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Hi LaserImage:

May be I was not clear in my original post.
a.- I do have 2 ports ( "1 original one and "2 additional card ).
b.- I was using ( and still use it ) port ·1 with a foam cutting...

Hi all:

I have downloaded and installed Mach3 on my machine. And set port 1 on the config. page. Motor X moves OK but not the Y axis.
If I mark port 2, Y axis motor moves, but not the X axis....

Hi: BobF and others:

G code checked. Nope , its a 2 points straight line. Must be a mechanical thing. The original drawing ( and the code ) are just a few lines from a to b, c,d,e,.etc.
And the...

Hi Joecnc :

Here is the pic showing present tool holder.
The paralelogram holding the bearings may be distorting a little and allowing tool movement in x direction.

Jalex

Hola Kreutz:

Interesante que alguien tanga alguna experiencia con esto mitad si, mitad no!
Yo he fabricado unas tuercas de delrin, tratando que ajusten casi por demas a fin de evitar el backlash...

Thanks Alan for the info.
Both X and Y axis were moving a little back and forth. Added some pretension and a second nut to thight them against bearings.
But still showing some movement in the X...

Hi Joecnc2006 !

This is a V bit . What is the difference when running along same Z ??
Sorry this may be a too newbie question, but the hole thing is new for me.!

And talking about flexing...

Hi :

This is a 3/16 inch acrylic and that was carved about 1/8 or a little more by 4 passes. I made also a speed control unit and am pretty shure it is not melting the material. And the problem is...

Hi Alan:

I thought it was backlash too, and made 2 new nuts ( x and y ) with delrin and a very tight fit. Now i can say there is no backlash on both axis. But the pic was taken after the change......

Hi bp092:
i don´t know exactly the type. It is called acrilic locally by the sign makers. This is a scrap piece i got from them ( transparent, with a plastic film on both sides ) use by them for...

Hi all:

I have done a slightly reduced machine ( Joe2006 at 80 % ) myself and I´m testing different materials and speeds.

Trying to do a v carved letter got what is shown on the pic.
Left...

Hola a todos:

He terminado ( bueno casi ) de armar una maquina 500 x 1000 mm. y estoy probando diferentes materiales y programas.

La foto muestra una letra con cavado en V ( herramienta de 90º...

Prueba usando el Linistepper ( http://www.romanblack.com/lini.htm )

Gracias Kreutz, muy interesante el Linistepper, pero ya tengo armadas 3 placas para los motores que intento utilizar con este...

Hola a todos.

Alguno de Uds. tiene idea de donde encontrar un circuito para una fuente de corriente constante ( 4 Amp. 20 a 30 volts ) que pueda alimentar motores PaP.????

Hace unos dias...

Hi Lakeside

Answering your question:
Most of the people in this country are getting 3 to 5 hundred dollars per month !(equivalent in local currency, working 9 or 10 hours per day) .
100 dollars...

Hi all:

A friend of mine is searching for a simple ( ?) low cost system to monitor the tool position on his manual lathe.
We talk about camera or ( even better ) 2 axis indication on a screen....

Hi all:

Any idea how to translate .cnc files ( GMFC ) into .dat to be used with Jedicut software???
I´ve finished a homemade hotwire machine and want to try some existing files.
Thanks in...

Hi all:

Any one with mm2001 experience???
I´ve finished the mm2001 card, motors moving correctly, and in manual
mode the +B and -B buttons increase and decrease wire temperature.
After testing...