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16961 mark kearney
kearn1962 Send Email
Aug 1, 2006
7:24 pm
Hi Tony I`m in the uk, and have 3 gecko 320 on my machine. Let me put your mind at rest, you cannot buy a better drive Regards Mark...
16962 fixittt Send Email Aug 5, 2006
2:17 am
Im running into issues with all the Haas Post processors in Featurecam. Im getting p9901 p9902 codes that Turbocnc just doesnt like. Anyone know of an existing...
16963 Steve Blackmore
stevepilotltd Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
8:04 am
... Use the post editor (Xbuild) and remove the stuff in the macro section. Also may work, as is, if you untick "used canned cycles". Steve Blackmore --...
16964 Eric Lavoie
indiana95 Send Email
Aug 5, 2006
7:38 pm
Hi, Dave and Others, Could add soft limit in version 4.02??? For me it will be a great feature... I have a rotary axis "B" who can rotate 0° to 180° and in...
16965 Dave Mucha
dave_mucha Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
12:00 am
... I can see the different needs and wants for soft switches. my largest concern is a runaway axis impacting the end of the axis at full speed. I have thought...
16966 David Goadby
dgoadby Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
9:44 am
Hi Eric, I have another approach to this problem which I call a "virtual" limit switch (VLM). A VLM is a PIC based unit that counts stepper pulses and,...
16967 pma32904 Send Email Aug 6, 2006
2:57 pm
Hi I'm new. Have searched the manual and postings for info and came up short. Looking for info that would clarify how the home and limit inputs interact. I...
16968 Art Eckstein
axtein Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
4:16 pm
Paul, I will "attempt" to resolve your frustration as best I can. Limit Switches: These are generally set at the extreme travel positions for an axis. (However...
16969 Carol & Jerry Jankura
jerryjankura Send Email
Aug 6, 2006
9:10 pm
Hi, Paul: You can add another parallel printer card port and use ALL of the lines on it for things such as coolant, limit switches, home switches, etc. --...
16970 Paul Atkinson
pma32904 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
4:06 am
Thanks Art! Further reading reveals that the control pins (on the p-port) can be used as input or output, so it should be possible to get more than 5 total...
16971 Paul Atkinson
pma32904 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
4:11 am
Hi Jerry & Carol, Thanks! It seems so obvious now that adding extra LPT ports/cards is a possability. Don't know why I didn't think of it myself... Paul Carol...
16972 fixittt Send Email Aug 7, 2006
5:13 am
I have noticed that If I change the feed over ride on certain occasions, TurboCNC hangs! The program locks up. Its only sometimes though....
16973 Randy Gordon-Gilmore
passive_i Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
7:48 am
... Only change the feed rate override during straight moves (G01). Do not adjust it during arcs (G02, G03) It's a bug/characteristic of the current TCNC...
16974 marchuett Send Email Aug 7, 2006
9:03 am
Hello All, I've been using TurboCNC for a number of years now and have found this forum to be a great source of news, help and information. I have seen various...
16975 Paul Kelly
pk7639 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
9:14 am
I'd certainly like to have a look. You could add your site to the group links page.. PK _____ From: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:turbocnc@yahoogroups.com]...
16976 itzlebiz Send Email Aug 7, 2006
9:18 am
Hi Mark, the UHU controller is my project, its 'home location' is the german forum Peters CNC Ecke http://5128.rapidforum.com It is a really busy subject with...
16977 Robert Wright
fixittt Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
9:22 am
What I was doing was rapidly changing the feeds to slow the machine down some. It was bogging a bit. To my knowledge it wasn't in an arc, but I cannot be...
16978 marchuett Send Email Aug 7, 2006
10:08 am
OK done ... see PROMiCA... If this is against any forum rules please remove it! Thanks Marc ... Behalf ... a new...
16979 sanjotsondh Send Email Aug 7, 2006
2:42 pm
Hi Mark, UHU servo is the best DIY controller I have seen. It is far better and faster than any stepper controllers.If you want to build UHU serve I have...
16980 int348 Send Email Aug 7, 2006
3:48 pm
... group ... On Behalf ... there's a new ... this ... machines ... interested ... has ... as ... sure ... advise ... can't...
16981 Thomas Uchison
tuchison Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
6:21 pm
Hello, I offer this advice for beginning CNC guys and others. I have taken several training classes in Full size CNC machining on HAAS type machining centers...
16982 Paul Atkinson
pma32904 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
9:10 pm
Good points! I was thinking the machine had to home to get started, but in reality one can load material and zero the axis and start machining from anywhere,...
16983 Dave Mucha
dave_mucha Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
9:52 pm
... Hi Marc, I don't think you broke any rules. if you spammed the list with a 'send to everybody' each day for a week, then I think you would be way cross...
16984 gigi duru
bogdan_c2 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
10:02 pm
Hi Those are very very good advices. And not only for the beginners :). If you use normaly open limit switches, connect them in parallel. If you use normally...
16985 Paul Kelly
pk7639 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
11:29 pm
I mostly agree with your position that home and limit switches are of secondary value. I certainly agree with your reasoning. I can, however, offer an anecdote...
16986 Len Shelton
directlogiclen Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
11:38 pm
Do tell. What light was that you saw? ... _____ From: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:turbocnc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Kelly Sent: Monday, August...
16987 Eric Lavoie
indiana95 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
11:43 pm
Hi I think the best configuration is with soft limit. you configure the software with limit and on your machine the limit switch at each end of axes is...
16988 Paul Kelly
pk7639 Send Email
Aug 7, 2006
11:57 pm
It's a bit embarrassing. I'm sure y'all had it worked out before us... Essentially it's wrong to think of a stepper as an electric motor. Technically, it is a...
16989 Randy Gordon-Gilmore
passive_i Send Email
Aug 8, 2006
5:33 am
... I OK, that is different than the problem I've experienced. I'll watch for that. I do know that I can lean on the [shift-<] as long as a straight vector...
16990 Dragos Budei
dragosvladim... Send Email
Aug 8, 2006
6:09 am
Salut Bogdan! Ma bucur sa gasesc inca un roman printre pasionatii de CNC. Pot avea adresa ta de mail pentru o corespondenta scurta? Numai bine, Dragos ... ...
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