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Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 07 June 2014, 07:05
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Posted By Surfcnc
Hi Pete Just checked back to the MM site and...

Hi Pete

Just checked back to the MM site and you have been doing some really great precision work.
You are making me feel lazy esp with the dust collection :).

Regards
Ross
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 03 December 2013, 23:30
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Posted By Surfcnc
Attention to detail pays off, nice job. Ross

Attention to detail pays off, nice job.

Ross
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 08 June 2013, 20:21
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Posted By Surfcnc
Hi Pete I have seen a video where they are...

Hi Pete

I have seen a video where they are talking about Mach4 and Warp9 are already on board with the new code.
The Alpha build of Mach4 is a complete rewrite of the code still in 32 bit.
The...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 26 April 2013, 03:01
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Posted By Surfcnc
Oh no the saga continues Pete !! One...

Oh no the saga continues Pete !!

One positive is that power supply upgrade won't hurt anyway.
The worst thing when chasing down problems is when absolutely dead money or time goes into it for no...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 26 March 2013, 06:00
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Posted By Surfcnc
Use 56V. Ross

Use 56V.

Ross
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 22 March 2013, 04:20
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Posted By Surfcnc
Quote - "It may be a bug with Mach and it may...

Quote - "It may be a bug with Mach and it may not. Bugs are like recalls to me, affects some people but not all."

Pete until you have some stronger proof it is not fair on the developer to...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 19 March 2013, 06:52
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Posted By Surfcnc
I was assuming NEMA 34, it was the motor length...

I was assuming NEMA 34, it was the motor length and by inference the magnet pack size that I was referring to.

Pete it is possible to increase the G's as long as it remains within the available...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 18 March 2013, 21:23
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Posted By Surfcnc
I read your posts on the Mach3 forum and the...

I read your posts on the Mach3 forum and the discussion there is far from conclusive.
If you suspect a bug then it would always be best to include a build number.

You have converted small...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 09 March 2013, 04:37
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Posted By Surfcnc
Pete - Thanks for that. A great learning...

Pete - Thanks for that.

A great learning experience to see them in action, plus I just love things taken to the extreme :)


Regards
Ross
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 09 December 2012, 02:15
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Posted By Surfcnc
Success :) Regards Ross

Success :)

Regards
Ross
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 28 November 2012, 16:17
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Posted By Surfcnc
Pete - it is like reading a mystery novel :D ...

Pete - it is like reading a mystery novel :D

That link I attached previously about CV settings actually explains "in English" what on earth shuttle accel. does.
As per a lot of Mach3 settings not...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 26 November 2012, 22:44
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Posted By Surfcnc
Never would have picked that Pete, well done. ...

Never would have picked that Pete, well done.
For your reference the gantry is squared by referencing to the hard stops and not the home switches.
Either drive it up the stops with the limits off...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 24 November 2012, 17:57
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Posted By Surfcnc
Interesting I tune the motors to the job and...

Interesting

I tune the motors to the job and just kind of accepted that was the way it was done.
The often made statement that the machine is "now tuned perfectly" never sat well with me.
Unless...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 24 November 2012, 04:29
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Posted By Surfcnc
Hi Pete My Exact stop suggestion was a...

Hi Pete

My Exact stop suggestion was a diagnostic test certainly not a suggestion you use it permanently.

Maybe experiment with the types of of 3D roughing and finishing passes are you using....
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 22 November 2012, 00:26
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Posted By Surfcnc
Run the code in exact stop and if the problem...

Run the code in exact stop and if the problem goes away it is probably the CV settings.

This link is ok.
http://www.machsupport.com/documentation.php has a doc on CV.
Might help.

Ross
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 22 October 2012, 21:33
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Posted By Surfcnc
Here is an in depth discussion -...

Here is an in depth discussion - http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/transformers-phase-converters-vfd/contactor-before-after-vfd-102341/

Short answer as a stand alone means of cutting power to...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 21 October 2012, 04:05
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Posted By Surfcnc
Paul Last dig before I direct you to what...

Paul

Last dig before I direct you to what you want:)
I have a senior executive friend that goes to great lengths to explain why things can't be done.
One day he explained to me why it was...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 20 October 2012, 21:21
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Posted By Surfcnc
Hi Pete The water wheel was just to give you...

Hi Pete

The water wheel was just to give you something to look at, an unimportant and mentally soothing detraction for the complusive water monitors in the MM crew :)

You still debate around my...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 20 October 2012, 19:55
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Posted By Surfcnc
In monitoring water flow you are monitoring a...

In monitoring water flow you are monitoring a secondary parameter not the primary one.
The spindle temperature is what you need to monitor, not the water flow or the water temp.

Good design...
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