Having now completed my rotary axis, can any one please direct me to a site, where i can obtain the details so that i can make my own timing pulleys. T5 mainly...
Can anyone tell me how to adjust the Z depth while in the middle of an executing program in CNC Pro. Sometimes I will be running a program and discover that...
Thanks Joel, The KISS rule works yet again. I should have figured it out myself. I was looking for some manual adjust feature. So much to learn...so little...
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Any issues when using cncpro on a lap top? I've set up on a Dell PII 233 in dos and everything looks fine on the screen but there is no response from the...
Roger, Be sure to reboot into DOS mode only. The CNCPro program will usually initiate a setting to auto-reboot from the win desktop icon first time you use it....
Thanks for your replies. It turns out that my estop button was pushed in and needed to be pulled out. Now it seems to work just fine. Thats's how new I am...
Roger Muma... you wouldn't be the first to do that... I have been working as a repairman for many years and you would be surprized how often this happens......
Hi Some time back some of the members were discucing using the IBM Think Pads for running CNCpro and controlling Geckos . I have bought several of them (...
hi have you tried another pc with the same setup, cgf and pinout to verifie that part is ok? my 760el didnt respond proper either, untill i changed the pp mode...
Hi I'm using a Think Pad 380D to run CNCPRO on a Sherline mill works good. The IBM Think Pad has three or four setting for the parallel port. You can change...
... All of mine only have uni-directional or bi-directional ( tried both ) ... What I find REALLY confusing is that the F5 F6 F7 and F8 keys work great AND,,...
... Hi Yes , I have transfered the cfg. file from the one that works to all the others and still no change . I have tried uni- and bi-directional . Thanks ... ...
Ron:I ran CNCPro from a 760xd ThinkPad for a while. I had to use ECP and I had to configure CNCPro to look for the parallel port at the 3bc address not 278 or...
... Do you mean the config that you get to by holding down the controll key on power up. The only options there are uni and bi - directional . Thanks Ron K...
I have this same problem, what I do is rewind the program and search forwards through the program its much faster. To scan through your program line by line...
Lets say a hypothetical CAM program does not have a CNCPRO post processor to choose from. Which of the popular post processors out there most closely...
I am in the process of building my own CNC plasma table. I'd planned on using CNC PRO and DeskArt to run it. Do you have any suggestions for compatible...
Yes, I actually tried the fanuc post before I ask the question and it did work. I just wasn't sure if it was right or not. And circles set to i and j...
i have a well used boss5 with a dead control you can have it for free if you buy the trailer that it is in. it cost me $1700.00 for the raw material to build...
Mark: I am pretty sure that you can't use the encoders. That would be a nice feature that would allow threading and other possibilities. You would need a card...