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Michael L Prestigiacomo

New at this going to need lots of help

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  • Michael L Prestigiacomo created a post,
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    Any advice on where to start looking? 

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  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    I use a 24000 80mm spindle wired directly to the VFD (No belts). Steppers are wired directly into the controller.  I would think pretty stable connections 

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    I did everything that they told me. Re tuning the motors as suggested. The machine runs smoother but I still have oblong circles. It is odd because I cut out a heart and it was perfect. I would thi...

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    I am so tired of going over that manual. It is like groundhog day   

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    Mike  I contacted Mach3 support and was told that  " Hello, You're missing steps on your axis tuning.  Best Regards,Trevor"

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    As you mentioned earlier. This is a Chinese machine . I do not speak Chinese so getting answers from them is out of the question. This is a mistake that I will not ever make again. If you are famil...

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    Mike I am just getting this thing up and running. So no I have not  

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    To make it even harder my machine uses USB to talk to the controller. If it were a parallel port it would do most of the set up automatically

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    Thanks again for the tip. I am using a Chinese machine " Lead CNC Bulk Man 3D" I am not sure what post processor to use . So far I am using   Mach3_4(inch) *.tap. Any suggestions ? Mike 

  • Michael L Prestigiacomo commented,
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    Thank you. I am very new to this and any suggestions are well accepted and appreciated. I will give it a try   Mike