Some will put the camera at an angle looking down onto the work piece, but then the height above the work piece becomes critical. There are commercial...
72007
Mark Vaughan
dr_mark_vaughan
Apr 1, 2007 8:10 am
You don't need to put plugin's in the mach folder. Just somewhere on your machine and double click the icon. It will install itself, then the copy will...
72008
Mark Vaughan
dr_mark_vaughan
Apr 1, 2007 8:23 am
Have you tried changing the polarity of the home switch settings under 'port & pins' on the inputs, fourth column over labelled active low. Click this, then...
72009
Mark Vaughan
dr_mark_vaughan
Apr 1, 2007 9:01 am
Hi Guys I'd like to ask what other HIGH VOLTAGE servo cards are some of you are using. I've just lost another Rutex which has gone noisy, grunchy motor...
72010
Wayne Weedon
wayne_weedon
Apr 1, 2007 10:41 am
... That's the truth! ... 1/3 rotation = 30 deg of ballscrew rotation in Scott's application, so if he has a 5tpi screw that's only +- 0.016" error tolerance. ...
72011
ozzie34231
Apr 1, 2007 11:56 am
Thanks Brian, Mark, and Andry, I hoped there were more docs. I guess the questions for me are, do these little internet cameras focus close enough, is the...
72012
polaraligned
Apr 1, 2007 12:54 pm
I followed your advice Mariss and I grounded the motor power supply cable shield to the G340 common. Actually what I did was to run the power supply common,...
72013
gerald_dorrington
gerald_dorri...
Apr 1, 2007 1:05 pm
Here is another aussie's experimentation with a camera on a ShopBot: http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/messages/27/12790.html ... the ... degrees ... not ... to...
72014
Mariss Freimanis
mariss92705
Apr 1, 2007 1:30 pm
Actually +/- 1/3 rev is a +/- 0.067" error on a 5TPI screw. The new design will use a 64 macrocell CPLD. Only 50 macrocells will be needed to execute the...
72015
Wayne Weedon
wayne_weedon
Apr 1, 2007 1:54 pm
... Not through a 4:1 reduction it isn't ;) ... Any room for dip switches to make it user selectable? That seems to be what others are doing. Wayne... -- ......
72016
Wayne Weedon
wayne_weedon
Apr 1, 2007 2:13 pm
... Just in case you were referring to ballscrew rotation, yes you would be correct, I was assuming rightly or wrongly that you were talking about motor shaft....
72017
ozzie34231
Apr 1, 2007 2:22 pm
Thanks Gerald, interesting site. I read most of it along with the links. I bought a laser edge finder a while back, but I don't like it much. The light source...
72018
ozzie34231
Apr 1, 2007 2:44 pm
Hi Art, Thought I'd repost this little problem in case you missed it in the middle of another rather wordy post. I've started playing with Mach 3 video...
72019
Brian Barker
barker806
Apr 1, 2007 2:51 pm
You should just double click the file and have it install if it is an M3P file. When you double click the file it will move the file to the PlugIns directory...
72020
Brian Barker
barker806
Apr 1, 2007 2:52 pm
Try this: Stop Video Stream then press OK. If you do that I think it will work. Brian...
72021
ozzie34231
Apr 1, 2007 3:08 pm
Thanks Brian, IT WORKS! Now if you have time can you explain the use of the radio buttons on that screen. Jerry...
72022
kurtwieringa
Apr 1, 2007 3:37 pm
Thanks Brian! I didn't realize it was an executable. KW ... an ... the ... PowerMate ... it...
72023
Brian Barker
barker806
Apr 1, 2007 3:53 pm
They are just something that was part of the OCX and I think they should be taken out :)...
72024
quamit51
Apr 1, 2007 4:14 pm
Thanks Eric ... X to the pins that normally point to Y. ... axis...
72025
Dave Mucha
dave_mucha
Apr 1, 2007 4:14 pm
I am going to get a new computer, DON'T want Vista. Is there an FAQ on what works best ? Win 2000 any version better than others ? XP ? any verson better than...
72026
tiredengr
Apr 1, 2007 5:34 pm
It may look like the same iron as a Tormach but if you check the weight it really has less than half the 'iron'. For a good background on the Tormach read the...
72027
MZ2000
mariozito2000
Apr 1, 2007 6:07 pm
Hi all: anyone can explain how to get input signal status from grex ; I tried function isactive(input1) but I always get true value. Thanks Mario...
72028
Wolgamott M
mnwolgamott
Apr 1, 2007 6:40 pm
Does anyone remember, do you have to load the Griffin Powermate software or can you use the plugin alone? short memory Mac ...
72029
MZ2000
mariozito2000
Apr 1, 2007 9:17 pm
... numbers . Function isactive(input1) is giving now the correct input status but how can enable the rest of the pin ? I only have input 1 to 4 .Thanks Mario...
72030
Shaun & Colleen Moore
catalina752
Apr 2, 2007 12:55 am
Can anyone point me in the direction of a board that will take a pwm or step signal input and give me a 0 to 10volt dc output? regards, shaun moore...
72031
J.R.
jr_hatcher
Apr 2, 2007 1:02 am
i need some help with this one. why would my lathe lose steps at the bottom of an arch as in line N0055, N0065, etc. when it slows at the botton of the arch...
72032
Peter Stenabaugh
caddman_pete
Apr 2, 2007 1:07 am
This may be a bit of a long post so I apologize now if it is. I have been using Mach 3 with my cnc router for about 1-1/2 years, and I recently converted my...
72033
Paul Kelly
pk7639
Apr 2, 2007 1:12 am
For spindle speed control? Peter Homanns boards will do the job http://www.homanndesigns.com/Products.html I've made some little boards that do just that. ...
72034
kurtwieringa
Apr 2, 2007 1:19 am
I think this link will get you what you need. They make different models depending on what you want to control. http://homanndesigns.com/store/index.php? ...
72035
J.R.
jr_hatcher
Apr 2, 2007 1:24 am
Peter, what version of mach are you running? i am also having issues with losing steps. is your problem on more than one axis? J.R. -- In...
