I'm still waiting for the lathe to show up so I can make stepper motor stand offs, motor couplings and ball screws. So, I spent last night hooking up the G540 to the PS and watching tape paddles spin wildly while I hacked an old microsoft joystick. I set up the auto tool probe and limit switches. This wasn't too hard but a bit confusing at first for a newbie like me. I watched the videos on the mach3 website and it helped considerably, but I still had to make a few guesses. Fortunately, no smoke leaked out. Here's a quick "how to" set of notes. If I have anything wrong here or can add something else that's important, please chime in! (like that's not gonna happend if I have it wrong...) (chair)

Cheers! -4ist