[Great-Dragon]

Hi all! I'm hoping someone out can seriously help, cause if I can get this cnc running I'll have a nice job!
I spoke with a guy that runs sign company and has an old Gerber speciality products machine. Told me he spent 3500$ several years ago on an only made 7000$ before the thing had a problem. It has a new tool in it but when it is time for it to relocate to a different position of the work piece in stead of retracting from the material it only comes out part of the way thus cutting a line from the end point to the start of the next cut. Now I haven't seen what it's doing yet thou I may have a chance to tomorrow. Other wise the machine works fine. Thou it is old.

As far as I can tell is the software is Artpath Omega 6.2.1.6 - 3D.

I'm wondering if Mach 3 could run it?

I'll tell y'all I've never run a cnc before but I understand the concept and I can draw 3D in cad it's just been a few years.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. This would be a job I'd look forward to getting up and going to everyday. Hope one of you have the time to help.

Thx! Gregory

[Great-Dragon]

WOW Thought i would have got some kinda answer by now. Bummer!

Well if anything I would like to know how I can manually operate the machine so I can test the cut depth without the tool running. The machines original tool has been replaced and may have not been set to the proper height. So all I can assume is that the controls on the side of the machine allow for manual operation.

Didn't have a chance to look at it yesterday but hope to today, the guy I needed to take to was in a meeting all day.

Anyways I built a cnc from wood from the plans I got online and that's what kinda got me in the door with this company. So any advice would be wonderful.

Thanks again
Greg

[Great-Dragon]

Well for what it worth the operator interface is called ARC Station (Advantage Router controller). I spoke with Gerber and they said it may be a Dimensions 200 but not for sure. I still haven't found the Name Plate but hope to find it tomorrow.