use a caliper and I bet I did get between 2 teeth on one side. I will have to measure again and rotate it a little to see if it gets any bigger. I will do some looking for a 9 tooth 28DP...
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    I was thinking to re-use the motor shaft with the...

    I was thinking to re-use the motor shaft with the gear hobbed into the end of it but then I have to make a housing about 6-7" long to house the motor armature. I dont want to destroy the motor as I...
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    How to determine what gear you have

    I have a old heavy duty drill that I want to pull the motor out of and replace it with a stepper motor. The problem I have is that the motor shaft has a gear cut into the one end of it to drive the...
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