Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 06 October 2010, 13:51
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Roger,
I use a microphone cable for my...
Roger,
I use a microphone cable for my auto-Z system (2.5 meters) and for the cables between the BoB and the Gecko's I used a cable from a old ps2 mouse.
For the cables between the Gecko and...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 26 August 2010, 10:32
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Ken,
getting a remote game-pad is still on...
Ken,
getting a remote game-pad is still on my TODO, I have seen the wire thing here for 7USD, but I didn't see a wireless device, I will look for it one of these days. If I find one for a...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 26 August 2010, 06:26
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Ken,
you can always take a look in my files...
Ken,
you can always take a look in my files because I added all that stuff to my mechmate aswell.
Do make sure you have a opto-coupler between your PMDX/Breakoutboard and the connections of the...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 09 August 2010, 06:48
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 07 August 2010, 08:08
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Ken,
highly likely, most of the noise will...
Ken,
highly likely, most of the noise will come from the exhaust.
Properly the best way to get rid of the noise is to use a baffler of some sort, or put it outside. Depending on where you life,...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 28 July 2010, 07:54
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Ken,
I see what you are doing now :)
Both...
Ken,
I see what you are doing now :)
Both EMC and Mach3 can do the job. Since I am a cheapskate with software, I try to use FOSS wherever I can. EMC does a good job for me, it has auto Z,...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 27 July 2010, 08:26
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 31 March 2010, 22:51
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Ken,
I will check that out once I am on my...
Ken,
I will check that out once I am on my machine. I am started to think now I don't have module 1! But more close to 1.2, is that possible at all, that's why all my calculations fail... hehehehe...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 31 March 2010, 22:15
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 13 March 2010, 05:57
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Ken,
you machine coming together!
One...
Ken,
you machine coming together!
One thing I noticed, the y/hold down does have a fairly small nut/bold going to the ball baring. I am not a mechanic, it just looks small...
Ries
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 23 February 2010, 07:28
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Ken,
IMHO the following is important:
1)...
Ken,
IMHO the following is important:
1) Constant height over small distances rails shouldn't jump and look bumpy.
2) Sturdy en reliable gantry, Y car and Z-plate, if you push/pull anything the...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 23 February 2010, 05:59
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Ken,
enuf depends on what you are planning...
Ken,
enuf depends on what you are planning to do with your machine.
If you are just cutting, then hight is much less of importance then when you do 3D carving.
If you do 3D carving, then it...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 06 February 2010, 07:09
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ken,
not a problem, as soon as I am back to...
ken,
not a problem, as soon as I am back to the machine I will make a picture, this will be next week (in 3 days I think).
However, the basic idea is just to use a big M12 bolt/nut to put the...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 05 February 2010, 08:49
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Ken,
that shape will work just fine as far...
Ken,
that shape will work just fine as far as I can envision my current machine (it's not in my garage :( ) For this piece we didn't follow the design exactly and we just used a bearing ball with...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 26 January 2010, 05:40
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Congrats Ken,
I am glad to hear that you...
Congrats Ken,
I am glad to hear that you electronics do work this time!
Ken, I am pretty sure that stepconf doesn't enable the charge pump signal of you test your system from there. I can check...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Mon 28 December 2009, 05:13
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Ken,
This sounds like if some ground current...
Ken,
This sounds like if some ground current is running somewhere.
how did you ground the BoB and PC combination? Is the BoB and/or PC in any way connected to the metal of the control box? This...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 27 December 2009, 09:09
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Ken,
this is odd...
Why do you think...
Ken,
this is odd...
Why do you think the BoB is fried?
THis could only happen if:
1) the input voltage on the BoB (7VAC or 12VDC) was way to high.
2) The came some voltage from the...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 26 November 2009, 05:57
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Replies: 457
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Ken,
since you have J4 free, it might be a...
Ken,
since you have J4 free, it might be a good idea to use that to drive the stepper?
Did you check if the BOB can drive two stepper at the same time?
PS: Glad to see you have EMC running,...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 24 November 2009, 07:14
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Ken,
usually such jitter happens because a...
Ken,
usually such jitter happens because a other process (kernel driver, other program) sits in the way of the active process. The active process would be the program that creates the pulses.
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 24 November 2009, 05:01
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 14 November 2009, 05:17
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Sounds like that Linux is having a hard time...
Sounds like that Linux is having a hard time understanding your hardware.
In this case I would get a other distro, and see if that can boot up there system one way or the other. If that works, then...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 09 October 2009, 06:25
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 07 October 2009, 20:39
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I found a supplier in hongkong, the chipping to...
I found a supplier in hongkong, the chipping to Ecuador was double the price then the racks. But they are cheap!
Send a mail to deitechcontrol@gmail.com and get in contact with Claudia and Harrie....
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