I recently picked up a 3000 in excellent condition and have designed and built a mod that allows the 3000 to run under Mach3 control. It uses a simple switch...
I managed to pick up a CAMM-3 that was being sold as surplus. I've powered it up, and the manual controls seem to be working. Unfortunately, the collets were...
This forum got me to dig out my old manuals and consider reviving my CAM3000. I found a note in the back of the user manual written by the previous owner...
Hi all, I have a Roland Camm 3 PNC 3000 for sale with Interface box/storage unit, software and parallel cable. It all works fine and can be seen on Youtube...
Very nice! What diameter was the straight shank and what exactly was needed in the way of bearings and other mods to do this? Is the motor plug and play? ...
I'm teacher at a art school. In our store I found out a Roland camm-3 machine. I wish to show my students how it works. I've been able to control it manually....
If a person were "so-inclined", they could tap into the current drives and drive them from mach3. I would, however, replace the drives with microstepping...
I have been watching the posts on drive belts. I have a rotary engraver (Vision 1612) that I modified so I can cut aluminum. I have used it for over 10 years...
Trying to download Modela 4, I've got the zip file, and all the other files - curiously the file titled .z01 wants to save as a .zip, so I forced it to be...
I am now 'talking to my unit serially. I can get the table and spindle to do things using a nice serial terminal program allowing me to manually try things. I...
Hi all, I'm in urgent need of a PNC-3000 drive belt... my current "solution"; is no good. I can't find a similar sized belt *anywhere* so I will pay a good...
I'm trying various programs now - trying to get some sense from this machine. FreeMill - is free has a post titled Roland GL - imports my stl file and makes...
Hello all, I'm confused - there is a "C" command "Cuts Circle or Arc ... Centered on Either Absolut or Relative Coordinates Determined in Same Command" - o....
Hi all! I'm an instructor at a small college and we just recently discovered that we had a Camm-3 that had been purchased years ago. We don't really have a lot...
I have a limited number of new motor brushes for the camm3 which I have had made and are available for purchase. They cost £30.00 GDP from UK and are post...
I would like to try out my CAMM3 again using the PC. I failed miserably last time. I would like to do simple milling and drilling - no need for complex 3D...
Is it solved? Do we have a source? Is there a spec for them - can we get them made? Is there a spec for the motor ( before I take it apart )? Mine has stopped...
Im trying to do some diamond grag engraving on my camm-3 pnc-3000 but I cannot turn the spindle off, I have tried... 1) Dip switch SW1 #7 turned on 2) View plt...
Hi I'm a CNC freak in Seaford UK and I think I just bought a PNC 3000. My CNC got a bit out of hand and wifey decided I needed to move it up on to the...
I have a Roland PNC 3000 machine that I was given. I would like to get it running, does anyone have operating manuals. What do you need for a computer/...
Does anyone have a basic program and drawing that they can send me so I can try out my machine. I would like to review a good program before writing one of my...
I have inherited a PNC-2500 at work. So far so good. I have it milling. Finally found this place and got the software. Just played with the printer driver mode...
Still looking for carbon commutator brushes for the spindle motor. Looked everywhere (including the suggested list of part vendors)and have come up empty. I...
I see that dave_mucha has loaded a Word file called "collet part # from Roland.doc" back in July of '06 Is this the 1/4" collet that I would get for my Roland...
Is there a start postion for this machine as we use different size timbers. We have worked out where to place our coasters and get a good even coverage on our...
Hi We have been playing with our machine all afternoon but have only once been able to save a new size in the template folder. As it stands we are able to do...
