Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 07 September 2011, 06:10
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Ken.
Well I did not mean literally, My...
Ken.
Well I did not mean literally, My shop is not that big. Only seconds away from the machine.
No bubble burst , Any bit of machinery deserves respect in terms of its danger.
Being a one...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 07 September 2011, 03:15
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No Table boards yet.
Hoping I will get a...
No Table boards yet.
Hoping I will get a delivery this week.
I have a number of intended uses.
My main income earner is custom made furniture , so that is going to be its main use, doing...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 04 September 2011, 07:32
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It Moves / It Spins / It CUTS !!!!!!
Well after my issues with the first computer, I was quite enthused when the swap to another computer had the machine running as expected.
Today I went into work and got the cooling sorted for the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sat 03 September 2011, 02:54
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Problem resolved !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello to everybody who has been following this thread.
Success ! Success !
Managed to get myself another computer today.
Made sure it had a seperate video card.
Upped the ram from the last...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Thu 01 September 2011, 03:20
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Brad , Mike
Thanks for the extra info. Just...
Brad , Mike
Thanks for the extra info. Just got to find the time to find another computer.
Just got busy with work, didn,t get a chance to even look at the mechmate today.
I will be sure to...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 31 August 2011, 07:46
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Ross / Brad
Thanks for following the thread...
Ross / Brad
Thanks for following the thread and giving a fresh look at things.
The Computer was bought as a reconditioned pc.
Was a very basic install with just window xp.
Hope it is the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 31 August 2011, 06:35
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Replies: 45
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Brad
As below for specs on computer, was...
Brad
As below for specs on computer, was thinking about adding a video card.
But only paid under a 100 aussie dollars for the tower. going to cost me almost that for a video card. Might see if I...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 31 August 2011, 05:29
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Thanks Gerald , I am pretty sure ( hoping like...
Thanks Gerald , I am pretty sure ( hoping like hell ) that the pc is the cause of my woes.
Going to try and beg borrow or buy another buy the end of the week.
Watch this space.
If any one else...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 31 August 2011, 05:21
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All the cables to and from the geckos are...
All the cables to and from the geckos are shielded cables.
The red wires are the ground terminations for the shields for the cables from the machine to the geckos.
The input signal cable shields...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 31 August 2011, 04:12
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Suggestions from the mach3 forum , seem to...
Suggestions from the mach3 forum , seem to indicate it is most likely a computer issue. Likely the computer, which has an intergrated video card is not giving a good pulse stream.
Thinking is that...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 31 August 2011, 01:24
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Wed 31 August 2011, 00:37
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Danilo ,
Thanks for the thinking.
I...
Danilo ,
Thanks for the thinking.
I checked the power supply while running multiple axis, no drop in voltage.
The resistors are .25w 47k 5% tolerance, which should be fine.
I dont think the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Tue 30 August 2011, 19:16
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Replies: 45
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More info
Hi, Here is a couple of pics of control box.
Also a vid showing difference between tuning running and jogging
http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae309/rival_photo/100_3888.jpg
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Tue 30 August 2011, 03:42
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Tue 30 August 2011, 02:37
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Mon 29 August 2011, 22:32
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 28 August 2011, 18:53
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Just to add a bit more info.
Oriental motors...
Just to add a bit more info.
Oriental motors 7.2 gearbox 36 tooth pinion module 1 rack. 203v geckos
Steps per mm set to 127.324.
speed 9000 accell 500 ( fairly conservative ).
Have tried jogging...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 28 August 2011, 17:38
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Replies: 45
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Thanks Ross
Have tried all your suggestions,...
Thanks Ross
Have tried all your suggestions, no change.
Did the kernel speed test . Get a perfect as you can flatline at 25000hz or 35000hz.
I even bumped up the speed to see what would happen,...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 28 August 2011, 06:16
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sun 28 August 2011, 01:41
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As in the question , am using mach3 .
Nothing...
As in the question , am using mach3 .
Nothing mentioned in the manual about discrepency between settings in motor tuning and actual running / jogging of the machine.
It probably is a simple...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sat 27 August 2011, 21:35
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 11 August 2011, 05:21
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 10 August 2011, 05:45
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Replies: 1,078
Views: 1,397,669
Hi, Next time could you do the underside...
Hi, Next time could you do the underside re-inforcing on your uncut sheet. Save a lot of trimming of messy resin/cloth.
Be interested to see how it cuts as this is something I want to do, when I...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 04 August 2011, 04:47
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Replies: 16
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Some more progess to report
Some more progress on the table.
It is now painted BLUE !.
Got the rails finished and shimmed and bolted up. Used the stretched wire technique to get them straight, and an aluminium extrusion for...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 18 July 2011, 16:52
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