[WOTDesigns]

Almost a decade ago when tormach "locked down" their mach3 version it had bugs. Bugs are gone. No effing idea why tormach hasn't updated. Kind of ridiculous. Like having a car with no fuel gage or odometer. Just dumb.

Brian
WOT Designs

[keen]

Almost a decade ago when tormach "locked down" their mach3 version it had bugs. Bugs are gone. No effing idea why tormach hasn't updated. Kind of ridiculous. Like having a car with no fuel gage or odometer. Just dumb.

Brian
WOT Designs

I hadn't realised the current mach3 is free of bugs...hmm...maybe I should change over again!
OK by 'advanced' I mean the whole cad/cam/cnc controller/machining skills/etc, the whole overall deal, to get really good at, is quite a mission for the average human, and a 'kiss' plan is usually a good plan while you concentrate on getting all the essentials up to par. keen

[Steve Seebold]

I hadn't realised the current mach3 is free of bugs...hmm...maybe I should change over again!
OK by 'advanced' I mean the whole cad/cam/cnc controller/machining skills/etc, the whole overall deal, to get really good at, is quite a mission for the average human, and a 'kiss' plan is usually a good plan while you concentrate on getting all the essentials up to par. keen

Mach3 is about as near bug free as you're going to get with this type of machine. I think a good part of the problem is a newbie gets a machine and when something goes wrong, right away it's the machines fault.

I have been running my machine for 3 1/2 years and the only time I have had a problem is when I had a stuck key on the keyboard. A $20.00 keyboard fixed that right up.

I've only been running and programming NC machines since 1965 and CNC's since 1981.

But what do I know?

[WOTDesigns]

Mach3 is about as near bug free as you're going to get with this type of machine. I think a good part of the problem is a newbie gets a machine and when something goes wrong, right away it's the machines fault.

I have been running my machine for 3 1/2 years and the only time I have had a problem is when I had a stuck key on the keyboard. A $20.00 keyboard fixed that right up.

I've only been running and programming NC machines since 1965 and CNC's since 1981.

But what do I know?

Yeah... I hit "page down" on the haas by accident RIGHT BEFORE cycle start which skipped the tool change and height call and landed right on a z call... Renshaw probe hit the part at 400ipm. User error. I ALWAYS retract all the way now before calling anything!

Brian
WOT Designs

[JohnToner]

Brian,

I had a similar experience. I was amazed at just how quickly the probe's cable could wrap itself around a spinning passive probe. I was also amazed that Tormach gets close to $100.00 for a new probe tip and that they don't sell replacement cables. Fortunately, the cable was an easy repair.