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Thanks John,
I will check your suggestions, good information. I have not yet heard back from Gecko.

Scott

Hi, I have a G540 that is about 4 years old and has always worked flawlessly. I am controlling it via a CANC CNC interface and operate as a plasma and a router. Last week, during a job the machine...

I spent about $6000.00 (not including software) to build my machine and have made about twice that with it so far in 36 months. It is used to manufacture parts for various other machines that I...

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos! I have been using CAD for many of the operations that InkScape can do with minimal effort and cleaner vectors.

Scott

Complete newbie here. Stupid post to follow...........


So I spent ALL day in my shop cutting on the plasma machine burning up one and 1/2 sheets of 16 gauge. Trying to understand the software,...

Just starting to plasma cut material and I have a newbe question regarding zero of the Z axis. Normally (in router mode) I home my Z axis, then home my Y axis and then my X axis. I have homing...

I am setting up a new Longevity 42i on my CNC table and have scoped the arc voltage input to the CANDCNC controller. This is the signal coming out of the plasma cutter after the 20:1 voltage divider....

Yes, you were correct. The A axis in our case must be on a separate input so that it can home independently of X. All wired up and working normally now. A sensor is adjustable so that I can square...

Wiring up homing sensors to a new breakout board:

I have 4 separate NPN prox sensors for each axis. A axis is slaved to X axis on the gantry to square it. Can I wire the Z home sensor, then Y home...

Wiring up the new table IO card and have a couple of questions:

I have 4 separate NPN prox sensors for homing. One for Z, one for Y, one for X and one more for A (slaved to X) Can I input all 4...

I am installing a Longevity 41i on my machine now. I spent the majority of the day wiring up the MP3000 THC from CANDCNC. No question that Jim is correct about what he says. However, my budget did...

I cut acrylic a lot. I just came in from the shop after cutting 32 pieces of it. I use a vac hold down system and tabs for letters and other smaller parts. The key I think for me is that with vac...

Thanks Tom,
I plan to do this installation this weekend. I have had orders that had to be fulfilled on my machine and I have not yet found the time for the installation. You may here from me on...

Good information, thanks to both of you. I do run a full RPM when cutting because I use single flute aluminum bits and they run better wide open. Also this necessitates that I move as fast as...

Found out today that I have worn out another set of bearings on my 1617. I do cut a lot of aluminum so I expect to lose some bearings now and then. Bearings seem to last about 75-100 hours of...

If you could shoot a video while your machine is running and cutting this type of material that might be helpful to understand what may be going on.

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Designed and built the Z axis torch adapter. Here is an exploded image out of SolidWorks. Adapter allows for pitch and roll adjustment and has a magnetic breakaway feature. Goes on the machine with 4...

So I anticipate that I will be needing some assistance in the near future. I have been operating my DIY router table for some years now. I use it to make machine parts (mostly aluminum machining) for...

I cannot say. I have used both in industrial apps and they seemed to perform as well as any other high quality rail.

I use 3/4 MDF unsealed for my sacrificial top. I use vacuum hold down so I cannot seal it or I couldn't draw thru it.
The only sealant that I have applied to it is on the sides. I also live in a...

I used them in an industrial installation one time. They were used between 16-24 hours per day in a 3 shift operation. Travel speed was about 600 IPM. They lasted about 4 years and then the machine...

I made an adapter so that I can operate an oxy-fuel cutter on my machine. A plasma would be much better but I had the torch on-hand.

TORCH V2 - YouTube

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Torch removes with...

Think I have a power quality issue. The lights are flickering off and back on again whenever the air compressor in the shop comes on. The compressor cycles often when the machine is running because I...

My machine keeps giving me an "external E-stop" and shutting down in the middle of jobs at random. Sometimes it will run thru a job with no issue and other times I cannot get a single job completed...

Dual Mode, not duel mode. sorry


Anybody here use their machine in a router mode and plasma or Oxy-fuel cutting mode? Reason I ask is that when I built my machine originally that was my...

Interesting. I am very experienced with programming PIC microcontrollers and they can accept multiple channels of 10 bit res analog signals. The question that remains is what to do with the digital...

Often I am cutting something new with my machine and it would be nice to be able to adjust my feed rate without having to use the windows keyboard (The only input device that I currently use with my...

I use a Bosch 1617EVS 2.25 HP router to cut lots of aluminum. I cut up to 1/2" plate with it. Light passes < .075 with a 1/8" (:: Super O Router Bits | Single Edge | Solid Carbide | Upcut Spiral O...

I would have to agree with Gerry (not that he needs any qualification), I had never to my knowledge had my machine lose steps. Even on jobs that last several hours the machine always is accurate and...