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Re: Boxford Duet Mach 3 conversion
Hi dave, I have Mach3 on a old laptop running windows XP, which also also runs my Roland CAMM-2 PNC-2300 Desktop Rotary Engraver software, Mach4 is not a free upgrade.
Most of the Hardware I have chosen has been well tested on the Mach3 platform. In my case Mainly boils down to cost, I am currently in between jobs,? my current funds do not warrant me investing in new software, all i have is time, Hence the Youtube videos. The Total cost in replacement parts for the Duet is currently UK ?69, all parts brought on amazon. I did buy the parts some time back when i was working to upgrade the Roland. ?21.88? SUPERNIGHT 12V 30A Switching Power Supply
?23.00? MACH3 Controller USB MACH3 100Khz Motion Controller Card Breakout Board CNC Controller Card for Stepper Motor Servo Motor
?23.99? 3 X Dealikee TB6600 4A 9-42V Stepper Motor Driver CNC Controller
Hope this helps ? |
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Re: Coil Winder
开云体育My memory Mach/coil winding is the monthly question of ???head honcho of Mach4??? regarding when the updated coil winding screen would be finished. The answer was always some flavour of “real soon now”. I removed myself from the Mach mailing list so can’t help. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave Sage
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2023 10:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MachCNC] Coil Winder ? I'd like to wind a few coils. |
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Re: Boxford Duet Mach 3 conversion
I have started the Duet conversion to Mach3, very little on the net, So i decided to dive in, to be honest seems quite a simple conversion as most of the wiring has been done.
I have created a few youtube videos starting with Part 1, if anyone whats a heads up of my conversion. Title, Boxford Duet Turn & Mill Duo Mach3 conversion (Part 1) |
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育VisualCAD/CAM rarely shows up in forums as being used.? Does anyone use it? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Vaughan
Sent: April-20-23 7:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MachCNC] *.dxf to G-Code ? I’m told D2NC is no longer supported and you can’t buy a license. Don’t know if that means it’s free, or you’re dead in the water after 15 day trial. ? I have Bobcad, Type3, Draftsight, SolidWorks and Lazycam ? Bobcad is good for complex stuff, but far too long winded for most of what we do. Type 3 was good for CNC engraving text on signs, though we moved this to laser many years ago. While I use Draftsight and Solidworks on a regular basis, I’ve only played with the CAM part and need to explore it further. ? Practically because most of our work is simple CNC piercing enclosures, or drilling and tapping heatsinks, I tend to use LazyCam, it does have occasional bugs, but usually gives me quick results from a dxf I can manually edit and is good to run with. ? Regs Mark. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of cwciwatch ? ? On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 9:05?PM Thayer Syme <thayer@...> wrote:
Thank you, God Bless, 603-267-6933 ? CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE? This message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of its intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information.? Any unauthorized review, use, distribution or disclosure is prohibited.? If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email or telephone and destroy all copies of the original message. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Mailing / Shipping Address: CWC PO Box 562 ? Physical Address: Carignan Watch Co 38 Church Street Belmont, NH 03220 ? P: 603-267-6933 W: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Hours: By appointment only ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育I’m told D2NC is no longer supported and you can’t buy a license. Don’t know if that means it’s free, or you’re dead in the water after 15 day trial. ? I have Bobcad, Type3, Draftsight, SolidWorks and Lazycam ? Bobcad is good for complex stuff, but far too long winded for most of what we do. Type 3 was good for CNC engraving text on signs, though we moved this to laser many years ago. While I use Draftsight and Solidworks on a regular basis, I’ve only played with the CAM part and need to explore it further. ? Practically because most of our work is simple CNC piercing enclosures, or drilling and tapping heatsinks, I tend to use LazyCam, it does have occasional bugs, but usually gives me quick results from a dxf I can manually edit and is good to run with. ? Regs Mark. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of cwciwatch
Sent: 20 April 2023 13:59 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MachCNC] *.dxf to G-Code ? ? On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 9:05?PM Thayer Syme <thayer@...> wrote:
Thank you, God Bless, 603-267-6933 ? CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE? This message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of its intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information.? Any unauthorized review, use, distribution or disclosure is prohibited.? If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email or telephone and destroy all copies of the original message. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Mailing / Shipping Address: CWC PO Box 562 ? Physical Address: Carignan Watch Co 38 Church Street Belmont, NH 03220 ? P: 603-267-6933 W: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Hours: By appointment only ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
okay, i see On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 9:13?AM Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote:
-- Thank you, God Bless, Denis Carignan 603-267-6933 CONFIDENTIALITY
NOTICE? This message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of
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prohibited.? If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the
sender by email or telephone and destroy all copies of the original
message. Mailing / Shipping Address:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? CWC PO Box 562 Belmont, NH 03220 Physical Address: Carignan Watch Co 38 Church Street Belmont, NH 03220P: 603-267-6933 W: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Hours: By appointment only ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育I use Fusion360 as well, but it’s a bit of a learning curve compared to a simple dedicated tool.? The site you linked to only creates gears, and wasn’t a generic converter which is what the initial question was. ? Tony ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of cwciwatch
Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2023 11:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MachCNC] *.dxf to G-Code ? I understand.? I've used d2nc.? Dxf to gcode can be accomplished by many ways.? I use fusion now, import the dxf, then create tool path from there.? Create sketch from dxf.? Create solid from sketch, create tool path from solid.? Also have used Inkscape and several others.? Fusion 360 is easy.? The software from delph is very helpful for design? ? On Thu, Apr 20, 2023, 9:01 AM Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote:
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
I understand.? I've used d2nc.? Dxf to gcode can be accomplished by many ways.? I use fusion now, import the dxf, then create tool path from there.? Create sketch from dxf.? Create solid from sketch, create tool path from solid.? Also have used Inkscape and several others.? Fusion 360 is easy.? The software from delph is very helpful for design? On Thu, Apr 20, 2023, 9:01 AM Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote:
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育Not quite what he was looking for. ? Tony ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of cwciwatch
Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2023 10:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MachCNC] *.dxf to G-Code ? ? On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 9:05?PM Thayer Syme <thayer@...> wrote:
Thank you, God Bless, 603-267-6933 ? CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE? This message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of its intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information.? Any unauthorized review, use, distribution or disclosure is prohibited.? If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email or telephone and destroy all copies of the original message. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Mailing / Shipping Address: CWC PO Box 562 ? Physical Address: Carignan Watch Co 38 Church Street Belmont, NH 03220 ? P: 603-267-6933 W: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Hours: By appointment only ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 9:05?PM Thayer Syme <thayer@...> wrote:
-- Thank you, God Bless, Denis Carignan 603-267-6933 CONFIDENTIALITY
NOTICE? This message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of
its intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential or privileged
information.?
Any unauthorized review, use, distribution or disclosure is
prohibited.? If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the
sender by email or telephone and destroy all copies of the original
message. Mailing / Shipping Address:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? CWC PO Box 562 Belmont, NH 03220 Physical Address: Carignan Watch Co 38 Church Street Belmont, NH 03220P: 603-267-6933 W: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Hours: By appointment only ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育Look at Easel the free version might be able to help or the moderator there Seth is real good guy he can helpOn Apr 19, 2023, at 11:06 PM, Thayer Syme <thayer@...> wrote:
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育Honestly, I have no recollection. I am pretty sure it was well under $100, maybe $40 or so? That is wild guess at this point. I've been running it for 10 years or so on an old XP machine that I plan to keep nursing along. Thayer On 4/19/23 9:16 PM, Bill Maxwell via
groups.io wrote:
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育Shame as it looked useful. What was the price when it was
available? On 20/04/2023 11:06 am, Thayer Syme
wrote:
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育And I see I haven't looked to update it in a while. No longer being supported or sold.
On 4/19/23 9:05 PM, Thayer Syme wrote:
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Re: *.dxf to G-Code
开云体育Late to the party, but ... I have been using d2nc for quite a while, and am very happy with it.
On 3/18/23 9:03 AM, Jeffrey Cole via
groups.io wrote:
How can a DXF file be converted to a G-Code file?? My computer hard drive crashed and I lost a lot of data. I thought I had backup files of everything, but I had a bad disc and lost some files and apps. I installed DXF to G-Code Converter but it has a glitch and does not work. I could use the CAD file and spend hours writing the line code, but that is too time consuming. I would appreciate the info to convert DXF to G-Code.? |
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Re: Boxford Duet Mach 3 conversion
I use an MB3 interface board purchased on-line from CNCroom.com together with an Ethernet Smooth Stepper motion control card.? The two together are an excellent solution and have been faultless on my mill.?With the MB3/ESS combination only a single output 24 vdc power supply is required, the MB3 has a 0-10v analogue output for vfd speed control and properly isolated I/O allowing 24 vdc to be used for limit switch circuits etc.
Keith?? |
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Boxford Duet Mach 3 conversion
I have acquired and Boxford Duet Mill unsure if is a mark I or II, see pictures. The original software is Dos based really want to move onto XP or Windows 7, i am hoping to convert to Mach3 control.
Any suggestions welcome, has any member done this? I have no problem with wiring or PC operation, being a electronic/electrical engineer, I am looking for advise on the best solution and control cards to: 1. PC interface Card
2. XYZ stepper motor controller card (Hopefully can use the original stepper motors)
3. I need to control the Lathe motor speed from Mach3
4. Limit stops
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I have from a previous project, would any of the below be suitable?
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DollaTek 5 axis CNC Breakout Board with optical coupler For Stepper Motor Driver MACH3
Mach3 Motion Card, CNC USB Card Distribution Board CNC USB Motion Control Card Mach3 4 Axis 100KHz for CNC Engravingraspberry pi CNC Controller
Padarsey DC 24V 15A 360W Power Supply.
3 x Dealikee TB6600 4A 9-42V Stepper Motor Driver CNC Controller Nema 17/23 Stepper Motor Single Axes Two Phase Hybrid Stepper Moto
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