I lost a gecko 203 using a tig welder. My controller was turned off but it came in thru the ground. I could hear a sizzling sound coming from the drive when I...
Great points! I did wonder about heat, expansion and contraction. I hadn't used cooling because it's such a small part and my cut depth was only .005 to...
Hi, I brought this up a couple of weeks back but it got lost in the noise. The NumberPad function as described in the Macro programming reference seems to be...
With all the expertise here I know someone will have an answer and an explanation for me. I have been trying to get my CNC router table set up and am getting...
Zeke: Since its win7, try running Mach3 by selecting "right click Run As Admin", Win7 may be refusing to update the xml file.. though it shouldnt.. Thanks, Art...
Hi, I'd check the properties of the .xml file to make sure it's not write protected. /Henrik. ... With all the expertise here I know someone will have an...
thanks for all the help got it fixed I hope, it looks like it is fixed but it did come and go some, the motors are sounding very smooth so it looks like it is...
I found that the Mach3 folder indicated that it was write protected. But when I tried to change the folder and all files and sub-folders to read/write the...
Might be worth looking at who the Read rights belong to... Administrator, user or system. Regards Dave K In a message dated 20/05/2012 18:40:07 GMT Daylight...
the lathe is doing the same thing not sure whats up, worked great for a bit, was check backlash and other calibration settings, and bank it just started again ...
A while back I had asked about using a relay to control a dc spindle motor. I already know about the electronics envolved in making that part work. After...
When you use Cycle Start the first time, you have an M3 in your g-code starting the spindle. When you're clicking it the second time, there is no M3 there. The...
Thank you very much Gerry !! I had forgotten about the Run From Here button Thanks for reminding me about using the stop button!! John ... From: Ger To:...
I have a gantry style CNC router table with a water cooled spindle. You can see pictures of it at http://photobucket.com/X_axis_stretches_bearing_displaced (I...
It sounds like you have some defective shafts? Without seeing the actual gouges, it's hard to say, but they probably need to be replaced. And, fwiw, the axis...
... If you loaded the xml file from a CD windows makes the file read only. Ive seen this often when guys get an xml file on a CD with a KX1 or KX3 machine. ron...
Hi, Is there a post processor available that I can use with MasterCAM X to communicate with Mach3 to operate a CNC Router that I built several years ago? I am...
Hi all I think this question is asked before bud i cant find a proper answer. What computer do i need to get the maximum speed out the parrallele port. Will a...
a pentium 4 is fine as long as it has a parralel port if your servos will accept step/ direction inputs . but re your servos:- what signal do they use? step/...
In Win7 you should have a right click option to "take ownership" of any folder(s). Also, (Like one of the other guys said) Go into properties/ permissions --...
You can use Fanuc post processor from Mastercam X to be used in Mach3 Fortino Sent from my iPad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
you said "sounds" And that reminds me of the testing I did last night. I turned off the spindle and ran the gantry axis (Y for me, might be X to others) back...
IMO: Watch your DROs to see if they are moving when the machine is paused for that second. If so the issue is with the machine. If the DROs pause as well as...
... Actually there is a very good reason for this. One of the tricks that viruses like to play is to replace a system file with a virus laden file. Since they...
