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19193
Hello group, I almost have my machine up and running, but I have two questions for now. 1. Where is the home position located (physical) on the machine? ex. X...
ecope76
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Jul 7, 2008
4:40 am
19194
Well the standard set up is to have the Z be the up/down, the X left /right, and the Y in/out. The home tends to be Z up, Y all the way back and X all the way...
Steve
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Jul 7, 2008
2:30 pm
19195
If we go by the book, and you want all moves to reference from the 0 point in a positive direction on the XY and the negative on the Z, then you will have the...
Tracy Presnell
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Jul 7, 2008
4:46 pm
19196
Eric: Once your machine is in position, issue one of the following commands: - Setup --> MDI Mode... --> G92 X0 Y0 Z0 - Setup --> Jog Machine... --> Alt+Z...
Dave Kowalczyk
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Jul 7, 2008
8:20 pm
19197
I have finished converting a small machine for CNC use. It is only going to be used for one specific part. In order to make it easier for me, is there a way...
oakberk
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Jul 9, 2008
10:07 pm
19198
Oakley! To do this in Windows XP make sure you don't move the part file after the following. Actually its best to put iyour part file in a folder made just for...
Robert
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Jul 10, 2008
1:36 pm
19199
I dunno that I would try to run Turbo from within XP or any other version of Windoze. As I recall, pure DOS is the only way to run Turbo. Or any other DOS ...
Tracy Presnell
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Jul 10, 2008
1:50 pm
19200
Thanks for the responses so far. I probably need to be more specific. I have only ever run TurboCNC from DOS. When the PC completes booting I am at the DOS...
oakberk
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Jul 11, 2008
1:35 am
19201
... read this http://www.dakeng.com/man/turbocnc.html#_Toc90515695 -- David http://iwr.ru.ac.za/~iwdf/ Due to the electricity supplier...
DA. Forsyth
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Jul 11, 2008
7:01 am
19202
David, Many thanks! I had seen the manual and even read parts of it but did not even notice this section. It works just great and is exactly what I needed....
oakberk
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Jul 12, 2008
9:18 pm
19203
I have got an old PC without math coprocessor and i want to try use it driving steppers. Which is the last stable ,working turbocnc version that can run on PC...
Marko Bukovinsky
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Jul 22, 2008
11:17 am
19204
Marko, I believe the last version 3 didn't need a math coprocessor. Years ago I played with ver 3.?? and a 386 w/o math... very very slow and then some. You...
Jeff Demand
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Jul 22, 2008
5:47 pm
19205
Marko: Version 3.0f is the most recent to support systems without a math coprocessor, download is here: http://www.dakeng.com/archive.html I believe that if...
Dave Kowalczyk
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Jul 23, 2008
12:44 am
19206
I have configure 3.0f and it works well. Only one thing i don't know what is wrong and how to sold it. When i run nc program, after every line G01 program...
Marko Bukovinsky
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Jul 23, 2008
12:30 pm
19207
Hi to all, I added some more pictures to my Mill2lathe Project. I used a OPB704 Reflective sensor with CNC4pc C3 circuit board. Works good, you can see how it...
stcnc2000
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Jul 23, 2008
5:21 pm
19208
Marko, Jumping in here late, Turbocnc will also frequently hesitate some during operations if you try to run it from a slow disk drive such as a floppy disk....
cncnovice
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Jul 23, 2008
6:02 pm
19209
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Jul 23, 2008
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19210
I have finally gotten back to my CNC table after 6 months and after double checking everything I could, I turned it on and was pleased to find that all three...
Fred Savage
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Jul 23, 2008
10:42 pm
19211
... Hi there Bob, I'm impressed with your cnc milling machine turned cnc lathe and after 3 months away from this cnc thing, I'll going to do the same as you...
innovdesign2003
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Jul 24, 2008
2:32 pm
19212
Hi, I have recently built a 4th axis around a cheap Chinese spin indexer, see image in photo section. I used a 2000 step/rev driver and a 49:1 planetary gear...
scrapperchap
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Jul 29, 2008
12:34 am
19213
hi i am new to fourums and not realy sure about emails ect the reason i have joined is that i purchased two denford oracs that had a sort of convertion done...
Bert Baker
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Jul 29, 2008
1:25 pm
19214
Sir, There is an Orac group, not too active, but I found this source of information: http://www.silverkatt.co.uk/lathe/Default.aspx?Page=2 (also page 1) That...
jcc3inc
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Jul 30, 2008
12:44 am
19215
Selling my cnc router on ebay. item #230277992062 Needs a good home to run TCNC on. Thanks. EZ...
jjmefoam
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Aug 4, 2008
10:32 pm
19216
Hello list, I'm new to CNC but not for stepper motor usage, I made my own circuit using 3 ULN2003 chips to deal each with one motor, I'm using a step sequence...
blanky54
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Aug 6, 2008
12:23 am
19217
there are lots of different things you can do. Q1? ) Do you want to maintain a "holding" state for the motors ? Q2?) Can we find out what your circuit...
agscal -AGSCalabrese
wftelectron
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Aug 6, 2008
12:52 am
19218
Hello.. The power disipation of stepper motor is related to speed. Lower speed bigger disipation. But if you stepper is overheated when stop then your's design...
Slavko Kocjancic
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Aug 6, 2008
6:49 am
19219
About cuting power yes I tought in that and come to the same conclusion you write here, what kind of bridge do you use?, can you send an URL where to see a...
blanky54
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Aug 6, 2008
8:12 pm
19220
Hello... I have no web page. The bridge controller is L6207 and AVR microcontroller. I use two signal wire from TCNC to control it. (Known as quadrature) as...
Slavko Kocjancic
slavkok
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Aug 7, 2008
6:52 am
19221
You don't have to replace your ULNs. Despite what was said, I was recommending monitoring the state change of ALL axes. Good Luck Gus Calabrese ... [Non-text...
agscal -AGSCalabrese
wftelectron
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Aug 7, 2008
7:31 am
19222
HI I have a unipoler drive that works fine on small motors I have around. I now am trying to pick up used motors on the internet, frame size 34. Some are...
figginsco
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Aug 24, 2008
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