Re: I am learning but still so lost.
Drew
The connection between controller and computer is parallel or preinter cable, same going from control box to machine. I got a photocopied booklet english mixed with chinese. Very difficult to
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Charlie Brown N5TYI
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Re: I am learning but still so lost.
Andy
My machine is a chinese 30/60 , I think. The motots will lock up when I plug in the parrallel cable. I am useing linuxcnc and have bnot gotten the correcet setting put into the software.
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Charlie Brown N5TYI
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Re: I am learning but still so lost.
Ron
I am trying to run linuxcnc but have not been able to get the correct settings. Do you recommend adifferent software? Thanks for your reply. Would you care to talk on the phone if I
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Charlie Brown N5TYI
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Re: I am learning but still so lost.
I am overwhelmed by the response.??? I just ordered 3 stepper motor drivers as I had none extra.? I am trying to get something working and then tackle the Chinese machine.? i was also supersized
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Charlie Brown N5TYI
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Re: I am learning but still so lost.
Is it a serial cable or a parallel cable? I don't know of any common serial interfaces to LinuxCNC, How many pins are on the cable? Serial is something like 8 pins and parallel is 25 pins. Do you have
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Drew Rogge
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Re: I am learning but still so lost.
Yeah, where are you located? If you’re close to me, I’d be willing to come over and take a look.
Andy Wander
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 4:13 PM
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Andy Wander
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Re: I am learning but still so lost.
Well, I don't know much about LinuxCNC, but if your motors are locking up that means your drivers are working as they should. I have a 6040 router (among other cnc machines), but I use Mach3.
Are you
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Ron Thompson
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I am learning but still so lost.
I have a Chinese table top cnc machine.that have had it for a year and not been able to get it working. Did replace the ball nut on the x axis as it was broken in shipment. I am trying to use
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Charlie Brown N5TYI
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Re: Easy CNC Guides Needed
This will help:
http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeCourse.htm http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeCourse.htm
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mrehmus
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Re: Easy CNC Guides Needed
I have been using Geomagic (3D CAD) for 12 years now and it works just fine. But I'd not recommend it to you for creating models.
I bought a few cheap 3D CAM programs and they all turned out to
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mrehmus
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Re: Restoring a desktop CNC
I'd find an old Xp (DON'T PUT ON INTERNET) Or win7 32 bit, something we parallel port, ?mach 3 hobby lic runs 150 lines gcode, and if that wont run current stepper driver, buy gecko g540 4 axis.
I
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Chuck Merja
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Re: Restoring a desktop CNC
That is not a Linux task. Use Arduino software, IIRC called Arduino IDE. There is plenty of info on the Arduino site.
Other than using the Raspberry Pi, I have done this, just on an old windows
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Ron Thompson
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Router sale
Anyone in UK have use for a router set up?
Approx 2' by 2'6" on a metal stand. Built from MDF (not by me) Has a 1995 (I think) Camtronics interface.
Bit too large and taking up a lot of space in my
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kstaddec63@...
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Restoring a desktop CNC
I have a MaxNC which doesn't work. Last time it failed I went to the seller and their repairs cost a lot and did not last. Even simply doing precision drilling on some grade 8 bolts for my brother
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kirk fraser
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Re: UPDATE - Easy CNC Guide Needed
I'll second that - it's easy to use and effective. I also use DraftSight from Dassault Systemes which I run under Win7 64-bit. It's a professional system with a free version - like it
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Clive
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Re: UPDATE - Easy CNC Guide Needed
Try free, "librecad", or it's commercial version QCad. It works
on Linux, Mac, and Winders. I hear you can now get a CAM add
on to their commercial version. No docs come with the free
version,
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Bill Vance
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Re: UPDATE - Easy CNC Guide Needed
Mark,
I have been using CamBam for a few months on my CNC machine. CamBam is an entry level CAD and CAM program. It costs $149 dollars.
But, before you buy it you need to install it on your
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Don Uchiyama <d_uchiy@...>
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Re: UPDATE - Easy CNC Guide Needed
My 2 cents.....Search for a program called CamBam...I think it's free, never used it but hear great things about it. I use high end SOLIDWORKS based cam packages at work so I don't have a need for
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Peter Skerda
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Re: UPDATE - Easy CNC Guide Needed
Fusion 360 is a no-go then.
I’d suggest SketchUp, but you can’t export files from the free version.
www.tinkercad.com might work for you, they almost shut it down until AutoDesk gave
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Tony Smith
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Re: UPDATE - Easy CNC Guide Needed
Looks like only 40 uses at reduced (1000 lines) operation is allowed.
Alan
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KM6VV
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