It's the way mine works. Inner wheel jogs in steps. Outer wheel is variable jogging speed depending on how far you turn the knob. But on occasions it gets...
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brian smith
shopdweller1...
Jun 15, 2012 3:06 pm
Make sure the shuttle is in it's own USB port directly into machine (computer) or it may not work properly had that problem mine works fine now. ...
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patdickhopkins
Jun 15, 2012 3:36 pm
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC Mach3...
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John Dammeyer
jcdammeyer
Jun 15, 2012 3:47 pm
I have a shuttle express and use it a lot. It has only 5 selection buttons and the two wheels. First three select the axis. The fifth turns on/off the...
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Terry Parker
vmax549
Jun 15, 2012 3:49 pm
OK Fix the G68 Roll your own G codes ( not with CB (;-)) G31.2 motion, move to point, trip, reverse, untrip, record. Full set of probing Gcodes (not CB...
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cnc2@...
intenselymellow
Jun 15, 2012 4:07 pm
Nope, we're on the same page. You have describe exactly what I'm expecting. And the outer black ring has always worked just fine (so I don't think it's a USB...
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cnc2@...
intenselymellow
Jun 15, 2012 4:40 pm
I should add that when I say ZOOM CRASH, I don't mean I'm trying to go .001 and it goes an inch. More like I'm trying to go .001 and it goes 5 .001 step to...
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Brian Barker
barker806
Jun 15, 2012 4:46 pm
I am thinking that is all for Mach4... Most of that will be all doable in the end.. the conditional Gcode needs to be worked out but we are fast getting to the...
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James Connerton
jdccpi
Jun 15, 2012 8:35 pm
Hi Brian, Nice tip, mine works pretty well but sometimes I need to push a button twice. The other thing to be cautious about is, the outer return spring...
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Andrey Lipavsky
alipavsky
Jun 15, 2012 10:08 pm
Hi, I seem to remember at least one of the suppliers here offering a small controller for the wire portion of a CNC hotwire setup. Anybody that offers ...
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ozzie34231
Jun 15, 2012 10:10 pm
I have recently looked at, excuse me, Linuxcnc. After spending several hours of wasting time with it I've abandoned interest in using it. (Art and Brian; if...
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James Connerton
jdccpi
Jun 16, 2012 12:06 am
Hi Jeff, Mine seems to work better than yours, maybe you have a bum control, do you have the latest version of the controller plugin? I think mine is set...
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cnc2@...
intenselymellow
Jun 16, 2012 2:24 am
There in lies the rub... Nope I don't have the latest. Or rather I assume I don't since what I have is years old. I try not to upgrade "just because." The...
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ttconvert2001
Jun 16, 2012 4:13 am
I have a Shumatech 375 DRO w/igaging scales. I built the DRO for my mill so I could do the CNC conversion easier and more accurately. It is very accurate and...
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Christophe Bellee
c.bellee
Jun 16, 2012 8:14 am
Hi Jeff, I have the same kind of problem than yours and I posted about that problem 3 weeks ago but nobody answered (here is below the copy of my post). My...
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Jos
pa0amx
Jun 16, 2012 9:42 am
Hi Brian, Thanks for the reaction. I see what you meant now. Regards and apology, Jos...
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Roland Jollivet
jemelectric
Jun 16, 2012 10:49 am
I suppose someone could write a program to tune a drive using the parport, completely outside Mach. But it would tune the drive using variables that you could...
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Keith Hoard
klhoard_2000
Jun 16, 2012 11:02 am
There are several USB-based Oscilloscopes out there for around $200-ish. Also pocket "Nano" scopes that are made from MP3 players. . Keith Hoard Collierville,...
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Daniel
yosefi83
Jun 16, 2012 11:18 am
... They resemble, but not made from MP3 players. I have the DSO Quad and I am pleased with it. Dan www.DYengineering.com ________________________________ ...
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Ron Ginger
yaginger
Jun 16, 2012 11:25 am
... I bought a neat little storage scope like this one from SparkFun http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10244 for $100. Fits in a shirt pocket. It actually works...
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victorf57@...
victorf57
Jun 16, 2012 11:47 am
2 chanel 10Mhz standalone and soon usb software for it so they told me. www.jyetech.com model 094 they sent me an email saying it's on sale until aug 1st. $119...
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xoethosox
Jun 16, 2012 11:59 am
With mine, I have found that using the centre wheel can cause the axis to go into runaway movement so I avoid touching it in case I trigger a movement that I...
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Dave Sage
davesage12...
Jun 16, 2012 3:55 pm
Mine has always worked well. I couldn't live without it. As for "if it ain't broke don't fix it" - well, apparently, it is broke so you need to fix it (or...
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Terry Parker
vmax549
Jun 16, 2012 7:08 pm
For the plasma users the G68 needs to be fixed in Mach3(;-) MOST will NOT make the leap to MAch4 and it leaves them without a functioning G68. Just a thought,...
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Joe Macmurchie
joemac05
Jun 17, 2012 5:35 pm
Hi Dan. I've been looking at the DSO quad (for quite some time) and cannot really make up my mind if it would really be useful. The usual online "experts"...
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Andy Wander
andywander
Jun 17, 2012 5:52 pm
Winscope is free Windows scope software, and uses the sound card inputs. Limited to 10KHz or so, but it will do very nicely for many things. Andy Wander ... ...
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Paul
paultitchener
Jun 17, 2012 6:53 pm
I would definitely vote for conditionals (ie if, etc.), using whatever format has become most popular in industry, unfortunately I think there are a couple of...
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SCMWCAD1
scmodelworks
Jun 18, 2012 12:57 am
I have a Dell desktop that has been running R3.042.038 with a Bridgeport Series II mill for many months very successfully. I've decided to finally implement...
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Brian Barker
barker806
Jun 18, 2012 1:06 am
Hello, Where you able to get a good driver test? Are you running the parallel port or some sort of external device? Thanks Brian...
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tmday7
Jun 18, 2012 1:56 am
Hello all, Iam looking at controlling my GS2 vfd from AutomationDirect with Mach3.1st thing i need some help on is how to connect the drive to 9 pin serial on...
