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4277
... Randy, I'm surprised someone doesn't market a setup similar to the one you constructed, but designed to be fitted on to general manual lathes in the range...
Paul
paultitchener
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Oct 28, 2009
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4278
... I didn't realize that - thanks for the insight. Mike...
mikehenryil
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Oct 28, 2009
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4279
i found the tapmatic routines in the files area but am having trouble understanding how to use them, could someone provide some direction? Thank you, Jason...
zinetti3
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Oct 30, 2009
3:28 am
4280
hi jason- go to the tapmatic website and download the instructions for the 50 and 30. are you using the rd models? you'll need to find a way to "lock" the ...
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Oct 30, 2009
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4281
It seems to do it the worst after a drilling cycle and nearly always does it going to the tool change position. But when rapiding the z-axis will sometimes...
msn_jrd
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Oct 30, 2009
6:22 pm
4282
What "servo" is that?...
don
donald_clement
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Oct 30, 2009
7:23 pm
4283
msn_jrd, it sounds (pun unintended) that your Z stepper motor is losing steps. There are several things that could cause that behavior. Your line voltage could...
Randy Gordon-Gilmore
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Oct 30, 2009
10:02 pm
4284
I don't know what you mean by servo? Have you changed out the stepper to servos? I assume you mean stepper. I had a problem with the Z axis stepper drive...
Kurt Uhler
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Oct 30, 2009
10:39 pm
4285
yes sorry I did mean the stepper motor and it has only ever done it while going up but sense you said something about low line voltage I completely forgot the...
msn_jrd
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Oct 31, 2009
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4286
Hi I had very similar behaviour when my top limit switch on the z axis only shut and did not open again, MACH 3 got very confused, you can see the status of...
jbanfie
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Oct 31, 2009
3:29 pm
4287
Hope everyone had a happy Halloween I had recently purchased the manual TTC tool kit from Tormach. I was planining on purchasing a decent height gage to check...
tatemachineworks
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Nov 1, 2009
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4288
Is it possible to run the standard Mach3 video plug-in using the current Tormach software? It appears to load ok - but does nothing when you try to 'config'...
rs274d
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Nov 1, 2009
10:59 pm
4289
Jeff, To access the Mach 3 video capability, you would have to modify Tormach’s M3. And if you do modify it, Tormach will not be able to provide support for...
Bevin
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Nov 1, 2009
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4291
(reposting due to subject line typo!) After owning my machine for a couple of years, I finally got tired of the buzziness and vibration. I had read that some...
dmkochan
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Nov 3, 2009
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4292
I see on the Tormach website that they, without fanfare, have released the new version of PCNC, based on Mach3 version 3.042.029. The version on the website is...
Randy Gordon-Gilmore
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Nov 6, 2009
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4293
I guess I don't undestand Randy, is there a new software for the series 2 machine that will also work on the series 1 machines? Or is there a newer software...
Tyson S.
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Nov 6, 2009
7:40 pm
4294
Tyson, My take it's for the Series 2 machine and the Series 1 machine which have the VFD spindle update installed. Looks like those with Series 1 machines...
rtp_burnsville
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Nov 6, 2009
8:27 pm
4295
Tyson, Robert has it right. If you go to Help / About on the top PCNC menu it will tell you which version of Mach3 is running. Up until now it's been 2.42....
Randy Gordon-Gilmore
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Nov 6, 2009
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4296
... Hopefully not, Robert. 3.042.029 uses a new, non-backwards-compatible parallel port driver than 2.42, and the shuttle plugin is also different. It took me...
Randy Gordon-Gilmore
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Nov 6, 2009
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4297
I found that placing some Dynamat auto trunk insulation between the lower half of the motor cover (non-hinged sheet metal portion) and the spindle moto base...
mikehenryil
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Nov 9, 2009
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4298
I recently purchase a Tormach and have run several jobs on it using only one tool, but have a project coming up that would be nice to use several tools. I...
nollerconversions
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Nov 10, 2009
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4299
I use a Starrett dial indicator mounted in a TTS holder as tool #1 to set my tool height(s). see:...
don
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Nov 10, 2009
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4300
Hi, I thought it would be interesting to comment on this as I have probably done every different kind of Z / height setting that can possibly be done. I have...
tosa_tool
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Nov 10, 2009
2:12 pm
4301
Larry, makes a lot of sense, I do something very similar. At the moment, I am using a tool height presetter available on eBay. It's a little box with a built...
BobWarfield
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Nov 10, 2009
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4302
Bob: How do you use the presetter to measure a datum off a tooling ball or roll pin? What happens when you accidentally jog down the Z-axis and over-travel...
don
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Nov 10, 2009
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4303
I wouldn't use the presetter to measure a datum off a tooling ball or roll pin; that's not its purpose. It's simply there to set up the tool table. I can use...
BobWarfield
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Nov 10, 2009
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4304
I use the electronic height presetter that lights up when the tool makes continuity by touching it. I can turn it on and off by jogging .0001 (on the Haas w/o...
Jim - Sites
jimgarrett39
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Nov 10, 2009
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4305
That's why I use a TDI held in a TTS holder as my "height" tool. It has overtravel protection when finding the datum either off a hardened tooling ball, roll...
don
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Nov 10, 2009
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4306
Thanks for all the responses. I just talked to Tormach and Matt explained how to set the height without the measuring process, thanks to all for the help and...
nollerconversions
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Nov 10, 2009
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4307
Hi all, I just added four more photos of my progress on my Howell VTwin project. The engine itself is finished except for the carbs and piston rings. I'm...
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