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Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 08 June 2015, 17:56
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Posted By ger21
I know nothing about LinuxCNC, but I don't think...

I know nothing about LinuxCNC, but I don't think that would be a trivial task.

There are hundreds of Mach3 screens floating around, most of them bad. :)
But there are a lot, because it's not that...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 08 June 2015, 17:51
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Posted By ger21
No. The DRO should read exactly what the g-code...

No. The DRO should read exactly what the g-code tells it to read (within the step/unit tolerance).


If the G-code said Z-8.25, then, like I said before, it should be within your tolerance of...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Mon 08 June 2015, 08:19
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Posted By ger21
You should never see this much deviation. You...

You should never see this much deviation. You resolution is about .058mm, so you can expect to be off by up to that much, but not more.

If you want better resolution, you need a gear or belt...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 11 October 2014, 05:13
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Posted By ger21
In some cases, my $800 wood router cuts better...

In some cases, my $800 wood router cuts better than the $150,000 Morbidelli I use at work. :eek:

There are a lot more factors involved than just the gear ratio. Feedrates, tooling, chip load,...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 21 September 2014, 15:28
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Posted By ger21
This is not the same thing as incorrect...

This is not the same thing as incorrect steps/unit.
Unless your resolution is extremely course, you should not see results like this. The DRO should read whatever the commanded position is, rounded...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 24 July 2014, 09:58
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Posted By ger21
I thought you were getting a CS-Labs board? :) ...

I thought you were getting a CS-Labs board? :)

I've never used a smoothstepper, but I think you just assign the pins and port numbers on the Input Pins page.
The Smoothstepper has 3 ports, so...
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