Joe, You could swap the drivers inside the G540 if that is up your alley of expertise. If you have to unsolder the drivers then I would leave it to Gecko. Brad might be able to comment on whether the internal drives are connectored or soldered.

They are not soldered, there are .100" pin headers. However, I'd start with talking to Gecko as your next step.

I will call Gecko on Monday. Thanks:)

Joe it will be a good thing for you to call Gecko on Monday as was stated. Chances are you will get Marius in the tech. department and he will give you way more insight than what you were expecting. He's a great guy and he likes to share the knowledge. I know from personal experience calling him about my G540. Asked an easy question and got a whole bunch of trouble shooting answers for future problems if the need presented itself.

Hang in there buddy. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Respectfully,

James

The 2 characters at Geckodrive are Mariss and Marcus (father & son). There is no "Marius". ;)

Gerald thanks for the correction. "Hooked on phonics" didn't really help me too much... Darn spell checking names anyways..

:)

Now for the good news
 

I realized in the middle of the night last night that the cable I was using (pulled from the cable jumble) was, in fact, a null modem cable in which pins number 2 and 3 cross (hence the null modem). Today I switched the pin assignments in Mach3 and Voila! everything works.

Kudos to Marcus at Gecko for walking me through a swap of the drives inside the G540 which was easy once he told me how. Also Kudos to Gecko from producing a bullet-proof (but obviously not idiot-proof:o) device.

The last question I have is probably answered elsewhere but:

How do I get the slaved A-Axis motor to turn in the opposite direction from the X-Axis motor? They turn together currently but both in the same direction. Thanks

Please disregard the above, I found it! (Maybe I should look harder before I ask these dumb questions:o Ya think?)

Joe

All Axis Running
 

Hurray! I have all three axis running on the machine (not yet cutting as I have not mounted the router) with the test programs working smoothly and consistently. There is no heating problem either with the motors or in the control box.

I will mount the decals and get the router on and cutting this week.

O Boy! Can't wait.

Thanks to everybody for all your help.

Joe

Well done Joe!

Mike MH (metalhead), better start thinking of the drill :D:
1. move thread
2. check most recent serial no.....add 1
3. change thread title to include serial #
4. change member's profile to include # in "Just call me" (some member's take it out again)
5. congratulate the member!
6. pour yourself a drink and read back through the whole personal thread of that member and be amazed at what they learnt and what confidence they gained. :)

Cant wait to see you cutting Joe!

Shoot ,

I got some lernin to do. I've been pouring drinks first !!!

http://om4tourism.com/files/filling-large-shoes.jpg

Congrats on getting the table moving. Looking forward to some dust !!!

Mike

That's awesome Joe! looks like your going to easily make your goal well before #100. :)

Mike, stoll rolling...Lol.

Travis

Making Dust for the first time!
 

I got her cutting today. Just the Road Runner but the router cuts and the dust flies.

Mike: For the record: I started on August 3, 2009 and made first dust on March 7, 2010 (not the fastest build, but the most fun!:))

Here is a link to (silent) Youtube movies for the record.

Thanks to everyone for all your help. I literally could not have done it without your support.

Joe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wgMRpswYkM

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5na2XCi7uQs

Looks great Joe, Congrats

Looks great! Good Job....

Man what a day !!! I see Dust, Logos and Lables...again !!! Congrats. It looks like you get SN 53 !!!

Congratulations Joe!

Nicely done Joe, congratulations.

Nice job Joe, A great day for both of us! Now the fun part of cutting stuff

Congrats Joe! Well done! wonder when I'll get there...

Builder's Log Update
 

Joe,

Congratulations on your MechMate and Serial #53.

Here is the Updated Builder's Log.

Please provide the dimensions of your MechMate for the log and please review your entry and let me know any changes you want to make.

John: My dimensions are 97 X 49, It is a standard build. Thaks

Joe #53

Well done Joe!

Joe,

Congratulations on finishing your build and on #53. Welcome to the club.

Builder's Log Update
 

Updated Builder's Log is here.

Thanks, Joe.

Joe,

congratulations! It's an amazing accomplishment, isn't it?

And... the numbers go out at a amazing rate now :)

Ries

Hi Joe

Looks like you will be moving out of the "under construction" thread. The finish on your machine in the movies you have posted is great. I sure you will enjoy your new machine and hopefully I will join you in the "mechmates already cutting thread" in due time.

Regards
Ross

Congrats Joe!

You made it! I bet your grinning from ear to ear! Very cool to watch you come along. Please post up some of the latest pics of your Machine.

cheers,
Travis

Joe,
I have been watching your fun and accomplishments from Florida.....Looks great from here!
Congratulations. :)
Sean