now Probes? Re: working great now! Bridgeport, Mach2, Geckos

Ron,

I bet one could program just that with a visual basic macro. Guess
you would need a probe to sense the part? By the way I wonder if
anyone out there can recommend inexpensive but effective probes?

Thanks,

Keith

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, R Rogers <rogersmach@y...>
wrote:

> Hi Keith,
>
> Great to hear everything is working out for you. Mach2 is an

awesome program, the new programming wizards are the best. Mach2,
Bob Campbell and Gecko are a tough to beat trio. They work very well
together. In regards to the microstepping with steppers, I recall
the guy from microkinetics stating that microstepping vastly
improves the performance of steppers. I wish Mach2 had one little
feature added and that is a button that would divide X or Y axis
value for like centering up on a shaft. zero out on one side pick up
the other side split the the value and take you right to center.

>
> Ron
>
> Keith Clark <mail@t...> wrote:
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> After dropping the rapid speeds and lowering the pulse rate of
> Mach2, my Bridgeport is running great with no stalling and no
> heating of the Geckos. It is incredible how powerful and complete
> Mach2 is. Having control of the spindle direction, home positions,
> fixture offsets, the ability to do tapping and helical threading
> just to name a few of the many improvements I am lucky to have. It
> is amazing how inexpensive Mach2 is.
>
> Many had faith in the Geckos and they were correct to point me

away

> from the drives as the source of my problems. My stepper motors

are

> smooth and powerful. The Campbell breakout board is great with
> isolation and protection built in - a very inexpensive but

excellent

> product as well
>
> Mariss had suggested that I would get quieter and smoother
> performance with the microstepper drive. It is amazing how bright
> and shiny the surfaces are now using the same bits and parameters

as

> I used to use with the original Boss 6 controller. The old machine
> stalled when the weather was cold, and I never saw such mirror
> finishes as I do now.
>
> Thanks for all the help. We will see if the current configuration
> holds up over the long term. So far so good.
>
> Keith Clark
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