User: Norm Sykes

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psyko62

Norm Sykes
Hi all,

I am happy to join this community and excited as I wait for delivery of my MASSO Controller.

My CNC adventure started out poorly after the purchase of the ChinaCNC 6040Z USB 2.2kw cnc router. In the 12 months I have had this machine only the spindle cooling pump & the Spindle have been run. I was never able to get Mach3 to installed correctly and with limited OEM tech support I lost faith in that product.

Enter MASSO and the CNC conversion and again I feel to be back on-track and moving forward. Once I have completed the MASSO conversion my dream of a hobby machine shop will be realised.

About the man?
A fitter machinist by trade, a little CNC experience along the way, worked to many years as a contractor, was involved in a major vehicle accident 15years ago and was no longer able to work in that field. So now I am a Stores Person/Technical Support for a high-end instrumentation sales company here in Western Australia. Happily working out the next 14 years until I think of retiring at 70.
I am a proud man but never to proud to ask for help, or offer it when asked. I believe there are no stupid questions, and it's stupid people who cannot offer a useful answer.
 
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masso-support

MASSO Support
Staff member
Welcome Norm and we are so excited to have people like you join our CNC community, we have had such a great support and understanding from the CNC community, its just been amazing!!

Good luck with your machine and can't wait to see it cutting!
 
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psyko62

Norm Sykes
Ohhh.. I will be posting a short video or 3 once it is working..
I plan to "blog" the conversion... Is there a section here I can post into?
 
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I have a small machine/ fabrication shop in Carrum Downs Vic. Although a boilermaker by trade I have had milling machines and lathes for the last 10 years or more.

I got into cnc machining with an old King Rich mill which l converted to cnc.

Replaced acme screws with ball screws and fitted stepper motors, Ran Mach3 since 2000.

Have been running Sheetcam on the mill and also a router l built a couple of years ago.

Sheetcam is very easy software to use with some great training videos on YouTube.

I picked up an old Extron machining centre 12 months ago, this did have controller issues, purchased with the intention of retrofitting another controller. Did not consider Mach 3 up to the job so looked at CamSoft and centroid systems, although looking good not sure on the support and then l found the Masso.

Fitted a Masso to the King Rich to see how it would go before upgrading the Extron and found it very easy to set up and run, very straight forward hooking up stepper motors, easy to calibrate etc.

So the challenge now is to get the Extron up and running, hooking up servo motors appears to be a bit more of a challenge than stepper motors, Thankfully l have had help from Masso. Will keep you informed on how we go.

Panasonic ac drives, Fuji spindle and 16 tool carousel.

P.S Have done the new alpha update and it is so much easier again.



Peter
 
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masso-support

MASSO Support
Staff member
Thanks Peter

Regarding your motors, lets share the information in the forums and we will try to go through the motor information and see how we can get them working with the MASSO.
 
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