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Happy with Mach3 plasma setup?

mike
 

I am starting to convert my Plasmacam to run MACH3 plasma. Is everybody happy using Mach3 as a plasma machine?
 

If you are going to convert why not come up to the latest and use mach4. It runs plasma fine, as well as mill and turn.
 

I have a machine that was working fine. Doing x axis test 0 to 200 and back no problems. Y axis however gain or lost 0.1 to 0.3mm randomly. Problem was dirty linear bearing and some evidence of the problem was? visible by a score line on the guide rod. Loosen the guide rod rotated it and repeated the test. Score mark appeared again. Hope this helps
mike
 

Thanks for the input Ron yes that is the plan. I have and am familiar with Mach3 and will migrate to Mach4.?
mike
 

I now see my mistakes running Mach 3 and not Mach 4. I have already bought electronics comparable with Mach 3. I was trying to keep it simple and now I have created some problems. The BOB I bought uses a parallel port (C11G) so it wont work with Mach 4 as I believe. I havent worked with Mach 3 in 15 years so real rusty there too.

Michael Guyer
 

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Mike:

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There is a printer port driver for Mach4(available as an add-on license from Art Fenerty), but it has some limitations as to what OS it can run with.

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Your C11G is designed to work with a printer port, but many motion devices(the Ethernet Smoothstepper, for instance) essentially have printer ports on them. Your C11G will work with an ESS.

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I now see my mistakes running Mach 3 and not Mach 4. I have already bought electronics comparable with Mach 3. I was trying to keep it simple and now I have created some problems. The BOB I bought uses a parallel port (C11G) so it wont work with Mach 4 as I believe. I havent worked with Mach 3 in 15 years so real rusty there too.

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Michael Guyer
 

Sorry this comment should have gone to another topic

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