Hello Gang, This has probably been asked and answered (many times) before, but a quick search didn't yield the results I was hoping for. I just put together a...
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Jerry Jankura
toolznglue
Mar 16, 2012 1:37 am
The rapid speed that you're achieving seems reasonable for the motors and screws that you're using. You might want to use a screw with a pitch of 5 or 10 tpi...
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Steve
sidi_steve
Mar 16, 2012 6:00 am
Thanks Jerry, Yeah, I was hoping for a magic solution, using what I had laying around AND more speed. I 'spose patience is what I really need! Thanks for the...
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Roland Jollivet
jemelectric
Mar 16, 2012 6:58 am
In an hour, load XP and Mach3 on the machine. Then go to 'motor tuning' and drag the cursor on acceleration and max speed on the graphic while jogging to see...
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Steve
sidi_steve
Mar 27, 2012 8:29 pm
I meant to say "Thank you" for this advice. It might not be practical for me at this point. I wonder how many floppys it would take to get XP on that...
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wjsietz
Mar 28, 2012 12:17 pm
Hi Mark, I recently purchased a couple of PH268-E2.3 motors and am looking for the specs. Do you still have the spec photos for that motor? If so is it...
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jeffalanp
Apr 2, 2012 5:22 pm
Hi, If you are running at 24VDC, and your power supply can be adjusted (many switching power supplies can), then try adjusting the voltage up to around 27.5...
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zyxstand
Apr 3, 2012 5:59 pm
Hello, I recently bought an old laptop (Compaq Presario 1215) and want to use turboCNC to control my CNC machine. It has pretty low specs, but meets the...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Apr 3, 2012 6:22 pm
zyxstand That message is the same one that I get on my XP machine that I do testing on. So my question on this is: When you say "command line" does that mean...
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Jerry Jankura
toolznglue
Apr 3, 2012 6:29 pm
Are you running TurboCNC under Win95 or under MS-DOS? If you're running under Win95, expect all kinds of problems due to the time slices that Windows uses for...
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zyxstand
Apr 3, 2012 8:56 pm
I should have been more explicit: I start the computer in DOS mode, not Windows 95. I also read through the following message from these boards, but it didn't...
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robfliesrc
Apr 5, 2012 3:06 am
I used the same laptop (Presario 1215) for several years to run my mill. I didn't have any problems with performance. moving at 40 ipm. My setup needs 32,000...
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zyxstand
Apr 5, 2012 9:33 am
Hi Rob, 21kHz seems right ;) I'm glad to hear that the Presario 1215 is capable of running it. I can't seem to get the motor to turn fast. At this point, I...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Apr 10, 2012 3:07 pm
One subject that comes up quite often around here is how to make your computer able to boot into PURE DOS! I ran across this subject on another forum that many...
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Alan
km6vv
Apr 10, 2012 5:29 pm
Will this work on a laptop that I've just fully installed LINUX on? Alan KM6VV ... here....
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David Knaack
davek4096
Apr 10, 2012 5:51 pm
More or less, but you'll probably want to use your existing bootloader rather than using the one referenced in those instructions. You just need to adjust your...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Apr 10, 2012 5:57 pm
Alan, I don't see why not as the install OS on that cd is Linus and uses gpartd to rearrange the partition. Worth a try as I would think that if it couldn't,...
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dieseltje1
Apr 10, 2012 6:32 pm
Hello, This is my first post ,I'm following this group because I'm rebuilding a mini lathe to CNC. Just a idea!!!?? You could also simply format a USB stick to...
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Alan
km6vv
Apr 10, 2012 7:07 pm
Thanks Art, David, I'll give it a try! Alan KM6VV...
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turbocnc@yahoogroups....
Apr 10, 2012 7:16 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the turbocnc group. File : /DriveKey.zip ...
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Paul Galarneau
pgsoft51
Apr 10, 2012 7:20 pm
I just uploaded a zip file called drivekey.zip. You have everything in there to create a USB Bootable with Win98. WARNING, THIS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON...
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James Newton
jamesmichael...
Apr 11, 2012 5:49 pm
Interesting! Does that include TurboCNC and if not, how do you get it on there if you are booting from the USB? Can you read files off the hard drive after...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Apr 11, 2012 6:08 pm
I haven't tried it yet, but it would seem that after making the thumbdrive bootable, you could then put TCNC files as needed on it. Maybe even modify the...
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Paul Galarneau
pgsoft51
Apr 11, 2012 6:12 pm
You can read files from your hard drive only if the file system is FAT (DOS). XP, Vista and Win 7 are "normally" NTFS. You can copy your TurboCNC files...
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Paul Galarneau
pgsoft51
Apr 11, 2012 6:23 pm
One thing I didn't mention, you will also be able to see your floppy drive(s). TurboCNC does fit on a floppy. You will not need the documentation, you...
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Tony Smith
dropcat2001
Apr 20, 2012 6:08 pm
... Cheap shots indeed. Tony From: Dave [mailto:DC9@...] Sent: Saturday, 21 April 2012 3:59 AM To: Tony Smith Subject: Re: [DIY-CNC] Re: [DIY-CNCHi...
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gary
rmgt_gcm
Apr 28, 2012 12:40 pm
I am trying to CNC a clock face where the digits are a times new roman font. The face was drawn up as a DXF and the text exploded into polylines when saved. ...
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gary
rmgt_gcm
Apr 28, 2012 12:41 pm
Unfortunately (at least for me) it DOES work - which means if your arcs are generated programmatically you can end up with large circles being cut when you...
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km6vv
Apr 28, 2012 7:32 pm
You might try increasing the resolution of your CAD output. This way, very small moves won't have the same or very nearly the same coordinates. It's a tough...
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gary
rmgt_gcm
Apr 29, 2012 3:50 am
Thanks, alas the full circle feature is NOT being invoked due to the start and en points being the same but because the distance between them is less than a...
